September 19, 2012: Farewell, Fido
Americans’ deep attachment to and affection for their pets is obvious. According to the American Pet Products Association, we spend nearly $53 billion giving our pets a better life. Now, says this article in Bloomberg Businessweek, we’re dropping big bucks giving them a better “afterlife” as well.
The magazine notes that the International Association of Pet Cemeteries and Crematories says just a few years ago only a few pet aftercare facilities even existed in America: “So few, in fact, that nobody bothered to count them.” However, today there are about 700 such facilities (funeral homes, crematories and cemeteries) nationwide.
If you’re interested in getting on this very ground-floor opportunity, you have to read the entire article in Bloomberg Businessweek. There’s a lot of fascinating information highlighting the advantages of running this type of business. For one, apparently people will travel some distance to find just the right place to take care of their departed pets, including crossing