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Pet cemetery offers new option for Mason City animal lovers Follow Us Question of the Day By JARED MCNETT - Associated Press - Sunday, February 14, 2021 MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) - Almost as soon as Tyler Anderson took over as manager of Mason City’s Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery a year ago, he said he heard a common refrain of people inquiring about pet burials. They wanted to know if there was a final resting pla...

Feb 14, 2021 MASON CITY — Almost as soon as Tyler Anderson took over as manager of Mason City’s Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery a year ago, he said he heard a common refrain of people inquiring about pet burials. They wanted to know if there was a final resting place for Fido, Fluffy and Bugs somewhere inside the gates of the graveyard. In a few instances, Anderson said some folks even asked if they could be buried with their pets, which he said is actually illegal in the state of Iowa. After...