Faithful Unto Death: Pet cemeteries and and animal memorials with author Paul Koudounaris
Schedule
Sun, 20 Apr, 2025 at 03:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
La Matadora Gallery | Joshua Tree, CA
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It's Easter Sunday so why not spend the day thinking about the pets you've loved rather than stuffy old Jesus? In 1881 a dog named Cherry was laid to rest on the outskirts of Hyde Park in London. This seemingly innocuous act spurred a revolution. Other pet owners would soon follow suit, adding graves alongside Cherry's, and the world's first urban pet cemetery was born. Dead pets had previously been consigned to garbage heaps, rending plants, or tossed in rivers, but no more, not after the pet owners of London stood fast in the face of often mocking public sentiment that an animal that had lived and been loved as a family deserves at the end a death with love and dignity. Their example would spread and is now found around the world in a fascinating and touching array of different traditions. Dr. Paul Koudounaris will discuss his new book filled with stunning photos on animal burials and memorials, Faithful Unto Death, sharing not just his insights into the history of animal burials, but stories that range from tear-jerker to outright bizarre.
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Where is it happening?
La Matadora Gallery, 61857 Twentynine Palms Hwy, Joshua Tree, CA 92252-2919, United States,Joshua Tree, CaliforniaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
