Is it possible to bury a cat in a human cemetery? How and where to bury a cat: all traditional and modern methods and rules

Life, in fact, is a very sad thing, and after the sorrowful human troubles, sometimes you have to lose and pet. Although for some people their favorite animal is full member family, and the question of how to bury a cat takes on the same fundamental importance. Some people make a mound over the pet’s burial place, some equip a special coffin so that it is not cold in the ground, and some cremate it and bury it in a cemetery.

It is absolutely necessary to bury it, because the corpse will begin to decompose, but this is a beloved cat or an equally beloved cat, and you want to do it right. Laws other than those prohibiting burying a cat in a park or yard apartment building, there is nothing special about this, but in what form and with what rituals to bury, the person decides on his own.

Urban or rural settings

In a village, burying a beloved cat is much easier than in a big city, but much less importance is attached to the act of saying goodbye to a cat or even a dog. To bury domestic cat, who conducted most no one knows where in time, in the village there is no need for special rituals or searching for a suitable place. The cat can be buried in the nearest forest, in a forest belt, in thickets on the bank of a river, or behind a rural cemetery, where sometimes a special plot is allocated. You can bury your cat yourself summer cottage or in the nearest forest belt, choosing a secluded place for this. There, no one will interfere with your burial, no one will grow anything, and no one will disturb the ashes of your beloved cat.

Pets often die before their owners, and the question is how to bury pet, can occur in every person who decides to get a cat, or shelter a stray cat. IN major cities, according to sanitary and hygienic standards, a cat cannot be buried in the front garden of a residential building, especially if it is an apartment building.

And even for trying to bury your beloved cat in a secluded place between garages, or a deserted corner of the park. You may incur administrative liability. In addition, in winter, when the ground is very frozen, it will be difficult to bury the cat. Because not everyone can dig a hole of the required depth to properly bury a cat.

Residents of the metropolis still have several options to bury their beloved cat, or an equally adored cat, with dignity. It is unlikely that a person faced with the need to bury a beloved animal will bury it anywhere, for fear of falling under administrative penalties. So you have to:

• inform the Veterinary Department about the death of the cat;
• obtain permission from the authority for an organization that deals with such matters;
• give her the opportunity to cremate the corpse or prepare a coffin to bury him himself;
• bury in a specially designated place;
• say goodbye to the cat with dignity (cry over the grave alone or order the appropriate ritual, resolving this issue with the funeral organization).

For many people, the cat is their favorite, or even only, family member. Sometimes they want to bury their beloved cat in a human cemetery so that they can be next to her after own death, or come to the grave not only to close people, but also to your beloved cat.

But there is no official opportunity to bury a cat in a cemetery, because according to church canons, there is consecrated ground there, in which only people can be buried. If you try to get official permission for the cat to be near its owner or mistress after death, the cat’s funeral will be categorically denied.

People who do not consider themselves deeply religious prefer to cremate a cat, place its ashes in an urn and quietly bury a small vessel in a purchased cemetery plot. In winter, you will have to use a crowbar and a chainsaw to do this, or pay a worker. But you can place an urn with ashes somewhere in the utility room of the house, and with the onset of warm weather, bury it in a place chosen for funerals, so that you can visit your pet’s grave several times a year. In some large cities, especially abroad, there are special animal cemeteries, but this is a very expensive service.

It is necessary to be able not only to take care of your pet, but also to know how to see it off on its last journey. According to the law Russian Federation, the dead body of an animal must be cremated, since its burial will lead to contamination of groundwater. An attempt to bury an animal within city limits may even result in a significant fine. In addition, it is necessary to take into account the psychological discomfort of the owner of the cat.

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How to prepare

When burying a pet, you should inquire about local prohibitions, and then choose a burial site, coffin and headstone. The actions boil down to placing the pet in a coffin, digging a hole, and finally decorating the grave with decorations. By paying attention to these details, it will be psychologically easier to say goodbye to your pet.

You should think about how easy it is for a pet owner to recover from stress. Theoretically, the acceptable period for ending suffering for a deceased animal is about a year. If, based on past experience, such a period lasts longer for a person, then it is better to abandon the idea of ​​burying the pet himself.

