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Friends launch pet memorials online
Sarah Hartley20/12/2004
THE death of a pet budgie sparked an idea that has led to worldwide web success for three former school friends.
When dad Philip MacDougall had to comfort his 12-year-old daughter over her loss, he came up with the idea for a permanent memorial ' online.
Now, several years later, his son, Neil McDougall, 27, and his former classmates Barry Harris, 28, of Little Hulton and Richard Seale, 27, of Walkden are running the website
www.apetcemetery.com and attracting users from across America as well as here in the UK.
Phillip, 57, of Bolton explained that the site offered users the chance to create a memorial, send an ecard or share the grief of the lost pet.
Some of the services carry a small charge, which is used to cover the costs of maintaining the site, although Phillip also hopes they will raise money for animal charities.
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He said: 'Any new website needs time to take off and to become established. I genuinely believe that we have the best pet memorial website available on the internet, and that within six months we will be recognised as the number one site.
'We hope to generate enough money to be able to make a worthwhile donation to the
named animal charities and to be able to keep adding to, and continue to improve the website'.
The site has already attracted almost 70
memorials since its launch last month and the group hope to launch other features such as screensavers and a lost and found section soon.
To find out more, visit the site at
www.apetcemetery.com, or by email at
support@apetcemetery.com.
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Good luck to the four people who have given pet lovers the chance to show their love for their beloved pets and knowing that each memorial is free , I feel you have done a wonderful service to the world of pets.
Best wishes and good luck. Alison
20/12/2004 at 18:46
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