Perhaps due to loneliness, hobbies, or other reasons, more and more people are raising pets. At the moment we first meet our pets, we all know that we will eventually part ways, whether it’s due to illness or normal aging. Although we all don’t want that day to come, in the end, we can’t escape time!
What should we do when the moment of parting arrives and our pet passes away?
This is a very uncomfortable topic! But we cannot avoid it! When this moment really happens, we hope it can receive a dignified aftermath.
- Don’t throw them into the trash can
Nowadays, some people throw their deceased pets into the trash can, and sometimes one or two small pet corpses may appear in the trash cans of many communities, emitting a smell of decay. Their strong aura seems to be accusing them of years of companionship, only to receive the treatment of being in a garbage dump after death. Perhaps it didn’t provide you with enough companionship, the relationship wasn’t deep enough, and some things didn’t go as planned, but the garbage bin as the pet’s final home seems to lack humanity. The complex bacterial environment of garbage bins makes it easier for pet carcasses to decay, breed some bacteria, and affect the living environment of surrounding residents, infecting nearby pets and residents and causing unknown diseases.
- What is the difference between abandoned fields and mass graves
But there are also some people who throw their pet’s body in the wild, exposing it to the wilderness. The flowing air and water carry the decomposed infectious substances into human living areas, and the body in the wild is a dangerous source of infection, bringing this danger to other people and pets. When these people casually discard their pets, they may not have been aware of the potential risks involved. Obviously, leaving pets in the wild is not a humane way.
- Burial in the community garden is unsafe
Burying in community gardens is very common, and China has had this method since ancient times to allow animals to play their final value. Planting some trees on the land where animals have been buried also expresses people’s longing for pets and allows them to accompany them in another way. However, burying animal corpses indiscriminately can easily cause environmental pollution and virus transmission, especially for pets that have died from infectious diseases. This disposal method has safety hazards. Burying pet corpses, including dogs and cats, requires careful consideration of burial location, pit depth, disinfection method, and material selection. However, the vast majority of citizens do not pay attention to these factors and often hastily bury them in a random location.
- Make funerals their last dignity
In recent years, some cities in China have established harmless disposal institutions for pet carcasses, and some have also launched services for pet funerals:
If you don’t want to fall in love with the scenery, you can choose to have your pet’s body cremated collectively. The ashes of other cats and dogs cremated together will be directly buried in the flower garden for a collective flower burial.
I don’t shy away from death, and I hope to give my pet one last ride after it passes away. You can choose to cremate your pet’s body separately and collect their ashes. Some pet owners may choose to find a nearby water area where their pet used to play and sprinkle their ashes into the water, which is considered a water burial for their pet.
I hope to be able to accompany each other after my pet passes away. Alternatively, I can choose to cremate the pet’s body separately and obtain their ashes. I can apply for a small green space from the property management in the community, plant a small sapling by myself, bury the ashes in the soil below the sapling, and complete the transformation of a new life form. If there is no suitable green space in the community, you can also buy a small potted plant that you like, bury the ashes in the potted plant, and place it on the windowsill to accompany yourself. It is also a very good choice.
The above are the handling methods after the death of pets. Before that, we need to keep the pet’s body at a low temperature and dry. For example, we can fill the mineral water bottle to 80% full and put it in the freezer of the refrigerator to freeze it hard. Wrap the frozen mineral water bottle with a towel and place it around the pet’s body to help cool it down. The air conditioner also needs to be turned on and adjusted to a lower temperature. When waiting for pet funeral personnel to come, you can tidy up the pet’s fur, release your emotions, tell the pet, and say goodbye to the pet for the last time.
Say goodbye well, so there won’t be any regrets. All life is worth respecting, and some things are predetermined from the beginning. One day in the future, we will definitely face them. Although we don’t want to face it, although we want to be with each other all the time, sadness will eventually come. I don’t want to be sad, I want it to leave with dignity, may they rest in peace in heaven.