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A NEW pet crematorium has opened its doors for the first time this week having gotten the green light from An Bord Pleanála. “Peaceful Paws”, which has been supported by local vets, opened on the Gort Road in Ennis on Monday. Planning permission was initially granted by Clare County Council before being appealed by a resident of County Meath, “Don Weldon”. It was established by Aimee and Danny Keller in response to the lack of this service within the county and surrounding areas. The nearest similar facility is in Kerry, with the developers stating that the associated delay following the loss of a pet “can be very distressing” for owners. Mr Keller outlined when a person loses a pet, they can be collected from their house, from a veterinary surgeon or the person can bring the deceased animal to Peaceful Paws. Once the pet is cremated, it can then be returned in an urn, tribute box, a specially designed scatter …

Planning permission has been granted for a pet crematorium in Ennis – despite objections from a sole mystery objector living 141 miles away. An Bord Pleanala has now cleared the way for Ennis couple, Aimee and Danny Keller to build their pet crematorium at a unit at Gort Road Business Park in Ennis. However, the project has been delayed by four months after an appeal was lodged against the Clare County Council grant of permission last November by a ‘Don Weldon’ from Navan, Co Meath. In a response to the appeal by planning consultants for the Kellers, P Coleman & Associates raised questions with An Bord Pleanala if ‘Don Weldon’ is a real person. The address provided by ‘Don Weldon’ is a numbered house at Ros na Ri, Commons Rd, Navan, Co Meath. A desk top legal investigation carried out for Aimee and Danny Keller on the person purporting to be Don Weldon determined that the numbered Ros na Ri …