Animal Cemeteries – Place Of Mourning
Pets have long been more than just pretty accessories or just a fad. Rather, many pet owners consider them full family members and consider them the same rights as us humans. This also includes farewell rituals when the beloved pet dies. For these reasons, more and more animal cemeteries are emerging , which serve as the final resting place for beloved dogs.
Family or pack
Buying a pet means making a lot of sacrifices and, above all, a lot of responsibility. Anyone who takes in a dog, cat, parrot, rabbit or other animal should be aware that this task is much more than just providing food and a place to sleep.
Dogs and cats are among the most popular pets. Both dogs and cats have developed a lot of empathy towards humans over time. A relationship that is characterized by mutual love, but unfortunately sometimes disappoints. Because unfortunately there are always people who are not aware of their responsibility towards their four-legged friend.
The close bond, which many pets to develop her human family is amazing. For this reason, saying goodbye to a beloved animal can be very painful and can mean a major and formative turning point in the life of an animal owner.
The approaching farewell to older family members is sometimes foreseeable and the family can prepare for it. What is often forgotten, however, is that the life cycle of most animals is much shorter compared to the average life expectancy of humans.
If we look at the different species, only parrots and turtles are able to survive several generations of families.
What funeral homes and pet cemeteries have to offer
Many pet morgues and crematoriums and pet cemeteries now offer the same service as they do for their human “customers”. In fact, the requirements and wishes of the bereaved are the same in both cases: a dignified farewell to the dead, a dignified burying of the body of the deceased and ensuring that the person or animal is fondly remembered …
As we can see, the death of a loved one can be a truly traumatic experience for some families. In addition to the emotional shock suffered, there is also the problem and the question of what to do with the body of the dead animal.
There are also people who have never prepared for this phase of life before and had to dispose of the animal corpses with a heavy heart in the garbage. For many, this step means even greater suffering and makes them feel guilty for what they do to their beloved pet.
To avoid such fates, pet cemeteries and funeral directors also offer handling of the dead body and preparing it for the wake and the last farewell.
A growing business model
Pet cemeteries as the final resting place for beloved pets became fashionable in the mid-1990s. Animal-only cemeteries were first started in the United States. Within a short time this idea was also taken up in other parts of the world.
In Germany there are a large number of companies that organize farewells to beloved pets, similar to people’s funerals. In addition to the wake and burial, there is also the offer of cremation.
For those who prefer to have their deceased pet’s body buried in a beautiful grave, prices vary a lot. It depends on the extent to which the funeral should take place.
Animal funeral prices
For individual graves in one of the animal cemeteries in better parts of the city, as well as graves with marble or granite tombstones and grave inscriptions, the total price can be up to 5,000 euros.
Those who are unwilling or unable to spend so much money on animal funeral have all sorts of other and less costly options.
For pet owners who prefer cremation, some funeral directors offer group cremations, which cost around 50 euros. In the case of individual cremations, in which only a single animal is cremated in the incinerator, this amount can be up to 270 euros.
An unjust world?
At a time when pets are being given more attention, care, and affection than many people, there are individuals who wonder what direction humanity is going to take.
Some may even get upset about how much money individuals spend on their pets. It is a very personal decision that everyone has to make for themselves.
