Comments on: At The Pet Cemetery https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/03/18/at-the-pet-cemetery/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Tue, 27 Mar 2018 21:39:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Vivienne https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/03/18/at-the-pet-cemetery/#comment-1201211 Tue, 27 Mar 2018 21:39:33 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=164686#comment-1201211 Dear Gentle Author

I would really love you to have a kitten or cat – to keep you company, especially when you are ill.

Also, for you to post about the cat and its life. The new cat will become part of the Spitalfield’s history.

]]> By: Brian https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/03/18/at-the-pet-cemetery/#comment-1199406 Wed, 21 Mar 2018 04:06:11 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=164686#comment-1199406 Must admit by the time I’d finished reading this post, I was finding it a bit hard. Not easy reading with tears in the eyes. Beautiful thanks for sharing.

]]> By: R N Hurdle https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/03/18/at-the-pet-cemetery/#comment-1199278 Mon, 19 Mar 2018 13:31:33 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=164686#comment-1199278 Really sad

]]> By: Mary https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/03/18/at-the-pet-cemetery/#comment-1199275 Mon, 19 Mar 2018 12:15:41 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=164686#comment-1199275 I think Catherine’s comment below sums this up perfectly.

I feel very grateful that I live in a country where, despite occasionally hearing of appalling animal cruelty cases, this is far from the norm and we have a very special relationship with our animals.
I think the speed with which funds were raised to clear the fallen tree is testament to this.

]]> By: Connie Unangst https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/03/18/at-the-pet-cemetery/#comment-1199273 Mon, 19 Mar 2018 12:05:09 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=164686#comment-1199273 What a bittersweet place. It brought a tear to my eyes. On another note. I think you need to adopt a new friend. There’s always a kitty that needs a rescue. Sincerely. Connie

]]> By: Jennifer Newbold https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/03/18/at-the-pet-cemetery/#comment-1199219 Sun, 18 Mar 2018 22:07:50 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=164686#comment-1199219 Dear GA,

I hope, that as time heals, you will find a place in your home for another furry companion. I don’t wish for you to be alone.

Best wishes.

]]> By: patricia https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/03/18/at-the-pet-cemetery/#comment-1199215 Sun, 18 Mar 2018 21:05:31 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=164686#comment-1199215 YES LOVE NEVER DIES XXX FOR ALL THE SWEET FUR BABIES SO SADLY MISSED.
SLEEPING NOW WHERE NO SHADOWS FALL…… BLESS AND THANK THEM ALL FOR THEIR UNCONDITIONAL AND PRECIOUS LOVE……. LOVE RULES.

]]> By: Alan Bennett https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/03/18/at-the-pet-cemetery/#comment-1199213 Sun, 18 Mar 2018 20:57:41 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=164686#comment-1199213 We have a seven-month old yellow lab named Karma living with us – a trainee guide dog. Animals have so much to offer us and deserve to be remembered and valued.

The Pet Cemetery and Postman’s Park are great places to comtemplate the idea of community; love and respect for the dignity of all.

]]> By: Gilbert O'Brien https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/03/18/at-the-pet-cemetery/#comment-1199212 Sun, 18 Mar 2018 20:52:40 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=164686#comment-1199212 Fascinating tale (excuse pun). I wonder if you are aware of the Hyde Park Dog Cemetery — a small cemetery which is a bit of a secret. Located on the southern side of the Bayswater Road, just over the junction of North Carriage Drive. Easily seen from the top deck of a bus going towards Notting Hill Gate. It isn’t otherwise easily seen (unless it has opened to the public since I was last along that stretch of road) as it is in what was presumably the garden of one of the lodges (or park keeper’s cottages) just at the edge of the park.

]]> By: Hilda Kean https://spitalfieldslife.com/2018/03/18/at-the-pet-cemetery/#comment-1199204 Sun, 18 Mar 2018 17:22:15 +0000 http://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=164686#comment-1199204 The PDSA cemetery is interesting but you have forgotten to recall that the PDSA took in half a million animals to that site during the killings at the start of the Second World War (as discussed in their Annual Report of 1945).

(I discuss this in my Great Cat and Dog Massacre that was partly included in Spitalfields Life last November 2017. A new paperback edition is coming out in the next few weeks.)

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