We have codified traditions to mark the passing of our fellow humans, but it's not as clear how we should mourn our pets. E.B. Bartels encounters veterinarians, archaeologists, and ministers, offering a wide array of rituals: the traditional (scattering ashes, commissioning a portrait), the grand (funeral processions, mausoleums), and the unexpected (taxidermy, cloning). Suggesting that we need to care for animals in death as we did in life, Bartels encourages us all to find the space to participate in their end as fully as possible.