When a cat dies, its owner buries it with a big fish, so there is always enough to eat.

 8:50am, 17 November 2025

Nowadays, many people keep a pet as a companion in life. After keeping the pet for a long time, they will have feelings for it. When the pet dies, the owners will feel very sad. Some owners may even feel afraid because of this, and will never dare to raise pets again, fearing that they will experience this scene again.

In comparison, raising pets in rural areas is more free, and most people adopt the form of free-ranging. If you walk on the country trails, you can often see many dogs sleeping on the road.

Although this method gives pets enough freedom, it is also very risky. There are two main risks, one is being stolen, and the other is being hit by passing vehicles.

An owner has a Chinese garden cat at home. The cat has a strong ability to catch mice, and all the owners keep it free for a long time. One day at noon, the owner came home from get off work and saw a sad scene at his door.

I don’t know what happened to the cat at home. It was lying at the gate with a lot of blood under its body. After the owner touched the cat's body, he found that it was a little stiff, and it was estimated that it had been dead for a long time. There is a road in front of the house. Based on the cat's condition, the owner guessed that it was hit by a car and died.

When dealing with dead cats in rural areas, they will be taken to the mountains, packed in bags, and hung on trees. Considering that the cat has been at home for a long time and everyone in the family loves it, the owner couldn't bear to deal with it in this way and decided to bury it in the open space in the backyard of the home, which can be regarded as a sign of respect.

On that day, the owner went to the vegetable market and bought a larger grass carp. After killing the grass carp, he buried it with the cat so that the cat would not starve along the way.

After the things were prepared, the owner took some tools, dug a big hole in the mud in the backyard, and put the cat's body and the grass carp in it. The owner also deliberately made it look like a cat holding a fish and gnawing on it. I don’t know if it was the smell of fish or the smell of the cat’s death. During the burial, many stray cats gathered around to watch, as if they were saying goodbye to their companions.

The owner said that the cat has been kept at home for 7 years, and the family regards it as one of their own. Faced with this situation, everyone is very sad. If there is still a chance to make a choice, I probably won’t let it go again in the future.

Pet-raising science: Cats are naturally curious. Sometimes, curiosity is a good thing, but sometimes, they can easily lead themselves into pitfalls. If the environment where the cat is raised is relatively complicated, it is actually more recommended to keep it in captivity. This can avoid risks and prevent it from getting lost.