New rules admit pets into human cemetaries

New York has approved a new regulation allowing pet cemeteries to handle human remains.

September 17, 2013 | Last updated on September 17, 2013
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Pet lovers can rejoice.

Your clients who want to be buried beside their beloved pet can do just that — at least in New York. The state has approved a new regulation allowing pet cemeteries to handle human remains, reports NYDailyNews.com.

The news comes after a two-year dispute, notes the website. It began when the state refused to allow a pet cemetery accept the ashes of a former NYPD officer who wanted to spend his afterlife with his three dogs.

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