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Great News: New Law Allows Pets To Be Buried Next To Their Humans In Cemeteries
The powerful bond between human and their pet is undeni- able. There’s just something pre- cious and untainted about it — animals can truly be our best friends, in the truest sense of the expression.
Despite this, we continue to deni- grate people’s pain when they lose a lost one — and often forget pets suffer as well when they lose their own- ers.
And this pattern seems to perpet- uate even after death.
While humans could always choose to be buried in a pet cemetery next to their beloved pet, the other way around, until now, was not
permissible.
But the state of New York has come with a groundbreaking new law that truly recognizes just how deep the pet/owner bond can go: furry friends can now be buried along- side their owners across the state.
Anyone who owns or has ever owned and loved a pet knows just how much these furry creatures become true members of the family.
New York’s new state law recog- nizes this and will at last permit pet owners to lay eternally next to
these beloved members of their family. The pets include a wide range of animals — not just cats or dogs.
What a sweet way to recognize just how deep the bond goes!
Certain cemeter- ies, such as reli- gious cemeteries
are exempt from the ruling, and the cemetery must approve the request. But for the most part, humans who choose so may opt to rest in peace alongside their dear pets for eternity.
Now we can only hope that more states will soon
follow suit!
I can think of a few people that would love to hear about this right
away. Please share the amaz- ing news with all your family and friends — and all the pet lovers you know!
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