When Fido dies and an owner wants his dog’s body kept out of a local landfill or backyard, Flagstaff-area resident Russell Mann would like to pick it up, take it home and cremate it.

But the Pine Del resident and former county morgue assistant is facing opposition from at least 21 of his neighbors over his plan to build a 1,600-degree crematorium on his half-acre residential lot.

Some say the proposed business, located south of Flagstaff, might add traffic to the neighborhood, result in dead animals accidentally being left on the wrong doorsteps, and hurt the value of their homes.

“By and large, people are uncomfortable with this sort of facility in a neighborhood, and that will reduce property values,” homeowner Charles Grogan said.

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