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Would you use a pet cemetery?
Brian D 394578May 13, 25
The 10-acre site in Albany, Auckland, features graves nestled among beautifully manicured gardens and unique art pieces, offering a serene space where visitors can pay their respects in their own way.
Is a local pet cemetery something you think you would use?
Share your thoughts ...
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  • I have had too many pets to pay for plots and that would be way more expensive for me to handle but it's a nice gesture
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    • No, my fur babies are precious to me and each one I have will be buried in the back yard together under a row of Rose bushes
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      • no, under the apple tree they go. And Grommie has already marked the spot where he will go.
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        • Yes or in your garden
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          • NO BURY THEM IN YOUR OWN GARDEN OR PROPERTY
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            • I think it's a nice idea but ALL of our "kids" were cremated and the house is full of urns, etc. We were going to bury the ashes in the yard somewhere but now that my husband passed away I'm not at all sure what will happen to them.
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              • Absolutely I would use it, currently have the ashes on a shelf in the back loungeroom facing the setting sun which is where they loved sleeping during the day
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                • We have cremated our Border Collies, that have passed away and have them in urns. If we had have access to a pet cemetery, I think we would have used the facility.
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                  • never
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                    • No. I bury my pets in the forest behind my home.
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                      • Never!!!! Ridiculous
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                        • I keep my pets ashes with me
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                          • Yes I would do that for my best friend 😃
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                            • Definitely not. Humans will be resurrected but not pets. We used to bury our pets in the backyard but we found out later that it is against the law so now sadly we allow the vet to take care of our deceased pets.
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                              • Yes If I had any pets.
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                                • no - cremation then a short ceremony at home with family then into the garden.
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                                  • Nice idea but mine are buried in the garden where I can see their little plaques.
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                                    • Buried in the back garden in their favourite spot.
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                                      • I have my own private cemetery in my own garden for my much-loved fur kids, complete with ornaments and markers.
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                                        • I personally don’t like the idea of a pet cemetery as it’s a waste of land and I don’t think it would be something a lot of people could afford in these times. We have always buried our animals in the yard as we own our house and they are always close to us
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                                          • Buried in the backyard is the better option. (Don't even think about that Steven king novel stuff) 😄
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                                            • I have a pet cemetery in my garden and each little friend has their own rose to remember them by
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                                              • No …. Mine are all buried in my garden or their ashes in pot plants
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                                                • same with me for 1 cat with 4 dogs. I think to each, his/her own, really. A favorite spot for the pet in question is a nice gesture, maybe.
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                                              • No. I love my animals (currently have 2 cats 14 and 16 years old). Will be buried where I am living when the time comes. Had 3 cats and the first one has been gone for sometime now. We buried him at the farm we used to own. He was born there in the hay shed and we rescued him after the mother moved all the kittens but he got left behind. He was so tiny and much loved.
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                                                • I bury them in yard and put a plant on them. I have son great plants as I match them to the animals.
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                                                  • Definitely not even though I do not have a pet even if I did I would prefer to have it near me
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                                                    • we use cremation
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                                                      • No, I would not use a pet cemetery nor will we be using a people cemetery. We have used and will use cremation.
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                                                        • No I live on acreage
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                                                          • Head stone and flowers
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                                                            • No I keep them near and dear
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                                                              • no
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                                                                • probably not the only one I have seen is about 3 hours drive from my house
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                                                                  • I don't want to think about it.
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                                                                    • I make my own if need be, I don't know. Probably not. The next topic is do we need human cemetries. Or do we need Cemeteries or Online cemeteries for Any Neo robots that break, the children will miss them.
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                                                                      • Only if I lived in some ghastly high-rise apartment building with no Garden.
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                                                                        • No but that does not make me love my departed pets any the less. I spread their ashes in special places they used to go to or at home. Everyone is different but it is more personal to me and my family to do it that way. We lost a very special little old cat last year and have not spread her ashes yet but will find the perfect place sometime soon.
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                                                                          • Only if I were rich.
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                                                                            • No, the back garden or paddock has seen a few, plus a bonfire works well.
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                                                                              • Depends. I am having my recently departed pet cremated and I will take her on her last walk as I spread her ashes. Some people though need that comfort of a place to visit so for them it is fine.
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                                                                                • No.
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                                                                                  • I guess they make good compost and fertilize the land for later use.
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                                                                                    • I have our boys at home with us and will have their ashes in our coffin with us when we're cremated, whomever should die last
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                                                                                      • no
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                                                                                        • no
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                                                                                          • perhaps Brian
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                                                                                            • I would have them cremated
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                                                                                              • I bury my pets in the garden
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                                                                                                • Waste of land
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                                                                                                  • My babies are in my backyard, nestled safely. Loved and missed daily like all members and friends.
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                                                                                                    • No, I have my pets buried in the garden
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                                                                                                      • No, I have my pets cremated so that when I die their ashes will be placed into my casket with me for eternity.
