A 71-year-old man in China's northeastern city of Harbin recently made out will in which he left all his savings, 80,000 yuan ($12,061), to his pet dog, Erfu. The man, named Wang Junwu, has been living alone ever since he lost his son and wife 11 years ago. Erfu has been his only companion during that time.

Recently, thinking about the end of his life, Wang tried to arranged for his savings to be donated to a local animal rescue center. His sole caveat was that the center take good care of Erfu for the rest of the dog's life. Liu Li, the person at the center who spoke to Wang, said they couldn't accept Wang's donation, but promised nevertheless to take care of Erfu after Wang's death.