Milan city council on Thursday applied
a 2022 regional ordinance allowing pets' ashes to be buried with
those of their owners.
By the wills of the deceased or heirs, dogs, cats, rodents,
birds, fish, turtles, rabbits, hamsters, ferrets and all other
animals kept for company or pleasure, explains Palazzo Marino,
"without productive, work or food purposes", can now be buried
in Milan's cemeteries next to their owners.
On the tombstone of the artifact or family tomb, any inscription
referring to the pet and the placement of images depicting it on
the grave are, however, prohibited.
But a photograph of the deceased with his or her pet is allowed.
The main condition, provided by the Regional Law, is that the
pet must be buried together with or after the burial of its
owner, in the same artifact or family tomb.
Any relocation of the deceased owner of the pet will also
involve the relocation of the pet's ashes and, in the event that
the new destination cannot accommodate both, the pet's ashes
must be collected by the deceased's relatives or by whoever
requested the transfer.
"The burial of pets in city cemeteries - says the councilor for
Civic Services Gaia Romani - is an act of civility that many
were waiting for".
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