Dogs and other pets are members of the family. When the moment of disappearance comes, we are faced with a duel and a complex situation. If the dog dies at the vet he will take care of all the procedures, but if he dies at home you need to be well informed about all the steps to follow.
The most common is to call the trusted vet, collect your pet’s body and take it to the veterinary clinic, as they usually have an area where they can hold the dog’s body for several hours until cremation. If the dog dies in the clinic, they are directly involved in the whole process.
Pass in ID record
From a legal point of view, notification should be made to identity records. The animal has been registered in this database and they will not be able to cancel it without death notice. The procedures are simple. Simply remove the pet’s microchip (there are 15 digits) and its death is recorded in the database.
Each autonomous community has its own animal identification register. For example, in the Community of Madrid, where more than 280,000 dogs live, identification of dogs and cats is mandatory and facilitates control, rescue of lost animals, health control, as well as statistical and epidemiological studies.
Individual and collective cremation
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In Spain, the law prohibits the burial of animals without permission and also “uncontrolled waste”. Therefore, you must choose whether you want an individual or collective cremation.
individual cremation In the case, it’s a little closer. There is a wide variety of animal crematoriums that are responsible for collecting the pet at home or in the veterinary clinic. Cremation takes about three hours and you can normally be there if you wish.
The customary thing is that they then give you a vase with the ashes and a certificate of cremation of the individual in question. Its price ranges from 200 to 300 euros. Additionally, some companies offer funeral home services by arranging a room for another family member.
mass cremation It is the ‘coldest’ one. The vast majority of municipalities have services for the removal of dead animals, meaning the authorities go to the home or clinic and deal with the dog’s body, which is then transported to a mass cremation centre. In this case, neither the samovar nor the ash will be returned to you.
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Mr. Dog. Michaela de la Maza
Spain has several pet cemeteries: El Último Parque in Madrid; in the Seine, Valencia; Son Llar in Tarragona; and the Small Animals Cemetery near Barcelona. Four cemeteries where the veterinary certificate that the dog did not die of an infectious disease must be submitted, because in these cases the body must be cremated so that it cannot transmit the disease.
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