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日本語/Japanese  Mon 04/21 20:35 JST
This is a sign at Meguro River with the standard warnings.
  • 1.Dont go behind this fence.
  • 3.Dont pour poisonous or smelly substances in the river.
  • 4.Dont place objects near the river and dont start fires.
All pretty standard stuff except number 2 - "Dont throw rubbish, stones or *dead animals* in the river.
It seems like the throw-dead-animal-in-river thing happens so much that they actually ask people not to do it. Done a search on the subject and seems like it is a popular way to dispose of pets - could be to do with the cost of disposal which varies by area.

The city of Kobe charges 4,000 yen to dispose a pet (source) while Shinjuku in Tokyo charges 2,600 yen (source).

Folks who dont want to throw their pet in the river or ask the local ward to "dispose" of it can have it cremated at a cost. Below are prices from this cemetery. Once the animal has been cremated, they will keep pets in the cemetery grounds at a cost of up to 20,000 yen per year - they even have a live camera so that previous pet owners can keep an eye on their pets ashes...
The shelves that you see contain glass cabinets where owners place toys and photos together with the ashes.

How are pets disposed of or laid to rest in your region?

BTW, while searching for "dead animals river", I came across this recent news item reporting how 8 dead cats were found in a river - 6 of them without heads...
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Tami in Germany - Cologne
WebDesign, Coding, Administration
Registered on 2007/12/16 10:42
Hmm... well once my bunnies go to carrot heaven i will do the cemetery thing and get a nice bowl for the ashes to be sealed airtight and such.
I like them a lot, to much to just throw them away... :/
(ID #173358) Posted on 2008/04/21 20:59
Fabian in Germany
student
Registered on 2008/01/09 00:24
After our previous dog died we buried him in the garden of my parents' house and we used a suitably shaped rock as it's tombstone. 
(ID #173366) Posted on 2008/04/21 21:21
myu in Finland
Student
Registered on 2007/07/03 20:52
Same here.
(ID #173447) Posted on 2008/04/22 00:43
Chaos815 in N. Smithfield, RI, US
Student in Networking
Registered on 2007/10/11 14:36
Old dog and cat buried in the woods behind my house.
(ID #173488) Posted on 2008/04/22 02:58
mavadotar in Peterborough/Ottawa, Canada
Game Development Student
Registered on 2007/12/11 19:26
In my area people generally bury their pets in their back yards, unless they don't have enough land, in which case they generally bury it in someone else they know's back yard. Even the vet office generally buries pets if they get euthanized or something. Then there are Pet Cemeteries, where they will bury your pet and put up a nice tombstone that you can come visit. This is probably all because Canada has one of the lowest population densities in the world, and I grew up in a small city and rural enviroment. We have so much land that burying pets is the most practical.
(ID #173370) Posted on 2008/04/21 21:35
Nathan in Atlanta, GA, USA
student
Registered on 2007/08/22 22:03
That's very similar to where I'm from. There's lots of wooded areas around my home, so people would just go out there and bury their pet. Dead fish get the flush treatment though haha. I wonder if people in Japan flush their dead fish down the toilet...
(ID #173428) Posted on 2008/04/21 23:38
radical anime fan in Dai-Singapore-dan. Hotter than Kamina and Lelouch combined.
Polytechnic Freshman. Mmm... fresh.
Registered on 2007/01/25 21:20
Well, I could always bury the hamster in the potted plant and fashion a little cross for it...

8 cats in the river, six without heads?! It's worse than the serial cat abuser Singapore has.
(ID #173371) Posted on 2008/04/21 21:38
Nagato in USA
University Student
Registered on 2008/01/09 21:39
80 do9llars to cremate a HAMSTER? Noooooooooo thanks. D:
(ID #173373) Posted on 2008/04/21 21:41
brakko in Italy
"student"
Registered on 2008/03/27 06:19
the same think that I have thought. japanese have money to burn!

I've got 2 cats, and if one of them will die (...) I think I'll bury it in my garden.
(ID #173407) Posted on 2008/04/21 22:56
Phenie in South Africa
Catgirl Trainer.
Registered on 2007/01/08 15:26
That is rather pricey. Still I don't think I could ever throw my poor catgirls (yes, yes... just female cats) into a river, whether they were dead or not, they would have to get a proper cremation. >_<

I don't think we are charged much here, if anything at all to have pets cremated. Not certain though, as I've never paid for it myself.
(ID #173378) Posted on 2008/04/21 21:57
Caitlin in Japan
Dancing Monkey
Registered on 2008/03/07 21:56
We had my dog cremated when she died last year.  It seemed more appropriate that just burying her in the backyard.
(ID #173379) Posted on 2008/04/21 22:02
oliphant in Sydney
Design Student
Registered on 2007/01/10 19:04
I dont know what happened to our dog. It was put down by the vet, so probably labeled biohazard material like aborted fetuses are. (too much information?)

