Greenlawn Funeral Homes and Cemeteries will extend burials to pets with its new pet cemetery on Saturday, according to a news release. The pet cemetery, named Precious Pet Garden, will be the only one ...

Dogs have long been recognized as man’s best friend, and we have no problem opening up our wallets to let our furry friends know just how much we love them.Americans spend $53 billion annually on our ...

LOS ANGELES — Her 14-year-old dog Mico had lung cancer and Coleen A. Ellis knew she was taking her to the vet for the last time. She watched as the vet started to put the terrier schnauzer’s body in a ...

Funeral home owner Ryan Fredregill, who has funeral home businesses in Zearing, Baxter and Polk City, said that over the past two years, he has received up to three calls a month (on average) from ...

During the economic downturn, spending on pets remained relatively strong -- as long as they were alive. But there are indications that people are choosing less expensive ways of saying goodbye to ...

Respect for an animal doesn't end when the physical form dies, but extends into how we treat the body. "Aftercare" refers to all kinds of decisions one might face after a pet has died: how long will ...

DeFiore Funeral and Cremation Service in Huntley soon will be extending its services to pet owners. The Huntley Village Board in a 6-0 vote Thursday evening approved plans for a pet crematorium, which ...

BAY CITY — Mike Royer wanted a better way to remember his beloved 6-pound Shih Tzu dog named Chloe when it died at age 14. So the Bangor Township man turned to a new business operating in Bay City: ...

Sixty-eight percent of U.S. households now have a pet, according to the American Pet Products Association's 2013-14 National Pet Owners Survey. In 1988, the first year the APPA survey was conducted, ...