Tombstone in the Pet Cemetery, Northumberland Park, Tynemouth.
“TREASURED MEMORIES OF
A BELOVED
PEKINGESE LADY
GOLDIE HAIGH
(KIN PO)
DIED 20TH JULY 1958
AGED 12 YEARS”
“CLOSED FOR AYE
THE SPARKLING GLANCE
THAT DWELT ON ME
[SAE KINDLY)”
This was established in 1949, after a request from the RSPCA to the council of the time to set up a dedicated cemetery for pets. The cemetery is full, with over 200 headstones in place, including those which commemorate animals who were involved in work during World War II.