the costs to bring life into being = and  puting it to rest?
(ID #173380) Posted on 2008/04/21 22:05
D_Blade in Montreal
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:48
Can't pet owners just dig a grave for their animals? Is that too difficult or too demanding?
Some critters truly are not respected even after they pass away... I'd pray for them.
(ID #173386) Posted on 2008/04/21 22:17
x33b in Chicago, USA
Network Admin
Registered on 2007/11/24 04:49
My vet says that when most people put down their pets, they just leave them at the animal hospital. They say its rare for people to take them home and bury them. 
(ID #173404) Posted on 2008/04/21 22:44
student
Registered on 2007/11/16 21:18
You may also want to get your money back if they happen to harvest your dead pet's organs.

I mean, you never know...
(ID #173479) Posted on 2008/04/22 02:29
tarsier in germany
Registered on 2008/02/23 08:50
I guess it would be hard to dig a pet grave if you live in an apartment surrounded by concrete. 
And being caught by the police carrying a dirty shovel through through a public park also doesn't sound to tempting.. 
(ID #173405) Posted on 2008/04/21 22:46
D_Blade in Montreal
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
Registered on 2006/12/31 22:48
I see your point. Some would label you as a mad killer trying to hide the proofs. :P
(ID #173607) Posted on 2008/04/22 09:06
soonkiong in Kuching, Malaysia
Student
Registered on 2007/08/22 12:50
80 dollars to cremate a hamster? i can do it for you at 40. ^^;;
(ID #173390) Posted on 2008/04/21 22:20
tarsier in germany
Registered on 2008/02/23 08:50
Here in germany it used to be allowed to bury pets in your garden, at a minimum dept of 50cm. 
Unless there were restrictions due to groundwater.

Now pets need to be professionally disposed due to EU BSE safety regulations.
(ID #173400) Posted on 2008/04/21 22:37
Henry in Makati, Philippines
anime/cosplay events organizer
Registered on 2006/12/25 19:17
if a pet has passed away, we provide it a proper burial by digging up a grave for the pet at a vacant lot...no expense and there's no law that prohibits us to do this

i don't know if we have a pet cemetery here ^^;;;;
(ID #173414) Posted on 2008/04/21 23:10
gregory_gdp in Boise, ID
Photographer
Registered on 2007/07/16 21:56
Yeah we used to "recycle" our dead animals.  By that I mean we buried them out in the back back yard.  Gave them a little graveside service and all. 

Can't have any fury pets at the moment with the no pets policy at the place I'm living at now. Which is just fine. 
(ID #173429) Posted on 2008/04/21 23:50
squee in Singapore
Techie
Registered on 2007/09/27 05:11
I currently have 2 dogs and 6 cats ^^
As for disposal of dead pets, I know vets here can help but I forgot the charges
(ID #173430) Posted on 2008/04/21 23:51
Nasshu in Israel
HS student
Registered on 2007/07/06 06:23
From what I heard from a friend whose cat died in an unfortunate washing machine accident._."
They just throw them in the dumpster=/
(ID #173434) Posted on 2008/04/21 23:59
JB. in S. California
Creative Director
Registered on 2008/02/18 01:49
A washing machine accident huh? This dose not sound like an accident to me. Maybe the cat mafia.
(ID #173478) Posted on 2008/04/22 02:28
Benjamin Takeyo in Lieu de la batille decisive
ひきこもり/Hikikomori. Suits my current state more than a 大学生/University Student. ^^
Registered on 2007/12/04 23:16
"It's costly to die in Japan"

And that's also true for pets. >_<
(ID #173436) Posted on 2008/04/22 00:07
Jotham in Los Angeles, CA
Student
Registered on 2008/03/08 16:19
if thats so
then I want an expensive death
haha!
(ID #173514) Posted on 2008/04/22 04:46
Evil King in Vlaardingen, the Netherlands, Earth
Student and full-time otaku
Registered on 2007/12/19 00:24
Wow, that's quite expensive; more money to burn the thing than to buy it it seems. We've only had small pets so we dumped 'em in the bin or flushed the fish down the bowl. Although in a moment of respect, we did bury the parakeet and the hamster in the yard XD. Oh yeah and don't ever buy me goldfish; all three sets died withing a week @.@
(ID #173449) Posted on 2008/04/22 00:49
Timotei in Sweden
NEET
Registered on 2008/02/17 09:28
Most of the owners in Sweden bury their animals somewhere close to the house, maybe the backyard. 

(ID #173461) Posted on 2008/04/22 01:57
JB. in S. California
Creative Director
Registered on 2008/02/18 01:49
Dose Japan have an aging pet population? ... more recently on the news here (L.A) was a story on how well and how much money some Japanese spend on taking care of their older pets.

