An elaborate funeral for pet dog

Chinanews, Chengdu, July 24 - Lin, a professor in his late 30s, spent nearly 100 thousand yuan in an elaborate funeral for his pet dog last week in Chengdu, Sichuan Province.
Lin's wife passed away 5 years ago. As his children all live apart from him, Lin moved from Dalian to Chengdu three months ago.
He found a stray dog while taking a walk not long after he arrived in Chengdu. "It kept following me, and finally I decided to adpot it," said Lin.
However, the dog died three months later. "It brought me so much joy, just like a family member. I could hardly bear losing it. Holding a decent funeral for it was the only thing I could do in its memory," said Lin in tears.
"It is really crazy to spend so much money on burying a dog," said a local citizen, but many others said that they understood Lin's love for the dog.