Where there's a will...pets in the lap of luxury!

FUR could fly at will readings across the country as almost a third of pet owners have included their dogs or cats, according to research.

- By Tony Whitfield

And the study also found a quarter of those quizzed have officially named a guardian to care for their furry friends when they are gone.

This trend was sparked by stars such as comedian Joan Rivers, who provided for her four rescue dogs, and fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, whose Burmese cat Choupette inherited a sizeable chunk of his £231million estate.