I have not owned a pet for sometime now but have had many in the past. Just too busy to have one these days.
(ID #173462) Posted on 2008/04/22 02:06
ike in Bristol, UK
Quantity Surveyor
Registered on 2007/05/20 21:13
why cremate or throw? comsuming the flesh of your deceased pet and make them a part of you forever! now thats love =D
(ID #173464) Posted on 2008/04/22 02:10
student
Registered on 2007/11/16 21:18
But you will only feel it inside you for until the fateful day you have to go No.2

Though this is the longest, but still the most legal way to dispose your dead animals to the sewers.
(ID #173476) Posted on 2008/04/22 02:27
JB. in S. California
Creative Director
Registered on 2008/02/18 01:49
Were can one pick up a copy of your cook book? and what's the title?
(ID #173481) Posted on 2008/04/22 02:31
Fabian in Germany
student
Registered on 2008/01/09 00:24
I see! So that's what 'The way to one's heart is through his/her stomach.' really means. :D 
(ID #173503) Posted on 2008/04/22 04:28
gordon in 新加坡 Singapore
宅男 Otaku/ 工程师 Engineer
Registered on 2007/06/11 14:57
i try not to keep pets as i won't have time to take care of them. the last pet my family have was a hamster who died of old age (2 yrs old).

my mum said she buried it in the nearby park but i'm not sure whether that's true or not...
(ID #173482) Posted on 2008/04/22 02:31
Jotham in Los Angeles, CA
Student
Registered on 2008/03/08 16:19
she lied so that she could ease the pain for you.
she forcefully shoved it in the toilet with its head broken and bent, yet it refused to be flushed down, eventually it broke into many pieces until it was possible.

LOL jk...I hope your hamster is in peace now. ^^;
(ID #173515) Posted on 2008/04/22 04:49
lostandfound in a UFO... catcher...
Part human, part student, 100% loser
Registered on 2007/10/22 02:10
LOL Jotham, you evil joker!
(ID #173570) Posted on 2008/04/22 07:45
Hakushaku in US(United Shame)
In Insanity Hell
Registered on 2008/03/13 03:33
Buwahahahah....that's so cruel and funny....
(ID #173584) Posted on 2008/04/22 08:11
gordon in 新加坡 Singapore
宅男 Otaku/ 工程师 Engineer
Registered on 2007/06/11 14:57
Jotham, that's exactly what i feared. that's why sometimes i rather not know the truth. :-( 
(ID #173778) Posted on 2008/04/22 14:40
BIGGU-gAi in Between Tengoku & Jigoku...
Chef, Full fledged Otaku, Full time Observer.....
Registered on 2008/02/02 00:26
lol...
very graphic way of saying it...
man you evil...
(ID #174016) Posted on 2008/04/23 01:35
chun in home feeling sleepy LOL
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
Registered on 2007/01/09 14:33
gosh morbid post XP I'm reminded of the movie "pet cemetery" o_o
(ID #173489) Posted on 2008/04/22 03:33
Hayden in London, UK
Custom Pc Builder, Muppet, Pyromaniac, Demolitions Expert
Registered on 2007/01/06 05:53
Ewwww how can people throw their pets into the river??? throwing fish are alright - freash dead bodies - alright - your shit - alright

but pets deserve a dignified burial - BBQ them & serve them up in a bap ASAP before rigor mortis sets in. remember kids! want not! waste not!!!!



(ive always buried my pets at the bottom of my garden)
(ID #173494) Posted on 2008/04/22 03:58
DarkFader in Netherlands
hw sw engineer
Registered on 2007/10/31 07:06
decapitated dedcats? how cruel.
(ID #173495) Posted on 2008/04/22 04:00
mavadotar in Peterborough/Ottawa, Canada
Game Development Student
Registered on 2007/12/11 19:26
They should at least use a weight on the body so you don't have dead animals floating around. A burial at sea is fine, but I'm sure no one wants to see furry fish food floating forever.  
(ID #173509) Posted on 2008/04/22 04:34
thefrikking in Spain
Imperial Guard
Registered on 2007/08/18 06:30
My mother never allows to have pets, she always says something like "Have enough animal with you and your brother..."

