HeraldLink - Beaches Neighbors, North Neighbors, North Central Neighbors and Northwest Neighbors

Published Sunday, May 12, 1996, in the Miami Herald.

CHUCK FADELY / Herald Staff

WATCHING OVER MEMORIES: The statue of a Great Dane overlooks the pet cemetery.

put cut, pic here.

A sampling of the hundreds of epitaphs in the shelter's pet cemetery, where dogs, cats and even a few people are at rest:

1938 Sammy-Monkey Oct. 15, 1966

1955 Tippy March 31, 1967

Beneath this sod lie two pets

who thought I was God

Virginia D. Sewell

Bryant-Dorsett

Dennis M.

The little colonel, our king

July 21, 1962-Oct. 11, 1976

Bryant-Dorsett

Velvet

``Our little king''

Sept. 21, 1981-April 4, 1993

Brandy

Pauline Bert

Aug. 11, 1899-Dec. 21, 1971

You made a better world

Your work lives on

Pauline Bert

1949 Judy 1964

1951 Orphan Annie 1968

1952 Mr. Fitz 1970

Love is stronger than death

RESTING IN PEACE

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