Animal lovers across time have memorialized their pets with tributes that express the emotional bonds between them and their true blue friends. Researchers are discovering what centuries of these pet ...

LOWELL — One of the hardest things a person will go through in life is saying goodbye to a beloved pet. For many, our furry friends can become akin to actual family, and at the end of their often ...

Before pet cemeteries became a thing in the mid-19th century, few options existed for disposing of a beloved dog or cat (or parrot or monkey). In Paris, 5,000 dead animals a year were tossed in the ...

A new book charts the history of pet cemeteries and honors the universal experience of grieving an animal companion Rachel Nuwer In the late 19th century, bereaved and yard-less pet owners began ...

Tucked away in a Surrey woodland is something you may not expect - a pet cemetery. No famous names or grand monuments, it contains rows and rows of tiny headstones - each marking the life of a ...

It all began with a visit to a pet cemetery in the suburbs of Los Angeles, US. Despite spending his entire career studying death, American author and photographer Paul Koudounaris didn’t actually care ...