aurangabad despite being a metro city aurangabad still does not have a pet cemeterydeepak relgaokar a pet lover said losing a pet is difficult but not finding the right place to bury it is a more harrowing experienceour beloved pet dog died recently and we were at wits end in searching for a place to perform the last rites we travelled around 40 km and then buried our pet he said after repeated pleas aurangabad pet lovers association apla an animal welfare charitable trust that works to provide a healthy and respectful life to all animals submitted a memorandum to the aurangabad municipal corporation amc in february last year demanding a pet cemeteryapla founder berryl sanchis said the pet cemetery can provide a designated space for pet burial and a space for people to honour their beloved companionsburying their pet in a cemetery gives the owner some peace as he or she can give a proper farewell to the beloved pet in absence of the facility citizens either bury their pet in their private property or any open ground available she said sanchis said the burial of pets in private places or open ground is a matter of concern as it can cause contamination of groundwater among other health issuesin 2019 apla demanded an incinerator facility also for cremating large animals such as goats and cows after their death but this demand is also not fulfilled amc commissioner abhijit chaudhari could not be reached for his comments when contacted shaikh shahed shaikh nizam the civic animal husbandry officer said aurangabad will have a pet burial and cremation facility in the near future