The Green Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, United States, is a place of rest for many prominent musicians and artists, but the most famous is a dog, Rex.
Rex was said to have been a dog of John E. Stow, a fruit merchant. The owner died in 1884, and shortly afterwards the statue of the dog Rex was erected next to the grave, accompanied by one dog. Many pass by with a branch in front of Rex's statue to pay their respects.
During the outbreak, the Cemetery became a hot spot, and everyone passed over with a branch, as a result of which the most recent branch piled up like a hill, and the grass next to the grave was bloated! The statue of Rex, too, caused hot discussions online.
Rex may have been a loyal guardian dog who followed the master shortly after his death and was buried next to each other.
But it's hard to say if it's true or not.
Stacy Locke, the PR manager of the Cemetery, stated that they were not sure whether Rex was actually buried here. In 1879, the Cemetery Board banned the burial of pets, but it was hard to say before. However, Stacy Locke felt that people should be more willing to believe that the dog was buried here with its favorite master.
Rex is not just a dog, but a symbol of his favorite dog! One time, someone put a picture of a puppy in Rex's grave, probably just died, and he wants Rex to take care of it. And there's another dog statue in another remote part of the cemetery. The dog's story is more mysterious and there's a lot of dog toys on it. It's even more incomprehensible.
100 years have passed, but Rex's statue doesn't look so broken. It wouldn't be cheap to make a dog statue 100 years ago. Rex must have been a pet dog. It must have been happy across the Rainbow Bridge 100 years ago.
It's not easy to bury the dog with the master. In some countries, however, the pet burial industry is well developed, and the owner can choose between services, making pet ashes into ornaments, cremating the pets, or burying them in a windy place. It's nice to have a good service, but some owners find it too expensive! For example, many Japanese pet funeral companies cooperate with local temples at an average price of around Yen40,000 (Yen2,500). The places where the pets rest, such as lockers, temple pagodas and official cemeteries, are available at prices ranging from millions to tens of thousands, may be paid in lump sum or annual fees.
But many of the masters are deeply in love and feel that their pets are priceless, hoping that they will finally be happy, so they are not very sensitive to the price.
How would you like to remember them after the cat and dog left?