Man has had animal companions from earliest history. Pet cemeteries are at least as old as the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt, who established a memorial resting place for cats at the time that the Old Testament was being written. The Chinese Dynasties maintained a dog cemetery in Peking with tombstones of marble, ivory, silver and gold. Pet cemeteries can be found throughout Europe, several dating back hundreds of years.

At the present time there are more than 700 pet cemeteries in the United States, and cemeteries in most countries of the world.