The funeral must be carried out no later than 24 hours after the death of the pet. If the period drags on, it will be much harder to survive the event. Of particular importance is the time when the funeral takes place after surgical intervention, long-term treatment or in the summer season.

Weather

Difficulties are possible if seasonal and weather conditions are unsuitable: a funeral will require a hole at least 0.8 meters deep, which is not easy to organize in winter or during rain. Insufficient deepening may cause body odor to attract wild animals who will dig up the ground. It is advisable to cover the gravestone with stones, but you should not make it particularly noticeable in places not intended for burial, so as not to attract undue attention from people.

If the owner of the animal is against cremation, the burial site is cleared of snow, the ground is cut with a chainsaw, and an additional hole is dug with a shovel.

If it is not possible to bury the cat immediately, you can seek the help of a veterinarian, asking him to preserve the pet’s body. If you need to wait a few days, storing the body in a polystyrene foam container filled with ice is acceptable.



Self burial

If you decide to bury an animal on the territory of a private home, you can choose a place where the cat loved to play and relax. A secluded area is suitable, not used for planting vegetables and not favored by residents, so that people not initiated into the ritual do not step on the burial, and children do not use the place for games. For the procedure, you will need gloves when touching the cat's body, a container, and a rope for tying the box if it is used.

It is recommended to pour a layer of bleach at the bottom of the container so that during decomposition the bodies do not release into the air harmful substances, and then place your pet’s favorite items in it. You can write the name of the animal on a large stone, and plant a plant or tree on the grave itself.



Legislation and burial

Deceased pets cannot be buried in cities, in parks, or in the courtyards of apartment buildings. Neglect of this clause in the legislation is tantamount to an administrative violation and is punishable by a fine of 4-5 thousand rubles; There is information that the fine will soon amount to 10,000 rubles. Many animal owners have no idea about such prohibitions, so during the mourning process it is possible to clash with representatives of the executive branch or a crowd of curious onlookers.

Acceptable places

According to generally accepted rules, acceptable burial places for animals are:

• spacious clearings;
• forest plantations;
• area outside the city limits.

In all of these cases, burial is possible without great expense or violation of the law.

Places not prohibited by law include specially established cemeteries. But not every city allocates land for such purposes. If the authorities provide a cemetery for pets, then sanitary and ritual services are involved, so the burial service is paid.

When buried in a pet cemetery, the owner must pay for the location, cremation, burial, and installation of a headstone. Only cremated animals can be buried according to sanitary standards, considering possible availability infections of a dead cat and contamination of soil by groundwater. When using the services of a funeral service, the owner of the animal does not violate the law and can calmly accompany the pet on its final journey. It is acceptable to organize a ceremony with the participation of relatives and friends, decorate the grave with a tombstone and flowers.

There are known cases of fraud involving the deception of owners of deceased animals, when those posing as funeral service employees take the bodies of dead pets and then throw them away. Therefore, you should worry about completing the procedure personally by contacting an official institution.

Sanitary standards

According to sanitary standards, every city provides for the operation of a crematorium for homeless animals. The owner of a dead cat hands over its body to a public utility service, which seems unacceptable to many. In the case of general cremation, the body is burned with the bodies of the others, after which the ashes are disposed of. In individual cremation, one animal is burned and the ashes are given to the owner. The ashes are placed in an urn, which can be buried outside the city or the remains can be scattered to the wind, which is not always legal: this action prohibited in places close to water bodies, animal walking, farms.

Forms of burial

When buried in a certain area, special containers are provided to avoid soil contamination. Some people prefer to bury cats in cardboard boxes, cribs, or towels if there is no desire or opportunity to pay for a coffin. However, there are much more exotic forms of resting an animal.

