A dog owner in America had her healthy pet put down and cremated to be buried with her when she died.
Emma, a shih tzu mix, was put down and cremated, despite efforts of an animal shelter to stop it from happening.
Workers at the shelter in Virginia reportedly spent two weeks trying to convince people close to the dead woman not to carry out her last wishes.
But Emma was put to sleep in March this year.
“We did suggest they could sign the dog over on numerous occasions because it’s a dog we could easily find a home for and re-home,” said Carrie Jones, the manager of Chesterfield Animal Services in Virginia, reports Associated Press.
“Ultimately, they came back in on 22 March and redeemed the dog.”
Emma was put down, cremated, put in an urn and given to the representative of the dead woman’s estate for burial.
