The first public pet cemetery in Spain offers a special place for the final rest of pets, along with psychological support for owners.
Starting this week, those who have pets will be able bury your beloved pets in a public cemetery built especially for them.
Located in Cemetery Park from Malaga, this new facility is more than just a place to rest. Thus, the space includes a memorial park, a crematorium, a farewell room, an area to scatter ashes and an area where up to 500 pets can be buried. There are no problems with the species, but only pets of less than 200 kilograms in weight.
Apart from the Malaga cemetery, there are other pet cemeteries in MadridBarcelona, Valencia and Zaragoza, but none are publicly owned as is the case of the one built in the Andalusian city. Burying a pet in Spain can be complicated, and doing so illegally can lead to fines ranging from 3,000 euros to a maximum of 60,000 euros.
According to Juan Antonio de Luque, president of the College of Veterinarians of Malaga, this implementation is significant for the Andalusian provincehome to more than 500,000 pet animals.
“There are more than half a million animals, among dogs, cats, ferrets and other species. Of them, about 114,000 are in the provincial capital. Previously, owners who wanted to bury their pets had to resort to private cemeteries“Juan Antonio de Luque declared to the newspaper El País.
All services included so owners don’t have to worry about anything
In addition to cremation or burial, the Malaga cemetery takes care of the bureaucratic procedures after death, such as transportation of deceased pets and updating records. Even more unique is the support offered to owners by a group of psychologists.
“The topic of death is taboo for society in general. However, the death of animals is viewed even more critically, because people question whether mourning the loss of A dog or a catfor example, can be equated to the loss of a human being“explained Nuria Máximo, director of the Department of Animals and Society at the Rey Juan Carlos University, to the newspaper El País.
“As we understand that the pets They are considered members of the family, their caregivers live part of that process, of that transition towards death, and many lack the economic means to bury them as you would another family member. Therefore, it is important to have public cemeteries, since they facilitate the grieving process,” he noted.
Pet cemetery fees range from 40 euros from a cremation basic collective and 975 euros, depending on the service.
The Malaga public pet cemetery began construction in 2016. Its construction has cost around 1.1 million euros.
