One payout and better security will likely keep your dogs secure. Plenty of rich people are able to secure assets that are worth a lot more than $500k.

Not to mention the government can still prosecute.

People with a lot less money spend crazy amounts of money on dogs, much higher percentage of their net worth. I’m not a dog person so I wouldn’t but for someone with her resources to spend that much is not really a big deal to me given how much millions of people care about their dogs.