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moisheah t1_j6djav5 wrote

I only recently learned that funeral homes also offer a variety of services for pets. Including home pick up and cremation.

https://www.mercadantefuneral.com/articles

https://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/fh_live/14700/14794/media/Pet-Crematrion-prices--1-.pdf

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albalfa t1_j6fizj7 wrote

A couple years ago, in the midst of the pandemic, we lost one of our cats while at home one day. I called Mercadante and they were as sympathetic, caring, and respectful as can be. Had me come in with my beloved wrapped in her favorite blankies, they so carefully helped me place her in a box of the proper size, and took her to be cremated. A couple days later I picked her up in a beautiful wooden "urn" and I can see her from where I'm sitting right now.

I never knew this either until I was struggling with the loss and numbly looked on the internet.

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SRFBoston t1_j6dq8gn wrote

Dear Clementine, gone too soon.

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RedRose_Belmont t1_j6ifg16 wrote

I know, that’s young for a cat

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darksideofthemoon131 t1_j6iqo7p wrote

My parents seemed to have horrible luck with cats. We tried adopting 3 different times and none of them lived long lives- 3 years at the most. I remember I was like 10 and new neighbors moved in upstairs that had a 20 year old cat. Was floored.

Parents ended up with a dog that lived 18 very happy and healthy years.

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Zaius1968 t1_j6dqfgn wrote

I will remember to do this when my goldfish Harvey gets flushed!

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amandaflash t1_j6evswi wrote

It's the Sunday paper, usually a lot of it is printed from The Boston Globe.

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RedRose_Belmont t1_j6ifd8t wrote

Poor Clementine :-(. That’s kinda young for a cat

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OveroSkull t1_j6emh0y wrote

That's really nice. 💙

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dpceee t1_j6fd33v wrote

I really like that, I would have put my cat and dog in there three years ago. I am looking forward to the day that I make my marriage announcement there, now I just need to find my future spouse!

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Dont_Call_Me_Sir t1_j6fkc6p wrote

What a joke! I’ll submit my obituary for my dump that I had this morning.

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D_is_for_Doomsayer t1_j6dgn83 wrote

Gannett, a true bastion of journalism. FFS.

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CoolAbdul OP t1_j6diyq3 wrote

Gannett is cancer, but I like this, despite what the purists might think.

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D_is_for_Doomsayer t1_j6dkbqf wrote

I just rolled my eyes so hard that I can see backward in time. Thanks, OP.

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ipsumdeiamoamasamat t1_j6f9nts wrote

I’ve heard from folks that work there that Gannett brought in someone to teach reporters how to “interview” pets. I’m not fucking kidding.

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D_is_for_Doomsayer t1_j6eamw1 wrote

I see the downvotes and I've been forced to reconsider. It turns out that you're right. Gannett is a fine organization and pet obituaries are a fine priority for the only regional newspaper of note.

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CoolAbdul OP t1_j6eivrc wrote

Gannett is garbage, but since obits are basically ads and this is a separate section, I'm okay with it.

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Itchy_Rock_726 t1_j6emxlk wrote

Me too. As CoolAbdul says these are paid notices and are customer submitted. Gannett just collects the money which I bet is average $200.

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