Unveiling the Insights into Humanity through Pet Cemeteries
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Now, let’s focus on a different kind of burial – the burial of our beloved pets. Barcelona, a densely populated city with limited privately owned land, has recently announced the establishment of the country’s first public pet cemetery. It’s surprising that a city with 180,000 dogs didn’t have a public pet cemetery before. However, the demand from the public has finally led to this municipal-funded initiative.
The history of pet burial practices is fascinating. As an archaeologist, I came across a large dog buried in the back garden of a house in Toronto while researching the archaeological record. This dog lived in the 1840s to 1870s and received care in its final weeks before being buried in a personal plot behind the family home. This made me ponder on the different ways people interact with the bodies of their pets after death. Could these practices be reflective of the relationships they held with their animals in life?
The burial of pets, much like the burial of humans, is an intimate cultural practice that evolves over time. My study of historic gravestones and epitaphs in Britain reveals a changing human-animal relationship. Gravestones from the Victorian period often dedicated to a “loving friend” or “devoted companion,” showing that pets were considered important friends. By the early 20th century, pets had become members of the family, with family surnames appearing on gravestones and loving epitaphs from “Mummy and Daddy.”
Today, our treatment of our animal dead reflects an even closer relationship in life. In some jurisdictions, like the state of New York, co-burial of cremated animals and people has been allowed. This leads to changing funerary and commemoration practices for both humans and animals.
The bond between a person and their pet can be just as strong and significant as their relationships with other humans. However, there still exists a struggle to find an appropriate outlet to express grief for these beloved animals. Society is slowly becoming more accepting of the importance of human-animal relationships, and we are starting to see rituals resembling those used to mourn the loss of our closest human relationships.
The new pet cemetery in Barcelona offers an opportunity for pet owners to grieve and gain closure. Although it comes with a cost, there are also other ways to express grief, such as keeping cremated remains at home or using online forums and digital pet cemeteries for remembrance and commemoration.
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