Colombia Pet Cemetery
The Funeravet cemetery in La Calera on the outskirts of Bogota, Colombia provides funeral and cremation services for about 3,000 pets a year, costing from $200 to $315 U.S. dollars. The majority of Funeravet's clients are elderly people who live alone and whose main company is their pet, according to Funeravet Director Henry Cortez.
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A statue of dog adorns a grave that reads in Spanish "Pluto. King of the house" at the Funeravet cemetery for pets in La Calera on the outskirts of Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday Sept. 27, 2011. The Funeravet cemetery provides funeral and cremation services for about 3,000 pets a year, costing from $200 to $315 U.S. dollars. The majority of Funeravet's clients are elderly people who live alone and whose main company is their pet, according to Funeravet Director Henry Cortez.
William Martinez Associated Press
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Paola Ruiz Gomez gestures in front of a box containing the body of her dog Nikita, who died after being with her 15 years, at a pet cemetery in La Calera on the outskirts of Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday Sept. 27, 2011. The Funeravet cemetery provides funeral and cremation services for about 3,000 pets a year, costing from $200 to $315 U.S. dollars. The majority of Funeravet's clients are elderly people who live alone and whose main company is their pet, according to Funeravet Director Henry Cortez.
William Martinez Associated Press
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Paola Ruiz Gomez stands in front of a box containing the body of her dog "Nikita," who died after being with her 15 years, at a cemetery for pets in La Calera on the outskirts of Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday Sept. 27, 2011. The Funeravet cemetery provides funeral and cremation services for about 3,000 pets a year, costing from $200 to $315 U.S. dollars. The majority of Funeravet's clients are elderly people who live alone and whose main company is their pet, according to Funeravet Director Henry Cortez.
William Martinez Associated Press
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A headstone adorns the grave of a dog named Brad Pitt Ochoa at a cemetery for pets in La Calera on the outskirts of Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday Sept. 27, 2011. The Funeravet cemetery provides funeral and cremation services for about 3,000 pets a year, costing from $200 to $315 U.S. dollars. The majority of Funeravet's clients are elderly people who live alone and whose main company is their pet, according to Funeravet Director Henry Cortez.
William Martinez Associated Press
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A ceramic dog adorns a grave for a dog named Conny at a cemetery for pets in La Calera on the outskirts of Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday Sept. 27, 2011. The Funeravet cemetery provides funeral and cremation services for about 3,000 pets a year, costing from $200 to $315 U.S. dollars. The majority of Funeravet's clients are elderly people who live alone and whose main company is their pet, according to Funeravet Director Henry Cortez.
William Martinez Associated Press
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The statue of a dog with wings adorns a grave at the Funeravet cemetery for pets in La Calera on the outskirts of Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday Sept. 27, 2011. The Funeravet cemetery provides funeral and cremation services for about 3,000 pets a year, costing from $200 to $315 U.S. dollars. The majority of Funeravet's clients are elderly people who live alone and whose main company is their pet, according to Funeravet Director Henry Cortez.
William Martinez Associated Press