Not according to my lawyer. I don't know the precise definition of a codicil and haven't talked to him about it, but I know he definitely is against codicils and used the term "protocols" for anything I wanted to write about the specifc asset disposition approach that I wanted followed, and pets were included under that category.
I suspect your lawyer isn't being honest with you. My guess is that your lawyer thinks what you propose would not be legally enforceable, so wants you to do something that will satisfy you, but won't have people laughing at him for doing something he might consider silly. Some states allow leaving property for pets, others don't.
Stu
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