Processing of ashes

The not-acceptable trend of ashes processing has emerged relatively recently in China: the ashes of a deceased pet are transformed into a small product, an accessory, which, due to its demand, is often at hand. Touching an object that is directly related to former pet, it is easier for the owner to accept his loss. At the same time, psychologists advise doing the opposite: remove from sight everything that would remind you of the deceased animal, so as not to experience negative emotions once again

Losing a beloved pet is never easy. Saying goodbye to your pet is a very painful process. Therefore, many pet owners decide to give their pet a dignified burial. If you want to bury your cat, find out whether your actions are legal in the area where you live. Then select the burial site, coffin and headstone. You will need to place your deceased pet in a coffin, dig a hole, and then decorate the grave. If you do this, it will be easier for you to cope with this difficult situation, because you can say goodbye to your pet.

Steps

Part 1

Find out if you can bury a cat in your area. Although finding a good burial site for their pet is important to many cat owners, animals should be buried in designated areas. According to veterinary and sanitary rules, it is prohibited to bury the corpses of domestic animals anywhere except on land that is on your property. Therefore, you should not choose a forest or lawn for burying an animal, even if your pet loved to walk there. Of course, it is prohibited to bury animals in in public places, such as parks.

1. Select a burial site. Once you know that your actions are legal, choose a burial site. If you live in a private house, you can choose a place in the yard or wherever it would be appropriate.

   • You can choose a special place to bury your cat. For example, if your cat liked to lie in the wildflowers in your yard, this could be good place to bury her there.
   • However, think about the location of the burial site in your yard. It is unlikely that you will like it if others step on the burial site of your pet. Choose a part of your yard where you and your loved ones rarely go. If you have small children, choose a place where they do not play.

2. Select a coffin or suitable container. Most likely, you will decide to place the cat in a suitable container to lower it into the grave. This is especially important if in the area where you live there are certain rules regarding the burial of domestic animals. You may need to purchase a special container to prevent soil contamination.

   • You can buy a pet coffin online. If you want to bury your beloved pet in a coffin, this would be a suitable option for you.
   • However, coffins are expensive. You can also bury a cat by placing it in cardboard box. If your cat had a favorite bed, you can put it in a box too, placing the cat on it.
   • If you don't want to use a container, bury the cat by wrapping it in a towel.

3. Select a gravestone. Exist different ways, with which you can highlight your pet’s grave. For example, you can purchase a custom headstone for your pet online. You can add the necessary information, for example, the name of your pet, as well as the date of birth and death. However, if you're on a budget, there are other options.

   • For example, you can collect stones from the yard and place them near the grave. If you want the pet's name to be included, use paint and write the cat's name on the largest rock.
   • If your cat liked a certain plant, plant it at your pet's grave. You can also plant a tree.

The death of a beloved pet is a grief for the whole family, however, since this has happened, you should think about where your cat will find peace. As a rule, a place is chosen that would be convenient for the owners to get to, so that later, if there is such a need, they can visit there again. In such a situation, they act in different ways: someone wants to visit the burial site again, someone, on the contrary, wants to find a burial place away from home so that painful memories do not overcome them again and again.

In the warm season, this choice is not difficult to make, because a cat is a small animal, and you can bury it yourself - just have a shovel with a well-sharpened bayonet on hand. There is no need to dig a large hole, and the choice of location depends entirely on the priorities of the owners.

It's another matter if the death of your pet occurred during the cold season. The question of how to bury a cat in winter is quite difficult. This problem has been discussed on various pet owner forums for many years. People ask for advice, and those who have encountered such a situation try to help as much as they can, telling how it happened for them.

If we analyze all the messages on this topic, we can identify several main options:

• bury yourself;
• turn to people with the skills to dig graves in frozen soil;
• use the services of veterinary clinics, some of which offer cremation.

As a rule, people try to carry out the burial themselves. However, for obvious reasons, this is very difficult to do. Those who have already gone through this situation give varied advice. For example, people often write that in one way or another the corpse of an animal is preserved until the onset of a thaw, in particular, it is stored in snowdrifts or in unheated garages. Morally and psychologically this is the most the hard way, because after some time you will again have the opportunity to see the body of a dead animal before burying it.

However, practice shows that technically this is the simplest solution to a painful problem. After all, with the onset of spring, the soil thaws, and digging a grave is not very difficult. However, and this is obvious, not everyone will decide to do this.

