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In NY, pets and people can be buried together

Daily Record Staff//September 26, 2016//

In NY, pets and people can be buried together

Daily Record Staff//September 26, 2016//

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New York state has signed into law a bill that will allow New Yorkers to be buried with their pets in the same cemetery.

“For many New Yorkers, their pets are members of the family. This legislation will roll back this unnecessary regulation and give cemeteries the option to honor the last wishes of pet lovers across New York,” Cuomo said in a news release.

The bill will allow humans to be buried with their cremated pet with the cemetery’s written consent. Cemeteries also will be required to place all payments for the pet internment in its permanent maintenance fund and provide customers with a list of charges pertaining to the burial of the pet. This legislation will not apply to cemeteries owned or operated by religious associations or societies.

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