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The World’s Richest Pets

Wait until you see how much the world’s richest pets are actually worth. I saw this article and it said that Taylor Swift’s cat is worth $97 million. I was…

The World's Richest Pets

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – MARCH 06: A Boxer dog looks out from its kennel on first day of Crufts dog show at the NEC on March 6, 2014 in Birmingham, England. Said to be the largest show of its kind in the world, the annual four-day event, features thousands of dogs, with competitors travelling from countries across the globe to take part. Crufts, which was first held in 1891 and sees thousands of dogs vie for the coveted title of ‘Best in Show’. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Wait until you see how much the world's richest pets are actually worth. I saw this article and it said that Taylor Swift's cat is worth $97 million. I was blown away! How can a cat be worth $97 million?! Well Taylor's cat Meredith has appeared along side her in commercials for DirectTV, Diet Coke and AT&T. Meredith has also been in a couple of Taylor's music videos.

How does Meredith make money though? Does she get a check? Does she go to the bank and cash them? I'm so confused. But the thing is, even at $97 million, Taylor's cat ranks third on the list.

Above Meredith at number two on the list is Nala Cat. She's apparently worth $100 million! Nala Cat became Instagram famous. He has 4.4 million followers and it says he owns a premium cat food brand called "Love, Nala". How does a cat own a business? Does he have an office? Does he run board meetings? How the heck is a cat worth $100 million?!

But $100 million is nothing compared to Gunther The Sixth. Gunther The Sixth is a German Sheppard who is worth $500 million! You read that right, there is a dog worth $500 million! More money than most of us will ever see in 10 lifetimes! Gunther is owned by The Gunther Corporation, which is a multi-media company based in Italy.

Gunther The Sixth's grandfather inherited $80 million and that money has grown from real estate investments. How is a dog making real estate investments? I have so many questions. I also need to have a serious talk with our dogs Bo and Lola and our cat Daisy and ask them what they're doing with their lives?!

If you want to see the full list of the world's richest pets, you can see it here.

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