The Ramones may not want to be buried in a pet cemetery - but over the last 118 years, many people have decided to entomb their cremated remains alongside a beloved pet at the nation's first pet cemetery in Hartsdale, New York. Established in 1896 by the New York City veterinarian, Dr. Samuel K. Johnson, Hartsdale Pet Cemetery is also this country's oldest. Now owned by the Martin family, the cemetery's five acres are the final resting place for over 70,000 pets - mostly dogs and cats but there are lots of birds, lizards, and hamsters. There is even a pet lion cub owned by a Princess. But the lion is not the only celebrity pet buried in the cemetery. Mariah Carey's cat, Clarence, is buried here. So is one of 50 Cent's pooches that was killed when Jackass's Steve-O accidentally let the dog out. He's a very big animal lover, says 33-year old, Brian Martin, the youngest family member working at the cemetery. He was telling us he went to clown college and he wanted to be in the circus before any of the Jackass stuff, and he quit because (of) the way they treated the animals, Nicknamed The Peaceful Kingdom, Hartsdale Pet Cemetery is non-denominational - a place where Jewish, Christian, and Muslim pets can spend eternity quietly residing alongside each other. Vocativ spent the day at the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery. We're thinking about pitching the Martin Family to premium cable for a new show called, Four Feet Under.
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