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April 30, 2012 Link to timesunion.com website: http://www.timesunion.com/news/slideshow/Hartsdale-Pet-Cemetery-42357.php#photo-2882963 HARTSDALE, NY - APRIL 30: A statue stands at the entrance of the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery and Crematory on April 30, 2012 in Hartsdale, New York. The cemetery, established in 1896, is the oldest pet cemetery in the United States and serves as the final resting place for tens of thousands of pets. Pet owners can spend as much as $20,000 for a large plot to bury multiple pets and as little as $300-400 for small plots to bury ashes if they choose cremation. Pet owners also have the option of eventually having their own ashes buried in the plot, alongside their pets. (John Moore, Getty Images)

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Page 1: April 30, 2012 - hartsdalepetcrematory.com · HARTSDALE, NY - APRIL 30: Maddalena Sullivan visits a grave on the two-month anniversary of the death of her cat Spanky at the Hartsdale

April 30, 2012 Link to timesunion.com website: http://www.timesunion.com/news/slideshow/Hartsdale-Pet-Cemetery-42357.php#photo-2882963

HARTSDALE, NY - APRIL 30: A statue stands at the entrance of the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery and Crematory on April 30, 2012 in Hartsdale, New York. The cemetery, established in 1896, is the oldest pet cemetery in the United States and serves as the final resting place for tens of thousands of pets. Pet owners can spend as much as $20,000 for a large plot to bury multiple pets and as little as $300-400 for small plots to bury ashes if they choose cremation. Pet owners also have the option of eventually having their own ashes buried in the plot, alongside their pets. (John Moore, Getty Images)

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April 30, 2012 Link to timesunion.com website: http://www.timesunion.com/news/slideshow/Hartsdale-Pet-Cemetery-42357.php#photo-2882963

HARTSDALE, NY - APRIL 30: Graves stretch across a hillside at the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery and Crematory on April 30, 2012 in Hartsdale, New York. The cemetery, established in 1896, is the oldest pet cemetery in the United States and serves as the final resting place for tens of thousands of animals. Pet owners can spend as much as $20,000 for a large plot to bury multiple pets and as little as $300-400 for small plots to bury ashes if they choose cremation. Pet owners also have the option of eventually having their own ashes buried in the plot, alongside their pets. (John Moore, Getty Images)

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April 30, 2012 Link to timesunion.com website: http://www.timesunion.com/news/slideshow/Hartsdale-Pet-Cemetery-42357.php#photo-2882963

HARTSDALE, NY - APRIL 30: Urns designed to carry pets' ashes are displayed for sale at the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery and Crematory on April 30, 2012 in Hartsdale, New York. The cemetery, established in 1896, is the oldest pet cemetery in the United States and serves as the final resting place for tens of thousands of animals. Pet owners can spend as much as $20,000 for a large plot to bury multiple pets and as little as $300-400 for small plots to bury ashes if they choose the more economical option of cremation. Pet owners also have the choice of eventually having their own ashes buried in the plot, alongside their pets. (John Moore, Getty Images)

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April 30, 2012 Link to timesunion.com website: http://www.timesunion.com/news/slideshow/Hartsdale-Pet-Cemetery-42357.php#photo-2882963

HARTSDALE, NY - APRIL 30: Urns designed for pets' ashes are displayed for sale at the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery and Crematory on April 30, 2012 in Hartsdale, New York. The cemetery, established in 1896, is the oldest pet cemetery in the United States and serves as the final resting place for tens of thousands of animals. Pet owners can spend as much as $20,000 for a large plot to bury multiple pets and as little as $300-400 for small plots to bury ashes if they choose the more economical option of cremation. Pet owners also have the choice of eventually having their own ashes buried in the plot, alongside their pets. (John Moore, Getty Images)

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HARTSDALE, NY - APRIL 30: Keychain and pendant vessels designed to carry pets' ashes are displayed for sale at the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery and Crematory on April 30, 2012 in Hartsdale, New York. The cemetery, established in 1896, is the oldest pet cemetery in the United States and serves as the final resting place for tens of thousands of animals. Pet owners can spend as much as $20,000 for a large plot to bury multiple pets and as little as $300-400 for small plots to bury ashes if they choose the more economical option of cremation. Pet owners also have the choice of eventually having their own ashes buried in the plot, alongside their pets. (John Moore, Getty Images)

