When the woman died, her beloved Shi Tzu mix Emma was perfectly healthy but because of the request in her owner’s will, she was put down.
After her owner’s death Emma was taken to an animal shelter in Virginia where staff pleaded with authorities not to carry out the woman’s wishes, according to CNN.
Dog’s ashes placed in an urn and buried next to owner
“We did suggest they could sign the dog over on numerous occasions, because it’s a dog we could easily find a home for and re-home,” Carrie Jones, manager of Chesterfield Animal Services told CNN affiliate WWBT.
But despite the requests from animal shelter staff, Emma was put down at a veterinarian, then cremated and her ashes were placed in an urn and buried next to her owner.
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