{"id":2000648,"date":"2023-08-14T22:25:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T02:25:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-bill-to-allow-pets-to-be-buried-alongside-owners\/"},"modified":"2023-08-14T22:28:18","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T02:28:18","slug":"california-bill-to-allow-pets-to-be-buried-alongside-owners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-bill-to-allow-pets-to-be-buried-alongside-owners\/","title":{"rendered":"California bill allows pets to be buried with owners."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-bill-to-allow-pets-to-be-buried-alongside-owners%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2000648&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A \u2063Bill to Allow \u200dPets to be Buried with Their\u2062 Owners Returns\u200b to California State Senate<\/h2>\n<p>A bill\u2064 seeking to allow cemeteries to allocate areas where pets \u200ccan be\u2063 buried alongside \u200ctheir owners \u2064will return to the California State Senate for discussion after the\u200b session resumes from\u2063 summer \u200brecess\u200c on August 14.<\/p>\n<p>The bill was authored by Assemblywoman Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand Oaks) in response\u200b to the increasing number of pet owners who wish\u200d to be\u2062 buried with their beloved animals as a way to \u200bexpress their affection.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cFor the majority of Californians who own pets,\u200c our \u200bfurry friends are more than just friends\u2014they are family,\u201d Ms.\u2064 Irwin said in an analysis of the bill. \u201cAs such, it is \u2064natural\u2063 for owners to\u2064 want \u200bto keep their furry members close in the\u2064 afterlife to celebrate and honor the joy they brought\u200c to them.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/california-repurposing-3-government-buildings-in-capital-into-affordable-housing-5460812\">California\u200c Repurposing 3 Government Buildings\u200b in Capital Into Affordable Housing<\/a> \u2064 &#8211; 8\/11\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/health\/california-skittles-bill-step-toward-safer-foods-5452240\">California &#8216;Skittles Bill&#8217;\u2013Step Toward \u200cSafer Foods<\/a> &#8211; 8\/11\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Assembly Bill 528, if enacted, would grant public or\u200c private cemeteries \u200bin\u200d the state the right to establish \u200ba designated section on their grounds exclusively for\u200d the interment of deceased pets\u2063 alongside their owners.<\/p>\n<p>However, \u2064while\u200d pets \u2062and their owners can be placed together\u2064 within a shared plot, niche, crypt, or vault, the\u2062 proposed law mandates that the \u2064remains of the two must be kept in distinct containers.<\/p>\n<p>The bill\u2064 will next be heard\u2063 in the Senate Appropriations Committee. No date has been \u200dscheduled.<\/p>\n<p>Working its way \u2063through the Legislature, the bill has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-and-media-enablers-are-overlooking-child-sex-crimes-to-protect-ketanji-brown-jackson\/\" title=\"Democrats And Media Enablers Are Overlooking Child Sex Crimes To Protect Ketanji Brown Jackson\">received unanimous support<\/a> so far.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThrough this bill, we are providing families with the opportunity to keep\u200c their furry family close to them in death, just as they were in life,\u201d Ms. Irwin said in\u200d the\u200b bill \u2062analysis.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According\u200b to a\u200d 2023 survey conducted by the American \u2063Veterinary Medical Association, approximately 16 million \u2063California residents are pet owners.<\/p>\n<p>Other states such\u2063 as New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Florida have already passed similar\u200d bills, allowing for the co-burial of humans and pets. This practice gained attention after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-target-exec-reveals-the-one-item-that-was-big-mistake-and-sparked-consumer-backlash\/\" title=\"Ex-Target Exec admits mistake with one item that caused backlash.\">commentary piece published<\/a> \u200cby NPR in 2017\u2064 highlighted the concept of &#8220;whole-family \u200bcemeteries&#8221; and the growing recognition of pets as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-michigan-house-member-files-to-impeach-governor-gretchen-whitmer\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Michigan House Member Files to Impeach Governor Gretchen Whitmer\">family members<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, some may view this practice as unconventional and\u200c it\u2063 could raise religious or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-bill-to-allow-pets-to-be-buried-alongside-owners\/\" title=\"California bill allows pets to be buried with owners.\">custom-related concerns<\/a>. In 2009, a similar\u200d bill proposed in Washington state faced opposition from Judy Faaberg of \u200dthe Washington Cemetery, Cremation &#038; Funeral Association.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cTry going\u200c back to the \u2062families who in good faith \u200dbought their graves in the \u2063knowledge that it was people-only,\u201d Ms. \u2064Faaberg wrote.\u2063 \u201cTry telling people of various religious faiths who believe \u2063various animals are anathem<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bill allowing cemeteries to designate pet burial areas will be discussed in the California State Senate after the summer recess on Aug. 14. 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