Shithead can keep his headstone.

Uniontown, Kentucky is being mentioned on morning drive radio programs across the United States, but the fate of a departed dog and it's final resting place have sparked national interest in a debate going on in the town of just over 1000.

Eight years ago, Judy Hagan buried her dog in a plot she purchased from the city, at the center of the Uniontown City Cemetery. The plot sits beneath a flag pole put up to honor veterans.

Hagan and the city didn't hear any complaints about the dog's final resting place until about two weeks ago, when Judy took some extra cash and invested it in a headstone for the dog. That's when things became very contentious in the small town.

The reason for the controversy: the dog's name. It's first name was a vulgar term for bodily waste. It's last name was Head. That name is inscribed on the headstone.

Mayor Kevin Ferguson asked the dog's owner if they would consider removing it on their own, and they declined. So, Shithead will stay, and so will the headstone.

What the council did decide to do is write some regulations for future burials at the cemetery, and for headstones there. They're also considering moving the veterans' flag pole, and they're hoping all the attention fades as fast as it started.

The late shithead. Cute looking dog but the owner had questionable taste in naming the dog that.

The original article about Shithead can be found here.
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