National Pet Hall of Fame to Open at Pet Cemetery


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Aspin Hill Memorial Park, Silver Spring, Maryland, a pet cemetery where over 40,000 beloved companions are interred, will be the site of the National Pet Hall of Fame. Scheduled to open for visitors on October 1, 2005, the Pet Hall of Fame is a project of the Chesapeake Wildlife Sanctuary.

Aspin Hill Memorial Park is America's 2nd oldest pet cemetery. We all know it as the resting place of a couple of celebrity animals, including the Little Rascals' Petey, J. Edgar Hoover's dogs, and Rags, WWI mascot. But it's also where you'll find the Medical Rats Memorial, a plaque and small statue honoring the millions sacrificed to experimentation and product testing. [05/22/2005]

Petey, Little Rascals Dog

Address:
13630 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD
Directions:
In Aspin Hill Memorial Park, a pet cemetery. I-495 exit for Georgia Ave. (Hwy 97). Three miles north, at the corner of Georgia Ave. and Aspen Hill Rd.
Hours:
Daylight hours. (Call to verify)
Phone:
240-331-0459

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