Article: JIM STINGL IN MY OPINION For pets, owners, there's no rest

When I last wrote about Thistlerose Pet Cemetery and Crematory in 2008, the owners and their lawyer were promising the so-called final resting grounds would not be disturbed, even though the property in Greendale was for sale.

Well, forget all that. Get the shovels back out.

In a notice displayed at Thistlerose, they're already referring to it as the "former" cemetery. The anticipated closing date for the sale is July 30.

"You have until July 24, 2009, to arrange for the removal of the remains of your pet and any memorial marker. If the remains and any marker are not removed by that date, they will be deemed to have been abandoned and will be removed, and not preserved, by the new owner," ...

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