New State Law Allows Pets To Be Buried With Their Humans

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New York state laws are evolving to please the state resident pet lovers. One of the newest state law allows pets to be buried alongside their humans.

You may be thinking, “Wait a minute… pets aren’t allowed to rest in peace with their families?”

According to a story by the The New York Times, “It is unclear how many other states allow pets to be buried with their owners in cemeteries meant for people. In general, said Mr. Fleming, of the state’s Association of Cemeteries, the practice has not been allowed.”

That is, until recently…in New York.

Previously, pet parents who refused to “rest in peace” without their companions by their side had to resort to being buried in a pet cemetery. Edward C. Martin Jr., director of the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery, told the publication that every year, 5-7 people are laid to rest there.

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This isn’t to say that family members wouldn’t tuck the urn of a dearly departed dog or cat into a relative’s casket. But with this new law, legal and formal plans can be made, making sneaking around unnecessary. What’s more, if the pet happens to outlive its human, both can rest assured knowing that they have side-by-side plots in which to slumber eternally.

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The New York law states that all animals must be cremated, and allowance is up to each cemetery’s discretion. But there’s no doubt that permitting pets will be a selling point for some who are still deciding where to reserve their plots.

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It only makes sense: if we consider animals to be part of our family, why not be buried together, as families so often are?

“For many New Yorkers, their pets are members of the family,” Cuomo said. “This legislation will roll back this unnecessary regulation and give cemeteries the option to honor the last wishes of pet lovers across New York.”

“It’s like having a kid, so it’s like having a kid buried next to you,” dog walker Shakeema Hutcherson told The New York Times. We think that the pet-mom of a Pomeranian-Chihuahua mix and a temperamental cat certainly has a point. 

Do you think other states should pass similar laws?

(h/t: The New York Times)

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  8. Ken Kashiwabara

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    I think the main objection is from people who don’t want their family members buried in the same cemetery as animals. That might even violate some religious rules. Before anyone attacks, I have no opinion because I have no pets and don’t believe in an afterlife.

  15. Doug Purdy

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    One is buried with my wife(Patches),other one(Rags)to be buried with me! Same urn,don’t need to know about. What we both wanted and will have. The pups are part of the family,not just something to be just thrown away.

  18. Amahlia Wolf

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    I think if there is no one able to take the pet, or if the pet is pining so much, then it makes sense. Better than having the pet become unwanted or go to the wrong people.

  33. Jamie Leasure

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    Yes, finally! I have told my family any of my dogs that put live me add to my grave and all of my other babies I have their ashes and I want them in my casket. My animals are my life and I want them with me now and forever.

  34. Kristi Lee

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    My first dog I got as an adult recently passed away. I had her cremated and my children often take turns having her “sleep” in their room. I’d love to have her ashes with me when I pass away.

  42. Jena Manos

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    I personally do not want to be responsible for killing a dog because “I” think they can’t love another family or no one is qualified to take good care of them until their natural end.

  43. Jena Manos

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    I personally do not want to be responsible for killing a dog because “I” think they can’t love another family or no one is qualified to take good care of them until their natural end.

  44. Jena Manos

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    I personally do not want to be responsible and answer to God for killing a dog because “I” think they can’t love another family or no one is qualified to take good care of them until their natural end.

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