World’s First Public Pet Cemetery

Cemeteries are scary places. Most of people think of the living dead who wander around graveyards and scare the living, zombies and vampires are also the mythical creatures that dwell at the cemetery. Some would never thing about going to one of these places at the night time. Maybe you’ll think differently about these cemeteries.

Cimetiere des Chiens is a cemetery for dogs and other domestic animals. It is thought to be the oldest public pet cemetery in the world. Asnières-sur-Seine, Paris, France. It was opened in1899. The legendary American dog that starred in various Hollywood movies, Rin Tin Tin, was buried there. However in 1896, a prominent New York City Veterinarian opened in New York, a burial plot for a bereaved friend’s dog. It is considered to be America’s first and most prestigious pet cemetery where 70,000 pets found the final resting place.