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When you have a pet pass-away, Do you cremate, bury, eat, or do something different with their remains?

In Japan, when an Akita Inu passed away, it was not uncommon for Akita owners to keep their loving, loyal pet's pelt as a sign of honour.

I have French Bulldogs and am thinking of something different...




Posted - November 5, 2019
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  • 19937
    I've not had a pet pass away, but if I did, I would cremate it and bury the ashes (unless it was a fish).
      November 5, 2019 1:21 PM MST
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  • 2836
    Thank you for your comment, Spunky! Good to see you again. It sure has been several pts and many moons since last time. lol
      November 5, 2019 3:47 PM MST
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  • 19937
    I've been here.  I was waiting for you to return. :)
      November 6, 2019 9:58 AM MST
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  • 2836
    You sure know how to sweet-talk this old goat, Spunky! lol 

      November 6, 2019 3:05 PM MST
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  • 19937
    Love ya, sweetie. :)
      November 7, 2019 8:20 AM MST
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  • 46117
    I have buried my birds.

    Get rid of that stupid avatar. 
      November 5, 2019 1:52 PM MST
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  • 2836
    unbeknownst you, a cat probably came along, dug them up and ate them
      November 5, 2019 3:48 PM MST
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  • 11108
    I lay them to rest in one of their favorite spots in the yard but I do it in a way that helps the body decomposes naturally and quickly which helps the soil because it encourage beneficial  micro organisms to grow. Our dogs always have our best interests at heart so I like to think they are happy to help even after they pass on. Cheers!
      November 5, 2019 2:34 PM MST
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  • 2836
    Thank you for your comment, Nanoose
    Losing a pet is difficult. That is a wonderful way to think of them and keep their life-spirit alive
      November 5, 2019 3:49 PM MST
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  • 10639
    I have buried all my pets (save one) in my yard.  I even buried one of my sister's dogs in my upper yard.  The only pet I didn't bury here was my collie.  She died from cancer and the local vet simply "disposed of her".
      November 5, 2019 3:45 PM MST
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  • 2836
    I had a collie die of cancer too. We took her home and let her live a good life with dignity and when the time came before she had any pain, we took her to the vet to relieve her of the burden of suffering. I buried her on her favorite spot on the hill where she would look out over the property next to a pear tree and her best friend, Mocha. 

    I am sorry for your loss Shukak. I hope she did not experience great discomfort before her journey. Thank you for your comment. 
      November 5, 2019 3:52 PM MST
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  • 44608
    We had our dog, Dusty, cremated, then buried his ashes in a flower garden with a plaque.

      November 5, 2019 4:04 PM MST
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  • 2836
    That's beautiful, El.
    What kind of dog was he?
      November 5, 2019 4:54 PM MST
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  • 44608
    Pomeranian...but the large breed. Not a yapper. This post was edited by Element 99 at November 6, 2019 4:07 PM MST
      November 5, 2019 5:26 PM MST
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  • 2836
    I wasn't aware Pomeranians came in different sizes. They're sweet dogs
      November 6, 2019 3:06 PM MST
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  • 44608
    Neither was I until I met my wife. She did some research. He was actually a Deutche Spitz klein, closely related to the Pom, so she just called him a big Pom.
      November 6, 2019 4:07 PM MST
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  • Goat honey,
    I'll make that decision whenever you pass on.      until then...Who's a good boy?
      November 5, 2019 4:41 PM MST
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  • 2836
    I'm a good boy? OMG! You care!
      November 5, 2019 4:53 PM MST
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  • 53509

      (pass-away pass away)
      November 5, 2019 9:07 PM MST
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  • 2836
    Thank-you
      November 6, 2019 3:08 PM MST
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  • 13277
    Like people, pets DIE. It's OK to say that; no need for euphemisms.
      November 5, 2019 9:13 PM MST
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  • 6988
    I will not eat a cat.
      November 5, 2019 11:53 PM MST
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  • 2836
    Some people do.
      November 6, 2019 3:11 PM MST
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  • 1893
    Dogs I have cremated, Cats buried at the farm/ranch/out of the way place.  The Horses have been buried in Lime on the Fence line downstream from our well at the ranch, and also at my sisters farm.  Anything else is transported to the rendering plant nearby
      November 6, 2019 3:55 PM MST
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