"Good-Bye My Friend"
A Lasting Gift for Anyone Who has Ever Loved or Lost a Pet
by Michele Lanci-Altomare

Being faced with the death of our furry, feathered, and scaly friends can be a devastating emotional experience, so profound that the feelings cannot be put into words. Most of us have no idea what to do when our pets pass on. Do we bury or cremate our pets? Do we take the cremains home? Are there cemeteries and mausoleums for pets?

Award-winning photographer Michele Lanci-Altomare answers these questions by showing us images of pet memorials around the country and in England, illustrating the many ways people lay their pets to rest. Excerpts from individuals who have experienced the grief of pet loss, stories and information from pet cemetery owners, thoughts from veterinarians, and poetry complement Michele's ethereal and evocative photographic image transfers. "Good-Bye My Friend" will be appreciated for its intrigue, beauty, and inspirations.

Michele Lanci-Altomare is an award-winning international death and cemetery photographer living in Burbank, California.