Friday, May 04, 2012

Spend your money on your pet

Sure, that's what a lot of people do.  This is not a new phenomonen.  About thirty years ago a friend and I briefly considered starting a company to provide health insurance for dogs.  The care and treatment of pets - and the money involved - has certainly escalated since then.  The latest is Pet Airways, an airline whose "pawsengers" are people's pets and the pets can be almost any type of animal.

And, then, there are the pet funerals.  You can buy a casket or an urn.  You can have your pet preserved in ice.  You can have it mummified.  Really going out there, you can have your pet converted into a synthetic diamond.  If you are really broken up about your pet's demise, you can visit a pet psychologist.

The world is changing and I guess I'm not changing with it.

1 comment:

Chang Poulin said...

It's a brilliant idea to start a health insurance company for pets, actually. Your company will be the one who will provide a good funeral service for the dogs/cats owners, like cremation or burial services aside from providing checkups. However, if it happens, their pets should be registered to the insurance company to be able to avail of the privileges and benefits that the company offers.