Very recently, one of my good "cyber" friends lost her two cats (16 1/2 years old) within two weeks of each other. She is obviously devastated over this, and has had them buried at a Pet Cemetary, I believe the oldest one in this country. I found them on the internet and was amazed. I just found the link to the one I mentioned http://www.petcem.com/ , called Hartsdale in NY State. While doing that search, I saw numerous listings, even one in SC. I also have seen pictures of the beautiful cemetary at Best Friends in Utah (one of the members of Jackie's community posted pictures from a recent visit there).

I think the idea of a pet cemetary is a lovely idea, but not one that has really caught on in this area. Many people choose cremation around here and keep the ashes of their beloved pets in beautiful urns as a tribute and memorial to them.

As for the obituaries in the newspaper, we don't have them, and I probably wouldn't do one. Some jokers out there would probably laugh at them and not understand. (sort of like I do with the personal ads that ARE in our newspaper )