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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Brian N. Chin

Three things you should never say after someone’s pet dies

More than two-thirds of U.S. households include pets - (Getty Images)

I saw it firsthand after my cat Murphy died earlier this year. She’d been diagnosed with cancer just weeks before.

She was a small grey tabby with delicate paws who, even during chemotherapy, climbed her favourite dresser perch – Mount Murphy – with steady determination.

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