Please join us in a conversation and book signing with Paul Koudounaris, for his book Faithful Unto Death: Pet Cemeteries, Animal Graves, and Eternal Devotion ! We will hold the conversation in our classroom on July 19th, 2025, from 2-4pm.
In 1881 a dog named Cherry was laid to rest on the outskirts of Hyde Park in London. This seemingly innocuous act spurred a revolution. Other pet owners would soon follow suit, adding graves alongside Cherry's, and the world's first urban pet cemetery was born. Dead pets had previously been consigned to garbage heaps, rending plants, or tossed in rivers, but no more, not after the pet owners of London stood fast in the face of often mocking public sentiment that an animal that had lived and been loved as a family deserves at the end a death with love and dignity. Their example would spread and is now found around the world in a fascinating and touching array of different traditions. Dr. Paul Koudounaris will discuss his new book filled with stunning photos on animal burials and memorials, Faithful Unto Death, sharing not just his insights into the history of animal burials, but stories that range from tear-jerker to outright bizarre.
Paul Koudounaris is an American author and photographer originally from Los Angeles and currently living in Las Vegas. He has a PhD in Art History, and his publications in the field of charnel house and ossuary research have made him a well-known figure in the field of macabre art and art history. He is also a feline historian whose book entitled, A Cat's Tale, told feline history in the voice of his rescue cat, Baba the Cat. In addition he is one of the world's leading experts on pet cemeteries and animal burials, which is Faithful Unto Death, and He is a member of The Order of the Good Death.
No tickets necessary, but donations appreciated to benefit a local animal rescue ! Books will be available for purchase!
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