Hartsdale Pet Cemetery

It was established in 1896, and contains over 80,000 interments, with 14,000 interment lots and 7,000 memorials. Contributing resources include the groundskeeper's cottage, a house, a public memorial to the dogs of war, a mausoleum, and manmade and natural topographical attributes. It is America's largest and oldest pet cemetery.^: 3, 24

Hartsdale Pet Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Hartsdale Pet Cemetery, October 2012
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Location	75 N. Central Park Ave., Hartsdale, New York
Coordinates	41°01′17″N 73°47′49″W / 41.02139°N 73.79694°W / 41.02139; -73.79694
Area	3.71 acres (1.50 ha)
Built	1896 (1896)
Architect	Samuel Johnson and Emily Berthet; John Logan
NRHP reference No.	12000535
Added to NRHP	August 17, 2012

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.

In 1896, Dr. Samuel Johnson, a veterinarian in New York City, offered his apple orchard in Hartsdale as the gravesite for a grieving client, whose dog had died, as animal burials were not permitted in the city. After recounting the story to a friend who was a journalist over lunch, a news article was published in 1898^: 1 and later was picked up by The New York Times on September 3, 1905. In the wake of the ensuing publicity, Dr. Johnson received hundreds of requests for pet burials and set aside more of his land until the Hartsdale Canine Cemetery was incorporated on May 14, 1914.

The War Dog Memorial was erected in 1923, featuring a bronze statue of a German Shepherd dog, wearing a blanket with a Red Cross Insignia. It commemorates "man's most faithful friend for the valiant services rendered in the World War, 1914–1918" and a ceremony is held annually in June to honor service dogs.

• Ming of Harlem

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  Hartsdale Canine Cemetery, October 2012
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  Resting place of Ming