The picture of a pet cemetery with some small wooden sticks neatly placed on each of the dogs' graves, went viral leaving the internet in tears.

The picture was shared by u/zherper on the subreddit r/mildlyinteresting, with a caption that read: "Someone placed a small stick on each of the dog graves in this cemetery"; and has so far received over 40,400 upvotes and 400 comments in less than 10 hours.

According to data from Choice Mutual insurance agency, cremation is the most popular option for dead pets, but there are over 200 currently operating pet cemeteries in the U.S. Florida has the most, housing 17 pet cemeteries, followed by Pennsylvania with 14 and New York with 13.

There are many options available for burying your pets once they've passed on and it can all depend on what you're willing to pay for their farewell. Burial at home is free, a traditional burial in a pet cemetery is over $470 on average, cremation is generally $130 or more, and mummification starts at $9,000 for small pets.

The post got many reactions but the most common was tears. One user, who goes by the username CharmingJacket5013, commented on the post saying: "I'm not crying, you're crying!!" BraveMoose added: "How sweet".

Other users were impressed by the dogs' names. IonizedRadiation32 wrote: "I just love the progression of Lamb Chop, Sandy, Timmy, and Baron Fredrick Von Koch." And gliptic said: "That's Mr. Chop to you." Mhireina commented: "I hope Baron Fredrick von Koch is having a wonderful time in doggy heaven."

Some people weren't aware that pet cemeteries were even a thing. Millennial_Paleocon wrote: "I knew pet cemeteries existed. I just didn't know they've been around for at least 50 years. I love this." Few-Recognition6881 commented: "I believe [Stephen King] even wrote a book about them."

SirValidir added: "I didn't know pet cemeteries were a thing. Wish I could've gave my little buddy a headstone and not a unmarked hole."

Other users shared their own personal stories about how they've buried their pets. Donttakemelightly commented: "My dad would always make us little head stones out of decent size rocks and using an angle grinder for the name and details. When we moved house we had to leave our little buddies behind, but we took their head stones and made a mini graveyard in our new houses backyard. People might think that's weird but i love it and visit them often."

Jaew96 said: "If you live out in the countryside it's pretty common to just bury your pets on your own property once they pass away. At least that's what my family and I do, anyway." Moltak1 added: "My 2 previous pets and a close family friend are buried in the garden."

JillAteJack said: "I will warm up the sticks for them" While LokiNinja wrote: "You're just trying to steal their sticks." 27Christian27 said: "Lamb Chop is a GOAT Tier dog name." Brainbox08 added: "Baron Fredrich Von Koch is the best name for a dog ever."

Another user, MaskedDummy, said they were going through the loss of their own dog, and really appreciated the post: "As someone whose dog crossed the Rainbow Bridge this morning, this hit me extra hard. It's wonderful and I love it and whoever did it is a beautiful soul."

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