Farewell to animals: A new trend?

Farewell to animals: A new trend?

In many Dutch households buy a pet part of the family as a full member. And often it remains not only one, but having more animals rather than the exception. When taking a pet, we have (fortunately) not realize that our four-legged friends almost always survive and so at some stage have to take leave of them. And that hurts, a lot of pain. From an animal that you always faithful and dear to them and never asked anything in return, you would properly say goodbye and give such a final resting place.

End around
If the animal age and ill and remains, the realization that the end is in sight, and that the parting is near. Because we generally loathe to accept, we are so attached to his or her presence, we go with it to the vet in the hope that healing is possible. Often we wait too long to redeem from his lead and to sleep because there is no emotional distance can do, while the mind says it can not continue. Once when the time comes, you must decide for yourself whether your last moments in the life of your pet to share with him or her by his example and keep the poor. If you can not handle, then embrace the beast and give him one last hug and then go away.

Farewell
If the ball once by the Church and the vet has applied euthanasia, the question remains what to do with the beast (you). Previously pets were mostly buried in the garden or on a nice spot in the forest. In commemoration was then planted a tree. Today there are many other possibilities. You can leave it to the vet, burial in a dierenbegraafplaats, but also allow cremation. Where an animal crematorium to be cremated, that happens collectively. If however you want to keep the ashes or scatter your pet will be cremated separately.

New trend
A new trend is the creation of the creature. This give you the animal as it were a "new" life after death. The body is then prepared by a specialist, then the owner can retrieve it again and could give a place in the living room. Incidentally, you have to take into account the cost, because it is a few hundred euros cost for a small animal and twice as a larger beast.

Mourning
The loss of a pet is a barely acknowledged societal grief. And for that reason and there is little support provided for this form of mourning. But as with the funeral of a loved one can now also comforting rituals work by sharing and expressing grief. For example acquaintances informed of the death of your pet and take a kind of funeral leave your pet.