Woman's Will Orders Healthy Dog To Be Put Down Upon Owner's Passing

File this under "Selfish bs of the day."

A woman decreed in her will that upon her death her dog was to be killed, cremated and put in her coffin for burial.

From NBC News:

A healthy dog was put to death in Virginia at the behest of its owner, who made the request in her will. The owner of Emma, a Shih Tzu mix, died March 8. Her dog was held at the Chesterfield Animal Shelter before it was picked up March 22 and then euthanized. Heartbroken animal shelter officials said they had no choice but to turn over Emma to the estate executor, even knowing what was going to happen to her.

“We did suggest they could sign the dog over on numerous occasions, because it’s a dog we could easily find a home for and re-home,” Chesterfield Animal Services manager Carrie Jones told WWBT. “Ultimately, they came back in on March 22 and redeemed the dog.” Emma’s owner, Anita Cullop-Thompson, 67, wanted to be interred with her pet, Morrissett Funeral and Cremation Service owner Larry Spiaggi told NBC News.

A dog was euthanized for her owner's dying wish that they be buried together.

“They're just property…That is the problem. What I've been arguing for is that we ought to treat them as persons,” a law professor and animal-rights author tells @smerconish. https://t.co/6aBNxXw8Sj pic.twitter.com/y7fu3qX8vV

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