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                                                                                                        • Not after watching the 1989 movie 'Pet Sematary'
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                                                                                                          • No...
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                                                                                                            • NO
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                                                                                                              • no
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                                                                                                                • It's a good idea but it's Mary cost a lots to do this
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                                                                                                                  • Our beloved family pooch passed a while back. We had him cremated and his ashes stored in a really nice lacquered box, with his nameplate and photo on the front. It sits in a niche next to our stairway. So he's never really gone. I like that.
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                                                                                                                    • Cremation would be the go for me
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                                                                                                                      • Oh yeah. I rent, so if my pet dies, they have to be buried on a rental property or left at the vet for a bulk burial. I've had to do this once, and I never want to do that again
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                                                                                                                        • Yes and I do.
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                                                                                                                          • No, once dead, cremation is the go.
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                                                                                                                            • I do like the idea, but as a non-driver, visiting the grave would be not as often as I'd like
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                                                                                                                              • I prefer to bring them home....
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                                                                                                                                • no
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                                                                                                                                  • No
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                                                                                                                                    • no
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                                                                                                                                      • For cheap taxidermy products as required
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                                                                                                                                        • No
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                                                                                                                                          • I had my own pet cemetery. Dogs, cats, goats and horses
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                                                                                                                                            • Don't have a pet currently. Unsure of I ever will again.
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                                                                                                                                              • We have one near by but usually all that is very expensive and as much as i love my cats I can't afford it usually
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                                                                                                                                                • yes
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                                                                                                                                                  • No, we cremated our fur babies.
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                                                                                                                                                    • Not in my thoughts
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                                                                                                                                                      • No way
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                                                                                                                                                        • I keep losing the plot!
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                                                                                                                                                          • We live on a 40-acre farm/wooded property, which has been in the family for four generations. There are probably 25+ farm animals, pets, chickens etc. buried around the place, each with a marker of some sort, in a place they frequented/loved when alive...
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                                                                                                                                                            • How lovely
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                                                                                                                                                          • No longer have pets. Not permitted in the complex.
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                                                                                                                                                            • Sure if it was nearby…
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                                                                                                                                                              • Not sure but not one near me but there is pet cemetery in small country town in Western Australia which is nice. Have ashes of previous dog.
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                                                                                                                                                                • NO
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                                                                                                                                                                  • No, Likely to costly
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                                                                                                                                                                    • If it's cheaper than a regular cemetery plot, I would. Might be a tight fit but at that point, eternal comfort won't matter.
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                                                                                                                                                                      • hello JANN R, TY
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                                                                                                                                                                        • No
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                                                                                                                                                                          • Possibly. I've had 3 dogs beloved cremated over the years and scattered their ashes in the backyard that they loved and grew up in. They're with me every day
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                                                                                                                                                                            • No. I had my fur baby cremated and her ashes are in a ceramic urn in the lounge. I can then take her with me if we move. And when I pass away her ashes will be buried with me.
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                                                                                                                                                                              • That is what I have done too.
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                                                                                                                                                                            • No I would bury my pets in my back yard or cremated to be with me when I die I have never heard of these in Australia
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                                                                                                                                                                              • Plenty of them in every state in Australia. No they are not cheap.
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                                                                                                                                                                              • JANN RLinda C
                                                                                                                                                                                I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THEM
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                                                                                                                                                                              • Linda CJANN R
                                                                                                                                                                                Look up your location under pet cemeteries and this will show you where they are. It is lovely if people do not have a garden to bury them in and would like a place to go to. I am awaiting my little girls ashes and as I said I will take her on a final walk and spread them. I would not use one and the cost is quite high.
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                                                                                                                                                                            • NO. Why would I do this when in the future they will be dug up like dogs to build houses for humans.... Dont understand wasting money. Got be a better way
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                                                                                                                                                                              • Already have my plot there, next to my dog.
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                                                                                                                                                                                • No
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                                                                                                                                                                                  • We have buried pets all over Australia. In places we owned at the time.
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                                                                                                                                                                                    • no & when housing is at a premium would be other ways to use the land, no problem with putting them in your own yard.
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                                                                                                                                                                                      • No pets but I would have them cremated and scatter ashes in their favourite park or beach wallks if I did.
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                                                                                                                                                                                        • No we have our own property and do not need this
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                                                                                                                                                                                          • No as I don't have any pets
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                                                                                                                                                                                            • No. I won't even use a human cemetery so why would I use one for pets? Cemeteries are a waste of space that could be better utilised for the living (humans, animals and trees and plants etc).
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                                                                                                                                                                                              • I agree my parents asked for cremation and we have my moms urn of ashes and my dad asked us to scatter his ashes in his favorite place in the mountains Both passed some years ago. We plan to have a cremation and saving funds for it and urns. Our daughter said she would keep our urns safe like she does her son she lost.
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                                                                                                                                                                                            • When I am dead, I do not care where they put me. However that seems okay.
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