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Myanmar doctor battles to keep country s best known pet cemetery open Published On Myanmar doctor battles to keep country s best known pet cemetery open YANGON (Reuters) - 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. ....