the law on burial of pets in your garden

[konfusha]

can i be put right on an issue. can i bury a cat in a back garden of a private house?

[stanleyman]

Who is going to stop you? It might be considered a health hazard if your pet were as big as a pig though.

[gingerflaps]

i dont believe there is any law against it. When i was younger we buried 2 cats and a rat in my back garden.

[Hippy]

One 13yr old puss went under the apple tree and now I have lovely apples. Last dearly departed Kimmy has a little headstone at the side of the path in the front garden, and I see it and remember her every day on the way to and form work. Surely there can be no objection to what you want. Make it a celebration of puss's life, and a reminder to you for the future.

[Lonnie]

My neighbours recently buried their cat in their garden, they said there's no law says you can't.

[WendyS]

I think you can bury a cat anywhere you like on your private land, but there's only one word of caution which is upsetting but true. If foxes are known to visit your garden you will have to bury it in at least two feet of earth. They have a very strong sense of smell, and not being averse to dead prey such as road kills, will dig it up, carry it off and eat it. It would be a distressing finale if a pet cat ended up in such a manner.

[lankeela]

No reason why not - provided its YOUR garden!

[ronnor]

seems you can bury anything you like in a private garden.this includes human remains.try iGreens.org.uk then go to burial on private land

[cat woman]

We have buried 5 cats, 6 gerbils, 4 russian hamsters and 1 budgie in our garden, sorrybut 2 gold fish went down the loo. xxx :-)