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In a shady corner of a cemetery in Myanmar’s commercial capital of Yangon, pastel-colored headstones mark the final resting places of dozens of beloved pets: Treasure , Blacky , Princess , Bark A Lotzzi .
Local doctor Tin Htun Naing said he created the burial ground, the country’s largest and best known, in 2015 when his dog, Little Daughter, died after 15 years of loyal companionship and he couldn’t find a place to inter her.
While pet ownership is on the rise, few people in densely populated Yangon have gardens. When pets die, many have little choice but to dump their bodies in landfills or rivers, or find a plot of unused farmland.
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Myanmar doctor battles to keep country s best-known pet cemetery open
Doctor Tin Htun Naing poses for a photograph at Pyin Htaung Kyaung cemetery, the only cemetery for pets in Yangon, on Dec 11, 2020. (Photo: Reuters/Shwe Paw Mya Tin)
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YANGON: In a shady corner of a cemetery in Myanmar’s commercial capital of Yangon, pastel-coloured headstones mark the final resting places of dozens of beloved pets: Treasure, Blacky, Princess, Bark A Lotzzi.
Local doctor Tin Htun Naing said he created the burial ground, the country’s largest and best-known, in 2015 when his dog, Little Daughter, died after 15 years of loyal companionship and he couldn’t find a place to inter her.