31/05/2026
🌟 Can my pet's ashes be buried with me one day❓ 🌟
For many Australians, pets are family. Which is why more people are asking an emotional question:
“Can I be buried with my pet?”
The answer depends on where you live, and whether you mean your pet’s ashes or your pet’s body.
In Australia, the laws that do allow people and pets to be buried together generally refer to cremated pet remains (ashes), not full pet bodies.
Recently, both New South Wales and Victoria changed legislation to allow pets to be buried alongside their owners in cemeteries that choose to permit it. In most cases, this refers to cremated pet remains being placed in the same plot or family grave.
Victoria only legalised the practice in late 2025 after growing public support and pressure from the cemetery industry itself. Advocates argued that many cemeteries had quietly honoured these wishes for years, despite laws technically prohibiting it.
In other states including Western Australia, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and the ACT, there is currently no broad legislation specifically allowing pet and human co-burials in public cemeteries. Most decisions are still governed by cemetery policies and existing burial laws, which traditionally separate human and animal remains.
That said, attitudes are changing.
Across Australia, there have been increasing discussions about modernising burial laws to reflect how deeply people value their animals as members of the family. Some cemeteries and lawmakers are now openly supporting reforms, especially for cremated remains and family plots.
Of course, even in states where it is legal, not every cemetery allows it. Each cemetery can still decide its own policies.
For many grieving pet parents, though, the idea brings enormous comfort:
A final resting place together.💞
