pets

[Maria Lunk]

According to the Russian Orthodox tradition, animals do not have souls 
therefore crosses in pet graves/cemetaries (don't know if they exist in 
contemporary Russia) are inappropriate.

Russell Valentino wrote:

> A colleague in another field is part of a seminar on animal-human 
> relations. She's working on the burying and mourning of pets. This has 
> made me curious about whether Russians or other Slavs have pet 
> graveyards and, if they exist, whether there are prohibitions about 
> the placement of crosses in them.
>
> Please respond off-list to russell-valentino at uiowa.edu.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> Russell Valentino
>
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