Ludwigshafen: Pets will soon be able to go to the grave - a new trend!

Ludwigshafen: Pets will soon be able to go to the grave - a new trend!

The city of Ludwigshafen plans a significant change in its cemetery statute to take new trends into account in funeral service. Especially in focus are easy-care graves and the integration of pet burials, such as Rheinpfalz reports .

The Werk Committee of the Ludwigshafen (WBL) business company has unanimously approved the planned changes and the new fees. Gabriele Binder, the head of green areas and cemeteries at WBL, informed about a new funeral law for Rhineland-Palatinate, which is currently in preparation. The changes that are to be made include various new grave types.

new forms of burial

The planned innovations are the burial of humans and animals on a special grave field of the main cemetery, whereby the ashes of pets are allowed as an addition. In addition, an election grave for urn burials in community grave systems on historical walls or graves is to be introduced.

An interesting option is the care -free herbal grass grave. Here, coffin burial is intended in a herbal lawn area, while the urn burial can be carried out in an adjacent planting area. Relatives have the opportunity to design this planting area themselves while care is taken over by the cemetery.

deadlines and mobility

Another change is the adaptation of the deadline for urn burials. These must now take place within four months instead of in two months as before. This regulation takes into account the increased mobility of the population and the associated travel and planning needs.

The response in the Werk Committee was positive, and the SPD city councilor Eva Kraut also emphasized the importance of cemeteries as green spaces in the city. Furthermore, the animal crematorium in Rheingönheim already offers cremation and urns for pets, which could support the decision to integrate animals into future graves.

A decision about a Muslim burial ground in the main cemetery is still pending, as Binders noted. The project to change the cemetery statutes and introduce innovative grave types shows the endeavor of the city of Ludwigshafen to meet the needs of its residents.