The dogs, cats and other scaly, furry and beaked creatures of Andalucía’s second-largest city can look forward to a little more dignity in death than eternal rest in a half-forgotten, ash-filled cardboard box, after Málaga city council announced plans for Spain’s first public pet cemetery.
According to a statement from the council, the “pioneering” facility, which is due to open at San Gabriel municipal cemetery in Málaga towards the end of this year, will cost just over €1m (£865,000). Although four Spanish cities already have private pet cemeteries, the council says its public animal graveyard and crematorium will be something special and is being created to respond to the “growing social sensitivity when it comes to respecting and caring for animals”.