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HARTSDALE, NY - APRIL 30: A gravestone marks a pet's final resting place at the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery and Crematory on April 30, 2012 in Hartsdale, New York. The cemetery, established in 1896, is the oldest pet cemetery in the United States and serves as the final resting place for tens of thousands of animals. Pet owners can spend as much as $20,000 for a large plot to bury multiple pets and as little as $300-400 for small plots to bury ashes if they choose cremation. Pet owners also have the option of eventually having their own ashes buried in the plot, alongside their pets. (John Moore, Getty Images)

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April 30, 2012 Link to timesunion.com website: http://www.timesunion.com/news/slideshow/Hartsdale-Pet-Cemetery-42357.php#photo-2882963

HARTSDALE, NY - APRIL 30: A gravestone marks a pet's final resting place at the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery and Crematory on April 30, 2012 in Hartsdale, New York. The cemetery, established in 1896, is the oldest pet cemetery in the United States and serves as the final resting place for tens of thousands of animals. Pet owners can spend as much as $20,000 for a large plot to bury multiple pets and as little as $300-400 for small plots to bury ashes if they choose cremation. Pet owners also have the option of eventually having their own ashes buried in the plot, alongside their pets. (John Moore, Getty Images)

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HARTSDALE, NY - APRIL 30: The War Dog Memorial stands in honor of working military dogs at the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery and Crematory on April 30, 2012 in Hartsdale, New York. The cemetery, established in 1896, is the oldest pet cemetery in the United States and serves as the final resting place for tens of thousands of animals. Pet owners can spend as much as $20,000 for a large plot to bury multiple pets and as little as $300-400 for small plots to bury ashes if they choose cremation. Pet owners also have the option of eventually having their own ashes buried in the plot, alongside their pets. (John Moore, Getty Images)

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April 30, 2012 Link to timesunion.com website: http://www.timesunion.com/news/slideshow/Hartsdale-Pet-Cemetery-42357.php#photo-2882963

HARTSDALE, NY - APRIL 30: Maddalena Sullivan visits a grave on the two-month anniversary of the death of her cat Spanky at the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery and Crematory on April 30, 2012 in Hartsdale, New York. The cemetery, established in 1896, is the oldest pet cemetery in the United States and serves as the final resting place for tens of thousands of animals. Pet owners can spend as much as $20,000 for a large plot to bury multiple pets and as little as $300-400 for small plots to bury ashes if they choose cremation. Pet owners also have the option of eventually having their own ashes buried in the plot, alongside their pets. (John Moore, Getty Images)

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April 30, 2012 Link to timesunion.com website: http://www.timesunion.com/news/slideshow/Hartsdale-Pet-Cemetery-42357.php#photo-2882963

HARTSDALE, NY - APRIL 30: Maddalena Sullivan visits a grave on the two-month anniversary of the death of her cat Spanky at the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery and Crematory on April 30, 2012 in Hartsdale, New York. The cemetery, established in 1896, is the oldest pet cemetery in the United States and serves as the final resting place for tens of thousands of animals. Pet owners can spend as much as $20,000 for a large plot to bury multiple pets and as little as $300-400 for small plots to bury ashes if they choose cremation. Pet owners also have the option of eventually having their own ashes buried in the plot, alongside their pets. (John Moore, Getty Images)

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HARTSDALE, NY - APRIL 30: A gravestone marks the final resting place of a horse's ashes at the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery and Crematory on April 30, 2012 in Hartsdale, New York. The cemetery, established in 1896, is the oldest pet cemetery in the United States and serves as the final resting place for tens of thousands of animals. Pet owners can spend as much as $20,000 for a large plot to bury multiple pets and as little as $300-400 for small plots to bury ashes if they choose cremation. Pet owners also have the option of eventually having their own ashes buried in the plot, alongside their pets. (John Moore, Getty Images)

