Pet cremations, complete with Buddhist rituals, are popping up across Bangkok for dogs, cats and even monkeys. According to Buddhist belief, merit garnered in each life eventually leads to nirvana -- the state of non-suffering. "In this life, she (Dollar) couldn't go to the temples to make merit for herself. "Successful or famous animals like fighting cocks who won the awards will also be brought for cremation," said Theerawat, a former pet salon owner who jumped into the "good" business of full-blown pet cremation four years ago. "If the next life exists, please come back and be my daughter, don't be born as a pet anymore," she said.//AFP

Source: The Nation Bangkok December 03, 2017 03:22 UTC