Dominique with Travis who she intends on marrying (Picture: PA Real Life)

A woman grieving for her ‘ex-husband’ cat has said she is now going to marry her dog.

Dominique Lesbirel married Doerack, the aforementioned cat, eight years ago but aged 19 and suffering kidney failure he had to be put down.

But the 41-year-old has found love with her dog, Travis, and hopes they will get married one day.

It’s still too soon to marry just yet, she said, but one day she will hold a ceremony to wed.


Dominique actually got ordained online and carries out weddings for other people with their pets. But there are rules, of course.

‘I’m happy to conduct same sex marriages, or to let people marry more than one pet. I only marry domestic animals, though. In some parts of the world, you hear of people keeping lions and tigers as pets – I wouldn’t marry people to them.

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Dominque with Doerak who she had to have put down (Picture: PA Real Life)

‘I also need to be sure they truly love and respect their pet.’

Of course, she’s attracted some criticism for what she does and has received death threats:

‘I had people emailing me telling me I was cruel,’ she said. ‘They said I was basically promoting animal cruelty. Some were horrified and thought I was condoning bestiality, which was awful and certainly not the case.

‘I would never condone such terrible acts of cruelty to animals. My site is all about making a commitment to pets to show your dedication to them and promise that you will always look after them.’

She added: ‘We’d be lost without those happy little faces at our windows, so I’ll do anything I can to remind people to treat animals with love, kindness and respect.

‘That’s why I’m planning to marry Travis. He’s given me so much happiness and unconditional love. I just want to celebrate that bond.’

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