It’s the old chew toys that really get you. Lying on its side, encircled in stone, there’s Peaches’ green rubber porcupine, collecting desert dust for decades. Beneath a cast-iron cactus, oxidized by ...

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 ...

Today, we’d like to share a collection of images by American author Paul Koudounaris. The photographs he captured are deeply meaningful, showcasing pet graves he has visited in various locations ...

Someone must’ve really loved that little soul. His tiny gravestone proves it: the grief feels almost as fresh as the day he died, though he’s been gone for nearly a century. Someone cared for him in ...

Editor’s Note: Eric Tourigny is a lecturer in historical archaeology at Newcastle University, UK. His research interprets osteological and material culture remains alongside historic texts to examine ...

On a two-acre parcel along Military Road in unincorporated King County near Kent is a “pet cemetery,” first established more than 70 years ago. It’s been known by several names, such as Pet Haven, ...