To b. norton Last year our friend of 7 years died and we were grief stricken, as anyone else would be I imagine, and we wanted to have Sid buried so we could visit and pay our respects. Since we live in an apartment, a backyard burial was obviously out of the question. Our vet suggested a local pet cemetary which turned out to be less than 5 miles from us. I never even knew it was there. It wasn't cheap. To the best of my recollection, it cost us around $500+ which included a headstone with a metal engraving of a picture of Sid. This did not include a yearly maintenance fee of $25 or we could have opted for a one-time perpetual maintenance payment of $300. A less expensive option is cremation but we didn't want to do that. I'm not sorry that we spent the money. Sid meant a lot to us and I couldn't put a monetary value on that. And, it sure is nice to be able to take fresh flowers and visit. mike [Posted in FML issue 0758]