The graves of beloved pets located on state-owned land next to Montalbo cemetery will be removed to allow expansion works to proceed. The Prevention Department of the ISS (Istituto per la Sicurezza Sociale) will oversee the exhumation of the remains, which will then be cremated.
Owners will be able to request to collect the ashes by Tuesday, November 24, in order to keep them in a private space. Before doing so, ownership of the remains must be verified and the owner’s choice communicated.
For those requesting the collection, exhumation, transport and cremation will be at their own expense.
Requests must be submitted to the Secretariat of the Prevention Department by calling 0549 994505, Monday to Friday from 8am to 2pm, or by writing to info.dp@iss.sm.
If no request is received by the deadline, the ISS will proceed at no cost to the owners with the exhumation, incineration of the remains, and placement of the ashes in a shared ossuary.
