If you’re born and bred in the country, pets are pets, i.e. animals. But for many people, they’re surrogate children, essential family members.
And I get their value, the comfort and company they give. I just don’t get things like dogs sleeping in your beds.
But when I read about a man who had paid $30,000 to have his sick dog frozen, that was next level.
When Dale Pearce found out that his dog’s cancer diagnosis meant she had months to live, he took action.
“I had my dog frozen in hopes that I could bring her back one day,” he said. “I hated seeing that, after all those years that we’ve been together…you just have to keep telling yourself you’ve given them a chance.”
He travelled with his kelpie Neren to the US, where he paid about $30,000 to have her body placed into deep freeze.
He says he’s hopeful he will be reunited with his beloved dog by 2050.
The question remains, does cryonics work?
Do you have a pet that’s way more than a pet? Have you ever considered how much you would pay if your pet got sick?
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