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And what about the animals owned by a dead person who lived on their own? My friend who died in Spain a couple of years ago had a dog. It was the animal's frenzied barking that alerted his neighbours. But far from caring for the poor animal, they had it taken away and put down.
My friend had three cats. Her local RSPCA assured us that the police would have 'put arrangements in place' for the pets. No doubt they will end up being put down, too. No, death is a rotten, rotten business and one you never get used to. Like each new love in your life, each new death is different and has different effects and its own distinctive shadows, echoes and pain.