"Dodo" was a dog who's cemetery bills didn't get paid. The owners are Chinese immigrants who moved to New Jersey, but said they didn't get the bills for annual upkeep. It ended badly.
Pet cemetery president Edward Martin said workers literally dug up the dog. "Yes, yes we did. Yes we cremated her and spread the ashes over the cemetery," Martin said.
It was a horrendous shock to the grieving pet owners, but a state judge said Hartsdale Pet Cemetery - the oldest in America - has the right to do what it did, even if the plot owners didn't intentionally fail to pay their bills.
Dodo's owner, John Tsun, said "We're not happy with the decision. This has been very difficult for my wife."
John Tait the couple's attorney said "They spent $10,000 on a pacemaker for this dog, they spent $2,000 to bury the dog. They got him an oak casket. So to suggest they wouldn't pay $30 had they been told, or gotten an invoice, is ridiculous," Tait said.
With news video.
5 comments:
Not paying the bills can have consequenses- even for rich people who spend more cash on their pet than some can afford on their kids...
Surely they knew there was some sort of payment system when they had the dog buried. I didn't receive a notice to pay my car registration this year, but I didn't assume I didn't need to pay it.
lol pet cemetary!!!!
I didn't know they even made pacemakers for dogs...
Check out the plastic wrap on the furniture. A $10K pacemaker and plastic wrapped chairs...classy!
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