PET MONUMENT

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It's a difficult question that every pet owner must face, sooner or later: How do we memorialize our beloved animal companions after they have gone to that big Pet Supermarket in the sky?

If somebody on your holiday list is wrestling with that question, this item is the answer. This is a pet grave marker made of a scientific material called "polyresin" that has been colored to look exactly like fake stone. It will stand over your deceased pet's final resting place, so that you will have a place to pay your respects, and other neighborhood pets will have a place upon which to make weewee. It will serve as a timeless memorial to your pet, like the great pyramids of Egypt, only better, because the Egyptians did not have "polyresin."

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This story was originally published November 24, 2013 at 3:00 AM with the headline "PET MONUMENT."