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Pet Trust
What happens to your pet if something happens to you?
Create a Pet Trust that ensures your dog, cat, or any companion animal is cared for — exactly the way you want — no matter what happens to you.
What’s included in your SmartTag Pet Trust
- Designate a caregiver (and a backup) you trust to love your pet
- Custom care instructions — food preferences, daily routines, vet of choice, and more
- Medical history & conditions — so caregivers know exactly what your pet needs
- Fund allocation guidance — specify how money should be used for their care
- End-of-life instructions — burial, cremation, or whatever you choose
- Delivered as both a professional PDF and .docx— ready for your signature, notary, and attorney review
- Completed in minutes — answer a few simple questions and we handle the rest
- SmartTag Platinum Protection Plan included — get peace of mind with our most comprehensive protection plan – included for one animal when purchasing a Pet Trust ($129.95 value).
They love you unconditionally. They deserve a plan.
Your pet doesn’t understand wills, attorneys, or contingency plans. They only know your voice, your scent, the sound of your car in the driveway.
If something happened to you tomorrow — an accident, a sudden illness, anything — what would happen to them tonight?
A Pet Trust means the answer to that question is never left to chance. You choose who takes them in. You choose how they’re cared for. You put money in place so that person has what they need. And you do it all from your phone or computer in about 15 minutes.
Because they’d wait by the door forever. Make sure someone’s there to open it.
Frequently Asked Questions
A Pet Trust is a legally binding document that ensures your pets are cared for if you become incapacitated or pass away. Unlike a verbal agreement or a note in your will, a Pet Trust is enforceable — meaning the people you name are legally required to follow the instructions you set.
Yes — significantly. A will only takes effect after death and can take months to clear probate. A Pet Trust activates immediately if you become incapacitated, and it allows you to set aside funds specifically for your pet’s care that cannot be used for anything else.
We make the hard part easy — gathering your wishes and turning them into a professionally drafted document. From there, we recommend having it reviewed by an estate planning attorney and notarized to make sure your wishes are legally enforceable in your jurisdiction.
Yes. You can document multiple animals in a single trust, with individual care instructions for each.
Great news – your Pet Trust is an included benefit with your protection plan. Just log in and get started.
You’ll receive 2 personalized documents. A PDF and an editable word document. From there, we recommend three simple steps: consider having an estate planning attorney review to ensure enforceability in your jurisdiction, have it notarized, and share a copy with your designated caregiver.