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Pet Cemetary Closes, Owners Moving Remains Save Email Print
Posted: 11:11 AM Jul 2, 2008
Last Updated: 11:11 AM Jul 2, 2008
Reporter: Associated Press

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MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Sex symbol Jayne Mansfield was looking for eternal rest for her Chihuahua Gallina when she buried her in a Milwaukee area pet cemetery in 1964.

But it turns out nothing lasts forever.

Thistlerose Pet Cemetery and Crematory in Greendale is being sold after closing two years ago.

A number of pet owners are digging up their dogs and cats and moving them to other locations.

One pet owner paid $1,500 for a grave and marker for her Bichon in 2005. Now she's paying nearly $1,000 to move the beloved animal to a new spot.

The handwritten marker for Mansfield's dog has been removed and stored for safekeeping and a letter has been sent to her daughter, "Law and Order" star Mariska Hargitay, asking whether the family wants the casket moved.

Hargitay has not responded so far.

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