NY tells pet cemeteries to stop taking in humans

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NY tells pet cemeteries to stop taking in humans
HARTSDALE, N.Y., Fri Jun 10, 07:40 PM

A state agency has told New York's animal cemeteries to stop burying the ashes of pet owners alongside their beloved cats, dogs and parakeets.

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Hartsdale was ordered to stop taking in human ashes - it never allowed intact human remains - on Feb. 8, three days after it was featured in an Associated Press story about human burials in pet cemeteries. The order was issued statewide in April, said Lisa MacSpadden, spokeswoman for the New York Department of State, which includes the cemetery division.

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The New York cemetery division said any cemetery providing burial space for humans must be operated as a not-for-profit corporation. And by promoting the human-interment service and charging a fee — $235 to open a grave and add ashes — Hartsdale was violating laws governing not-for-profit corporations, it said.

However, Martin says the pet cemetery is a private, for-profit business. And the Division of Cemeteries' own website says private cemeteries do not fall under its jurisdiction.


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http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/NY-Tells-Pet-Cemeteries-to-Stop-Taking-in-Humans-123650329.html