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Rise in individual companion animal cremations

PoC avatarPosted on January 11, 2021 by Michael BroadJanuary 11, 2021

COMMENT: In the UK, more Britons are deciding on individual cat and dog cremations according to the Association of Private Pet Cemeteries and Crematoria. They say that there was a 10-15 percent increase last year compared to previous years. This … Continue reading →

Posted in cremation | Tagged cat cremation urns, chronic illness, cremation, euthanasia, individual animal cremations, veterinarian | Leave a reply

Pet cemetery headstones tell us about our evolving relationship with companion animals

PoC avatarPosted on October 27, 2020 by Michael BroadOctober 27, 2020

Dr Eric Tourigny, Lecturer in Historical Archaeology at Newcastle University began a survey into the memorials written on the headstones of dogs at UK’s pet cemeteries in January 2019. On 9 January 2019 he asked the public for help in … Continue reading →

Posted in burial | Tagged cat burial, cats and dogs, cremation, human to cat relationship | Leave a reply

Dead cat strategy

PoC avatarPosted on August 24, 2020 by Michael BroadAugust 24, 2020

Today, Monday, August 24, 2020, there is an interesting letter by Michael Hodson, in The Times newspaper in the section Letters to the Editor. I think I will take the liberty of publishing it here in full and verbatim. I … Continue reading →

Posted in cremation | Tagged burying your cat, cremation, dead cat, deceased cats, individual animal cremations | Leave a reply

Council cremated lost cat without notification despite being microchipped and wearing an identification collar

PoC avatarPosted on March 6, 2020 by Michael BroadMarch 6, 2020

NEWS/OPINION – Stockport, UK: the Manchester Evening News reports another disturbing example of how local authorities in the UK can carelessly dispose of a domestic cat that has been lost and killed either on the road or, in this instance, … Continue reading →

Posted in microchipping | Tagged animal law, cremation, dog attacks cat, good cat news, lost cat, microchipping, road traffic accident | Leave a reply

What happens when your cat is put to sleep?

PoC avatarPosted on December 25, 2019 by Michael BroadDecember 25, 2019

It depends on you, the cat owner, as to what happens when your cat is put to sleep. You decide when your cat is put to sleep. And you decide what happens after that. You select the veterinarian. It is … Continue reading →

Posted in euthanized | Tagged cat euthanasia, cremation, euthanasia, euthanasia cats, individual animal cremations, veterinarian | Leave a reply

Los Angeles house buyer digs up 70 cat corpses in his garden and animal control picked them up

PoC avatarPosted on November 7, 2019 by Michael BroadNovember 7, 2019

This intriguing cat story can be summarised quite succinctly (cf. the original story). Zack Whedon bought a house in Highland Park, Los Angeles. The house had been upgraded by a developer who had bought the property from the executors of … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat News | Tagged cat hoarder, Cat News, cremation, deceased cats | Leave a reply

Woman knew her cat was dying so she placed her under her favourite bush in backyard

PoC avatarPosted on July 16, 2019 by Michael BroadSeptember 2, 2019

Wendy Boucher-Fischer writing on Quora.com describes how her cat Miss Kitty died of natural causes at the age of 20 at her home. I am surprised at her description. She writes that she knew her cat was dying so she … Continue reading →

Posted in Human to cat relationship | Tagged cat burial, cat euthanasia, cremation, dying cat

A pet crematorium switched my cat’s ashes and paw print with those of a large dog and are refusing to admit their mistake. How can I locate my pet’s ashes and print?

PoC avatarPosted on January 15, 2019 by Michael BroadJanuary 15, 2019

A concerned cat owner asked: A pet crematorium switched my cat’s ashes and paw print with those of a large dog and are refusing to admit their mistake. How can I locate my pet’s ashes and print? My response is … Continue reading →

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Discussion: Will your cats be euthanized when you die so you can be buried together?

PoC avatarPosted on October 24, 2018 by Elisa Black-TaylorOctober 24, 2018

Note from Elisa: This article was originally posted July 2, 2017. Since the stresses of being a veterinarian article had so much response from veterinarians, I wanted to publish it so it can be considered as one issue veterinarians may … Continue reading →

Posted in rescue cat | Tagged cremation, death of owner, The Articles of Elisa Black-Taylor | 29 Replies

Cat headstone sums up our relationship

PoC avatarPosted on October 22, 2018 by Michael BroadOctober 22, 2018

The headstone for domestic cat, Dewey, nicely sums up the relationship between human and cat. He lived from 1898-1910. His life was quite short but in those days the lives of domestic cats were on average shorter due to poorer … Continue reading →

Posted in ailurophile | Tagged cat burial, cat death, cremation, rainbow bridge | 6 Replies

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