101 cremations: The rise of Bangkok’s Buddhist pet funerals

December 03, 2017 12:27 PM

BANGKOK (AFP) – Buddhist monks chant next to a pink coffin where Dollar’s small body is nestled amongst flowers – a US$600 (S$807) final farewell for the Shih Tzu at a Bangkok temple that administers elaborate pet funerals.

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