Lagos council is to open a pet cemetery on September 8, next to the municipal kennel.
The construction of the graveyard for the area’s deceased pets was one of the three most voted projects in the Lagos Participative Budget which formed part of the 2016 municipal budget.
This is a first for the Algarve as there only exist pet cemeteries at Lisbon Zoo and in Santa Maria de Feira, Aveiro.
The first phase of the graveyard in Rua do Bairro da Abrótea provides spaces for large, medium and small animals, as well as pleasant green spaces for contemplation.
The contract was awarded to Obras, Construção e Manutenção, Lda. and cost just over €40,000.
The inauguration of this cemetery is in line with the principle enshrined in Article 13 of the Universal Declaration of the Rights of Animals, according to which "a dead animal must be treated with respect," says the council.
