No place to grieve: India's pet crematorium crisis, city by city

As pet ownership booms across urban India, most cities still have no dignified way to say a final goodbye — and the few facilities that exist are frequently overwhelmed, underfunded, or broken down

For hundreds of thousands of pet owners across India, the death of a dog or cat brings a second, quieter crisis on top of the grief: Where does the body go. In most Indian cities, the honest answer is still nowhere official.