There is no shortage of tools for couples navigating a separation. Prenups, legal agreements, financial planning: the infrastructure exists. Children have protection built into law and into culture. But pets? Pets fall into a gap that nobody talks about enough. When a relationship ends, a pet can become a point of conflict almost overnight. Two people who both love the same animal can find themselves with no framework, no record, and no agreed plan. The animal pays the price for that uncertainty. I built Pawsettle because I felt that gap personally, not as a pet owner, but as someone who has always cared deeply about animals and watched the world underserve them. The focus on human legal arrangements felt disproportionate. Pets are not assets. They are living creatures with routines, ...