Loved to death: Is euthanizing pets to be buried with dead owners OK?
I think states should outlaw this. Who do these people think they are, a Pharaoh?
Sometimes, people love their pets too much. Such was the case with Emma, a healthy Shih Tzu mix that was recently euthanized after its late owner left explicit instructions the dog be put down - and laid to rest - with her.
It’s a practice that’s not only cruel, but one, that in most cases here in Virginia, is illegal.
“Emma” arrived at the Chesterfield Animal Shelter on March 8. During her two-week stay, shelter personnel had several discussions with the executor of the dead woman’s estate, trying to talk him out of euthanizing the dog so it could be laid to rest with its master, but to no avail.
It’s a scenario that left shelter employees heartbroken.