Traditionally, the burial of a person’s pet is confined to pet cemeteries, where some states have allowed the owners to be buried with them. However, today, a growing movement is permitting pet owners to rest in peace with their beloved pets. For example, Virginia permits pets and owners to lie next to one another in designated areas of a cemetery, as long as they are in separate caskets; Pennsylvania cemeteries are offering sections where owner and pet can be buried together. Indeed, the idea of keeping owners and pets together for all of eternity is an international phenomenon, with Germany, Russia, and Italy opening owner-pet cemeteries.
See Florence Isaacs, Can You Bury Your Pet with You After You Die?, Legacy.com, February 16, 2017.
