When My Dog Died, I Discovered a Thriving Pet Funeral Industry I Never Knew Existed

Deutschland Nachrichten Nachrichten

When My Dog Died, I Discovered a Thriving Pet Funeral Industry I Never Knew Existed
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten,Deutschland Schlagzeilen
  • 📰 SELFmagazine
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 60 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 27%
  • Publisher: 51%

.byJenAMiller went down the rabbit hole shopping for an urn for her dog.

and allows people to be buried with their pets. The pet section features a statue of an angel holding two dogs and is flanked by benches that are the final resting spot for both people and their companions. The pet section also has a memorial to K9 and military dogs.

Although there's a lot of ballyhoo about how we treat pets like family members —with our dog strollers and clothes and beds and day cares and even dog hospice—not everyone in this country is willing to spend money on their pets and their afterlife. For a lot of people, says Shugart-Bethune, the dump is still where they take their pets’ bodies .

I ordered that illustration while on a four-month, 16,000-mile road trip I took to see the 18 states I hadn’t been to yet. It’s something I couldn’t have done when Emily was alive because she didn’t travel well, and I didn’t want to leave an elderly dog in someone else’s care for that long. Her ashes stayed in that bland box on a shelf at my mom’s house with a figurine of the fairy godmother from Disney’swatching over her.

“It’s so rewarding when we get these nice reviews. We get into nice conversations with people on the Internet,” Margo told me.That’s how I started talking to the couple. I ordered that small urn—a round cherrywood container made of 50 different pieces of wood, plus a medallion with Emily’s name and a paw print on top.When I opened the urn, it smelled like my grandfather’s woodshop.

Wir haben diese Nachrichten zusammengefasst, damit Sie sie schnell lesen können. Wenn Sie sich für die Nachrichten interessieren, können Sie den vollständigen Text hier lesen. Weiterlesen:

SELFmagazine /  🏆 478. in US

Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen

Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.

CEO Exits at Juul and WeWork Show Pitfalls of Torrid GrowthCEO Exits at Juul and WeWork Show Pitfalls of Torrid GrowthCEO exits at Juul and WeWork this week call into question the Silicon Valley ethos of disrupting existing industries and chasing torrid growth
Weiterlesen »

The Luxury Pet-Care Market Is Enabling Dog Owners to Curate an Aesthetic for Their AnimalsThe Luxury Pet-Care Market Is Enabling Dog Owners to Curate an Aesthetic for Their AnimalsInsta-worthy design isn't just for humans:
Weiterlesen »

WeWork, Juul Show Downsides of Silicon Valley Success FormulaWeWork, Juul Show Downsides of Silicon Valley Success FormulaCEO exits at Juul and WeWork this week call into question the Silicon Valley ethos of disrupting existing industries and chasing torrid growth
Weiterlesen »

Why being an optimist is good for your heartWhy being an optimist is good for your heartPeople who look at life from a positive perspective have a much stronger shot at avoiding death from any type of cardiovascular risk than pessimistic people, according to a new meta-analysis of nearly 300,000 people published in the medical journal JAMA.
Weiterlesen »

MLB roundup: Rays, A's seal AL wild cardsMLB roundup: Rays, A's seal AL wild cardsTommy Pham hit a two-run homer, Austin Meadows added a solo shot, and the visiti...
Weiterlesen »

José José Dies: Legendary Mexican Singer Known As “The Prince of Song” Was 71José José Dies: Legendary Mexican Singer Known As “The Prince of Song” Was 71José José, an iconic Mexican performer known for his songs about love and loneliness, died Saturday after battling cancer. He was 71. Popularly called “El Príncipe de la Canción” or &8…
Weiterlesen »



Render Time: 2025-04-02 19:28:22