Notable ones include Balto, the Siberian Husky known for his courageous journey across Alaska to deliver medicine, and Towser, the cat in Scotland who caught a record-setting 28,899 mice. Throughout the more modern era, there are other well-loved pets in the public eye that have been famously memorialized. When she died around 350 BCE, he held a formal burial and procession, as well as erected a monument in her honor. Alexander the Great, for example, was known to be very fond of his mastiff named Peritas. Native Americans very often buried their dogs when they passed away, showing pets have long made an impact on our hearts!Įven the heroes of the ages memorialized their pets. Pet memorials from 7,000 BCE were also found in China, and North America from 11,000 BCE.
Pet memorials began to crop up around 14,000 BCE, first in what is now Germany. There is evidence that dogs were domesticated as far back as 26,000 BCE, when ancient footprints showed a child and a dog once walked together in a cave. Since the first wolf cubs were domesticated and the first barnyard cats made pets, standout furry friends have captured people’s hearts and worked their way towards feeling like our family. Throughout history, the role of pets in our lives has changed drastically with our living situations and cultures, and so have the ways we honor our pets who have crossed the rainbow bridge.
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