Some people prefer to solve the problem quickly, but this will require additional actions. So, at the place chosen for burial, you can make a fire or put a barbecue with firewood on the ground. After some time, the soil thaws and warms up, which allows you to dig a hole.

Those animal lovers who, for their own reasons, are not ready for the actions described above, can resort to the services of specialists from funeral homes who conduct human burials year-round. They have specific skills and necessary tool, which will help you quickly dig a hole for your cat’s grave. As a rule, in such cases, the search occurs through advertisements or through personal acquaintance. However, this procedure is quite expensive.

You can also contact veterinary clinic. Currently, many clinics offer the service of burying pets, including in specialized cemeteries (if there are any in locality residence). The owner of the animal only hands over the body of the deceased pet and pays for the service, and the rest is the care of the institution’s specialists. In addition, the owner is given a certificate indicating the burial place in the pet cemetery. Everything is cultural and civilized. However, this is a rather expensive service, its cost in Moscow and other large cities is up to 10 thousand rubles, and sometimes more, so not everyone will decide to resort to it.

To summarize, it is worth noting that burying a cat in winter is a serious problem both in a moral and technical sense, and everyone has the right to choose how to do it with dignity on their own, or to pay for the procedure to be carried out by specialists.

Losing your beloved pet is very painful and difficult. But if this has already happened, we will have to deal with his burial. If the cat does not show signs of life, it is still better to first contact a veterinarian to accurately determine the death of the pet.

Once you receive confirmation from the veterinarian that your pet has died, you can choose two options - either give it for cremation or bury it yourself. Cremation will eliminate questions such as “where to bury?”, “how to bury correctly?”. If you choose general cremation, the animal's ashes will be given to the owner. You don’t have to pick up the ashes, but the veterinary clinic will take them to a pet cemetery. If you know where such cemeteries are located, you can bury your pet there yourself. Burial places are paid and must be “booked” in advance.

If you decide to bury a cat yourself, then before burying it, you need to make sure that the pet did not die from infectious disease. And certainly not from plague or rabies. Because when the body begins to decompose, infections will spread over the next few kilometers and can cause harm not only environment, but also to people. According to the rules, it is prohibited to bury such animals - otherwise a fine will be imposed on the owner of the animal. The size of the fine depends on the severity of the disease that the animal suffered from. If someone has already suffered from gross violation, then the fine may increase significantly. It is also prohibited to throw cats into reservoirs, lakes, swamps and waste disposal sites. There are also fines for this.

If the animal has not suffered from anything serious or dangerous, you can proceed to the next step - directly burying the pet. If you have your own plot of land, then it is better to bury the cat there. Because burial in a common yard or in a park also entails a fine.

How to bury a cat correctly

Having received permission to bury a cat on your land, you can safely begin the process itself. If it is a warm season outside and the ground is not frozen, then using a shovel you need to make a hole approximately 1 meter deep. The deeper the hole, the less likely that other animals will dig up the grave. The cat must be wrapped in cotton cloth and placed in a box in which the animal's body will comfortably fit. The width of the grave should be slightly wider than the depth of the box in which the animal's body will be located. If possible, it is better to keep the dug hole empty overnight and only after that put your deceased pet there. Afterwards the hole needs to be filled with earth. You can place pebbles around the cat's grave or erect something like a monument.

Burying a cat in winter is more difficult when the ground is frozen and it is difficult to dig a hole. weak woman is unlikely to cope with this task, so it is better to involve male strength. First, you need to clear the proposed grave site from snow with a shovel. After this you will need a chainsaw. Use it to outline the outline of the grave. The outline should be slightly larger than the box in which the pet will lie. Using a chainsaw, dig 10-15 centimeters into the ground. A piece of earth needs to be “cut” with a chainsaw into several parts. For the next step, you will need a crowbar - you need to use it to crush the frozen soil and remove the resulting material with a shovel. Repeat the process until the depth of the grave is 80-100 centimeters. Place the pet in the grave and bury it with earth. The process is not easy, so we advise you to still consider contacting a veterinary clinic to cremate the animal.