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HARTSDALE, NY - APRIL 30: Graves and tombs mark pets' final resting place at the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery and Crematory on April 30, 2012 in Hartsdale, New York. The cemetery, established in 1896, is the oldest pet cemetery in the United States and serves as the final resting place for tens of thousands of animals. Pet owners can spend as much as $20,000 for a large plot to bury multiple pets and as little as $300-400 for small plots to bury ashes if they choose cremation. Pet owners also have the option of eventually having their own ashes buried in the plot, alongside their pets. (John Moore, Getty Images)

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HARTSDALE, NY - APRIL 30: A couple tours the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery and Crematory while choosing a future plot for their pet on April 30, 2012 in Hartsdale, New York. The cemetery, established in 1896, is the oldest pet cemetery in the United States and serves as the final resting place for tens of thousands of animals. Pet owners can spend as much as $20,000 for a large plot to bury multiple pets and as little as $300-400 for small plots to bury ashes if they choose cremation. Pet owners also have the option of eventually having their own ashes buried in the plot, alongside their pets. (John Moore, Getty Images)

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HARTSDALE, NY - APRIL 30: Pet chaplain David James prepares to conduct a graveside service at the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery and Crematory on April 30, 2012 in Hartsdale, New York. Rev. James, a former Episcopalian priest, conducts services for grieving pet owners during the week, although his spring weekends, he said, are mostly busy with weddings for people. The cemetery, established in 1896, is the oldest pet cemetery in the United States and serves as the final resting place for tens of thousands of pets. Pet owners can spend as much as $20,000 for a large plot to bury multiple pets and as little as $300-400 for small plots to bury ashes if they choose cremation. Pet owners also have the option of eventually having their own ashes buried in the plot, alongside their pets. (John Moore, Getty Images)

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HARTSDALE, NY - APRIL 30: A casket awaits burial at the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery and Crematory on April 30, 2012 in Hartsdale, New York. The cemetery, established in 1896, is the oldest pet cemetery in the United States and serves as the final resting place for tens of thousands of animals. Pet owners can spend as much as $20,000 for a large plot to bury multiple pets and as little as $300-400 for small plots to bury ashes if they choose cremation. Pet owners also have the option of eventually having their own ashes buried in the plot, alongside their pets. (John Moore, Getty Images)

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April 30, 2012 Link to timesunion.com website: http://www.timesunion.com/news/slideshow/Hartsdale-Pet-Cemetery-42357.php#photo-2882963

HARTSDALE, NY - APRIL 30: Gravestones mark pets' final resting place at the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery and Crematory on April 30, 2012 in Hartsdale, New York. The cemetery, established in 1896, is the oldest pet cemetery in the United States and serves as the final resting place for tens of thousands of animals. Pet owners can spend as much as $20,000 for a large plot to bury multiple pets and as little as $300-400 for small plots to bury ashes if they choose cremation. Pet owners also have the option of eventually having their own ashes buried in the plot, alongside their pets. (John Moore, Getty Images)

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April 30, 2012 Link to timesunion.com website: http://www.timesunion.com/news/slideshow/Hartsdale-Pet-Cemetery-42357.php#photo-2882963

HARTSDALE, NY - APRIL 30: Pet chaplain David James prepares to conduct a graveside service at the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery and Crematory on April 30, 2012 in Hartsdale, New York. Rev. James, a former Episcopalian priest, conducts services for grieving pet owners during the week, although his spring weekends, he said, are mostly busy with weddings for people. The cemetery, established in 1896, is the oldest pet cemetery in the United States and serves as the final resting place for tens of thousands of pets. Pet owners can spend as much as $20,000 for a large plot to bury multiple pets and as little as $300-400 for small plots to bury ashes if they choose cremation. Pet owners also have the option of eventually having their own ashes buried in the plot, alongside their pets. (John Moore, Getty Images)

