Cimetière des chiens
The Cimetière des chiens (German: Hundefriedhof ) is a pet cemetery on the Île des Ravageurs in Asnières-sur-Seine , Hauts-de-Seine department , France , on the northwest bank of the Seine across from Paris .
history
On March 25, 1899, the journalist Georges Harnois published an article entitled "L'Ami des Chiens" ("The Dog's Friend") in which he disclosed his intention to build a dog cemetery in Paris. Thereupon he and the journalist colleague and women's rights activist Marguerite Durand founded the Société Française anonyme du Cimetière pour chiens et autres animaux domestiques ("French cemetery society for dogs and other pets AG") on May 2, 1899 . On June 15, 1899, the site in Asnières was acquired and then dug up. After the operator had assured that he would comply with the new law of June 21, 1898 on the disposal of domestic animals, the prefect had no more objections to the cemetery, which was finally opened at the end of summer 1899. This makes it the oldest pet cemetery in the world. In addition to dogs, cats, rabbits, budgies, but also a lion and a horse are buried here. A memorial was erected in 1899 for the famous rescue dog Barry , whose remains are on display in the Natural History Museum in Bern .
The cemetery has enjoyed great popularity since it opened. By October 20, 1900, 193 burials had been counted; in 1988 there were 55,000 gravestones. 100,000 animals have now been buried. Rin Tin Tin († August 10, 1932) is buried here; his successor in the television series of the same name (from October 15, 1954) is not in Asnières. The mascot of the French, buried in 1919, should also be mentioned. Infantry, dog Mémère. Also buried here are the house lion of the co-founder of the cemetery, Marguerite Durand, and the pet of Camille Saint-Saëns , the composer of the Carnival of the Animals .
Grave robbery
On the night of February 5, 2012, the grave of a small dog was broken into and a diamond-studded collar worth 9,000 euros was stolen.
Others
The animal cemetery is now operated by the city of Asnières and was placed under monument protection by the French state in 1987 .
There are other animal cemeteries in Edinburgh , Stockholm , on Norderney or in Berlin-Lankwitz . In Seehausen (Altmark) there is the Barsberge dog cemetery, which dates back to 1878 .
See also
Web links
- Les âmes de l'lîle des Ravangeurs - Sounds of the Scavengers Island . Video on the Asnières-sur-Seine website (French with English subtitles)
Individual evidence
- ^ Marc Nussbaumer: Barry from the Great St. Bernhard. Natural History Museum of the Burgergemeinde Bern, 2000. ISBN 3-908152-02-X . P. 46 (Barry Memorial)
- ↑ Le Parisien of February 16, 2012, Asnières: la tombe profanée du caniche contenait un collier de diamants
Coordinates: 48 ° 54 ′ 34 " N , 2 ° 17 ′ 48" E