I fear for the sanity of those who grieve for their pets as much as their granny

If this research is to be believed, more than half of British pet lovers say they find the loss of a four-legged friend as traumatic as the death of an aunt, an uncle or a grandparent. A third go even further, comparing it with the death of a parent, sibling or spouse. I find this profoundly disturbing. DailyMail