And now, I don`t have time to care pets, not even myself...
(ID #173517) Posted on 2008/04/22 04:54
Jotham in Los Angeles, CA
Student
Registered on 2008/03/08 16:19
the last time I had a pet was when I was about 7 or 8 years old, and it was a beagle, a very cute dog >.<
and my dad always tied it on its leash outside on the porch (this porch had no fence and it was ground level to walkways)...
and then one morning I wake up to feed my dog, and whaddya know, somebody cut the leash and stole my dog. I figured it would happen eventually...but my dad refused to let the dog sleep inside....
(ID #173519) Posted on 2008/04/22 04:58
the great paul in Brooklyn, New York
Poor College Student
Registered on 2008/03/14 09:02
does a dead human body fall into dead animal?
(ID #173521) Posted on 2008/04/22 05:06
necrophadian in a van down by the river
Stigmata Martyr
Registered on 2007/04/22 12:13
yes it does, now confess!!!!
(ID #173821) Posted on 2008/04/22 16:47
Katsuyoshi in Poland
Perv
Registered on 2007/11/11 03:20
The way it's usually done is to burry the dead pet in a garden or a forest, here in Poland. But I wonder if I won't cremate my cat to make her a small shrine later ^^
(ID #173523) Posted on 2008/04/22 05:15
XSportSeeker in Brazil
Hikikomori
Registered on 2007/08/22 05:30
My dog is kinda old now (and diabetic!), so I think a lot on topics like these...
His veterinarian even suggested putting him down because of the diabetes, but we decided to keep him.
2 insulin shots a day, and special (very expensive) food for him.

Anyways, the best solution is cremation. I don't mean as sentimental value or anything like that... just that it's the cleanest way to do it.

Most people said they will or did bury their deceased pets in the backyard.
I did that too once.

But I heard this can contaminate the soil, local underground water and even bring diseases...

That's why we have cemeteries for the dead. They are made in strategic places so contamination won't happen... you know, dead decomposing bodies are kinda toxic.

Pet cemeteries are kind of a luxury today, but can also be a solution for the issue.
(ID #173531) Posted on 2008/04/22 06:05
Neil Duckett in Yoyogi, Tokyo
Software Engineer
Registered on 2007/11/06 13:37
Cremation by weight .... amazing.
(ID #173539) Posted on 2008/04/22 06:50
kakit in Toronto, Canada
Student
Registered on 2007/04/24 07:45
Bury pets here in backyard lol that's what happen to my fish anyway that's about all I've got pet wise.
(ID #173558) Posted on 2008/04/22 07:32
Rin in Canada
Student Otaku
Registered on 2008/01/04 16:17
I think people who throw their pets into the river shouldn't own on in the first place. No respect to the dead...
(ID #173559) Posted on 2008/04/22 07:33
lostandfound in a UFO... catcher...
Part human, part student, 100% loser
Registered on 2007/10/22 02:10
Had hamsters once... Gave it to a friend... Don;t know if it's still alive...
(ID #173571) Posted on 2008/04/22 07:47
Hakushaku in US(United Shame)
In Insanity Hell
Registered on 2008/03/13 03:33
I have an idea...why not hang a head trophy of our pet...it's last and perserve memories.....
(ID #173585) Posted on 2008/04/22 08:14
BeLe in Davao, Philippines
.NET/Web Developer
Registered on 2007/01/03 16:36
Now that you mention it, I actually don't have any idea how pets are disposed of around here.  I should get around and ask about that. ^^  But most people tend to bury it in their yards/garden though. 
(ID #173603) Posted on 2008/04/22 08:56
necrophadian in a van down by the river
Stigmata Martyr
Registered on 2007/04/22 12:13
don't you ever wonder where Siapao vendors get their meat? ;P
(ID #173822) Posted on 2008/04/22 16:49
knoke in Germany
Assembly-line worker
Registered on 2008/04/22 08:51
Well, there are strict regulations here  in Germany how to 'dispose' of the corpse of your pet.

Dogs, cats, small animals, birds, piglets, bunnies, as well as young sheeps and goats who are younger than 4 weeks can be burried in your own garden without permission from your neighbours IF they didn't die by a notifiable disease. If they died by such a disease you must ask your neighbours, the grave must be at least 2 meters away from any public path, they must be buried under a 50 cm thick layer of earth and wrapped into something that rots well, like for example a blanket and the grave must not be lockated near or in a water protection area.
It is ALWAYS illegal to burry your pet on ground that doesn't belong to you like for example in the woods. If you do so and the authorities find out the fine can be up to 15.000 €.
If your pet has been put to sleep at your vet, you an leave it there and he will store the corpse there untill a knacker comes by to dispose of it. 
Cremation is also an option. Then you don't have to meet any regulations except for scattering the ashes, which is illegal here in Germany. You can keep the ashes in an urn or you can leave them at the crematory.
And then there are pet cementries.
(ID #173610) Posted on 2008/04/22 09:17
TomGnome in USA
Digital animation
Registered on 2008/02/15 17:56
Im glad I have a yard to bury my pets in. I would feel strange giving my dead dog to another person to dispose of it, But I suppose thats much better than tossing it in a river.
(ID #173619) Posted on 2008/04/22 09:34