Stray Dogs Turn Up At Funeral Of Mexican Woman Who Fed Them

A number of stray dogs turned up at the funeral of a Mexican woman who regularly fed them because they seemingly wanted to pay their respects.

Margarita Suarez from the city of Merida in Yucatan fed around 20 stray dogs and cats that would turn up at her home every morning, Misiones Online reported.

Ms Suarez would often give food to strays she saw around town, until her health deteriorated and she had to move in with her daughter before she died.

Her daughter Patricia Urrutia said the dogs turned up at the funeral home where her mother's body was being kept.

The stray pups were said to have followed the funeral procession. (Supplied)

"Every time I saw a dog in the street meant coming home to feed," Ms Suarez's daughter said.

On the day of the funeral on March 15 the dogs formed a procession behind the hearse and returned to the funeral home, only leaving once the body was being prepared for cremation, it was reported.

"In pain, they jumped for joy, it was was wonderful," Ms Urrutia said.

Mourners and workers at the funeral home could not believe there were so many stray dogs there to pay their respects and shared photos of the forlorn pups on social media.

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A loyal dog that waited for three weeks outside a hospital for its owner had no way of knowing the man had died.

The faithful Rottweiler sat in silent vigil for its owner who had been taken to hospital in Sao Paulo in Brazil after first following the ambulance that carried the owner there.

Despite bad weather the sad pup sat and watched the door fruitlessly waiting for its owner to emerge.

Luisa Mell, who runs a local animal welfare group, came to the dog's aid after its long wait in the hope of finding him a new home, The Dodo reports.

"He is now under our care," Ms Mell wrote on the group’s Facebook page, adding the dog is "sweet, super gentle and affectionate".

Since the dog's story was shared on social media there have been hundreds of people offering to give him a new home.

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