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HARTSDALE, NY - APRIL 30: Pet chaplain David James conducts a graveside service for Justin, a twelve-year-old beagle-hound at the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery and Crematory on April 30, 2012 in Hartsdale, New York. Rev. The pet owner, attorney Spencer Warren, had brought his beloved Justin from Annandale, Virginia. The cemetery, established in 1896, is the oldest pet cemetery in the United States and serves as the final resting place for tens of thousands of pets. Pet owners can spend as much as $20,000 for a large plot to bury multiple pets and as little as $300-400 for small plots to bury ashes if they choose cremation. Pet owners also have the option of eventually having their own ashes buried in the plot, alongside their pets. (John Moore, Getty Images)

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HARTSDALE, NY - APRIL 30: The casket of a 12-year-old beagle-hound Justin is carried for burial at the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery and Crematory on April 30, 2012 in Hartsdale, New York. Spencer Warren, an Annandale, Virginia attorney, had traveled with Justin's body to bury him here on a shady hillside. The cemetery, established in 1896, is the oldest pet cemetery in the United States and serves as the final resting place for tens of thousands of pets. Pet owners can spend as much as $20,000 for a large plot to bury multiple pets and as little as $300-400 for small plots to bury ashes if they choose cremation. Pet owners also have the option of eventually having their own ashes buried in the plot, alongside their pets. (John Moore, Getty Images)

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HARTSDALE, NY - APRIL 30: Grieving pet owner Spencer Warren opens the casket of his beloved 12-year-old beagle-hound Justin in the viewing room of the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery and Crematory on April 30, 2012 in Hartsdale, New York. Warren, an Annandale, Virginia attorney, had traveled with Justin's body to bury him here on a shady hillside. The cemetery, established in 1896, is the oldest pet cemetery in the United States and serves as the final resting place for tens of thousands of pets. Pet owners can spend as much as $20,000 for a large plot to bury multiple pets and as little as $300-400 for small plots to bury ashes if they choose cremation. Pet owners also have the option of eventually having their own ashes buried in the plot, alongside their pets. (John Moore, Getty Images)

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April 30, 2012 Link to timesunion.com website: http://www.timesunion.com/news/slideshow/Hartsdale-Pet-Cemetery-42357.php#photo-2882963

HARTSDALE, NY - APRIL 30: Pet chaplain David James comforts grieving pet owner Spencer Warren in the viewing room of the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery and Crematory on April 30, 2012 in Hartsdale, New York. Warren, an Annandale, VA attorney, had traveled with the body of his 12-year-old hound-beagle Justin to bury him there. The cemetery, established in 1896, is the oldest pet cemetery in the United States and serves as the final resting place for tens of thousands of pets. Pet owners can spend as much as $20,000 for a large plot to bury multiple pets and as little as $300-400 for small plots to bury ashes if they choose cremation. Pet owners also have the option of eventually having their own ashes buried in the plot, alongside their pets. (John Moore, Getty Images)

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HARTSDALE, NY - APRIL 30: Photos of pet owner Spencer Warren and his dogs sit on display next to the coffin containing the body of his 12-year-old beagle-hound Justin in the viewing room of the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery and Crematory on April 30, 2012 in Hartsdale, New York. Warren, an Annandale, Virginia attorney, had traveled with Justin's body to bury him here on a shady hillside. The cemetery, established in 1896, is the oldest pet cemetery in the United States and serves as the final resting place for tens of thousands of pets. Pet owners can spend as much as $20,000 for a large plot to bury multiple pets and as little as $300-400 for small plots to bury ashes if they choose cremation. Pet owners also have the option of eventually having their own ashes buried in the plot, alongside their pets. (John Moore, Getty Images)

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April 30, 2012 Link to timesunion.com website: http://www.timesunion.com/news/slideshow/Hartsdale-Pet-Cemetery-42357.php#photo-2882963

HARTSDALE, NY - APRIL 30: Gravestones mark pets' final resting place at the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery and Crematory on April 30, 2012 in Hartsdale, New York. The cemetery, established in 1896, is the oldest pet cemetery in the United States and serves as the final resting place for tens of thousands of animals. Pet owners can spend as much as $20,000 for a large plot to bury multiple pets and as little as $300-400 for small plots to bury ashes if they choose cremation. Pet owners also have the option of eventually having their own ashes buried in the plot, alongside their pets. (John Moore, Getty Images)