Burying your pet with dignity, respect and love

Young students may well have come up with a solution to pet burial. Jonathan deBurca Butler takes a look at Peffins, which has been nominated at this year’s Student Enterprise Awards.

FOR most families and individuals the loss of a pet can mean as much anguish and pain as the death of a family member. Pet owners often feel they should repay years of unquestioning loyalty and companionship with the right kind of send-off, and quite often they are prepared to pay for it.

Pet cemeteries are an option but often they are expensive, with plots costing in the region of €500, while the island’s only crematorium for pets is in Belfast.