Doctor fights to keep famed pet cemetery open

A ruff battle: Dr Tin started the Pyin Htaung Kyaung pet cemetery in 2015 when his dog, Little Daughter, died after 15 years of loyal companionship and he couldn’t find a place to inter her. — Reuters

IN a shady corner of a cemetery in Myanmar’s commercial capital of Yangon, pastel-coloured headstones mark the final resting places of dozens of beloved pets: “Treasure”, “Blacky”, “Princess”, “Bark A Lotzzi”.

Local doctor Tin Htun Naing said he created the burial ground, the country’s largest and best known, in 2015 when his dog, Little Daughter, died after 15 years of loyal companionship and he couldn’t find a place to inter her.