The Sweet Strange History of Cat Funerals -- Mimi Matthews

Via Mimi Matthews: Elizabeth Platonovna Yaroshenko (with her cat), by Nikolai Yaroshenko, 1880. Pin it Funerals, of course, are not a happy occasion, but they serve an important purpose: they give the bereaved a chance to celebrate the dead person's life, to mourn together, and hopefully, to begin the healing process. When a pet dies things are a bit murkier. For a human death there's an accepted script to follow: for a dog or cat, no so much. But anyone looking for a fitting way to mourn Fido o...