Usually, people will bury their beloved animals when they die, which they usually give a mark above the grave of the animal like putting stones, leaves, bottle caps, or wooden sticks to become a symbol of memorial love and affection.
But there are some people who do more than symbolic things, where they build a great monument so that the animal can always be remembered forever (not only because of affection, but also something remembered for its services), not only for the owner, but also for people who see this monument. Here is a Unique Monument of Animals With Its Amazing Story :
1.Monument of the Cotton Beetle
The City Enterprise, Alabama, is a city called "Town of Progress", where throughout the history of the city they have managed to confront and go through a great deal of turmoil. And the toughest crisis for the city is when they are attacked by cotton beetles. The cotton beetle is a pest for cotton farmers, where these insects will eat buds and flowers from cotton trees. When these cotton beetles attacked a cotton plantation in the southern United States in the 20th century, the cotton industry was destroyed. Lots of cottonwood trees are failing to harvest resulting in financial ruin for many, as many of them live from the cotton industry. However, for the city of Enterprise, the cotton beetle provides a new positive impact for this city, where the city is actually making a monument to these annoying bugs.
At that time, during the incident of the cotton beetles, farmers in Enterprise were forced to diversify for their crops, and they chose peanuts as an alternative to planting their economic wheels. And it does not take long, Enterprise city is now one of the largest peanut producing centers in the United States, so the city of Enterprise is very grateful to the cotton beetle, because they are the ones that make farmers forced to plant peanuts and are able to provide a far profit greater for the economy and welfare of Enterprise citizens. The monument of the statue is made in the form of a woman who is lifting a giant cotton beetle, which represents the "symbol of Prosperity".
2.Monuments For Laboratory Mice
Science has moved very much along with the times and technology. However, researchers (humans) should not be too proud, because there are so many sacrifices made by rats in the name of science. The use of mice in a laboratory allows us to make great strides in medicine, genetics, and a number of other fields. At one of the research centers in Russia, the researchers decided that the role of mice in the advancement of science is so great that it is worth honoring by providing a memorial symbol.
And if a friend visits the Cytology and Genetic Insitute in Novosibirsk, you will find a bronze statue in the form of a mouse. The statue depicts a mouse that is knitting DNA, which is due to the sacrifice of the mice we are now able to study the characteristics and mysteries of the DNA of living things, especially humans. The sculptor says that the statue "describes a combination of lab rats and scientists", because they are always connected to each other for the success of a study.
3.Cheese Mite Monument
Hearing the word mite, surely we will remember the insects who are bothered to bite, especially the mite mattress that will make your sleep feels no longer sound and make our skin itch - itch. However, it turns out that not all types of mites are annoying animals, for example is the Cheese Mite. Cheese mites are close relatives of mites that normally live in human tissue. They love to eat protein and fat, even on the skin of a corpse or cheese.
Apparently, there are some cheeses that are considered to have "more benefits" after being attacked by cheese mites. One of them is a cheese derived from Germany called "Milbenkase" (Cheese Mites). Wurchwitz cheese makers specifically add cheese mites to their products to help with the cheese's endurance to expire. To appreciate the role of these mites within the cheese industry, the cheese makers decided to set up a monument to the mite sculpture as a memorial and knowledge of the wider community.
4.Donkey Monument Sacrificed
By 2017, shareholders of the Chinese zoo feel that they are not getting enough return on their investment. In the end, they decided to catch the animals in the zoo for sale to anyone who wanted to buy it.
For some reason, they chose to catch and sell a donkey and a goat. And when the security guards try to stop them, these shareholders push the donkey into a cage containing several tigers.
A video (the viral) shows how the donkey was killed by the tigers. But shareholders say that "at least they have been able to reduce the cost of feeding the tigers". With alacrity, the other zoo visitors also save the goat so as not to be a victim of the "ferocity" of shareholders. One month later, a monument to a donkey statue was erected by the zoo. An inscription was placed on the side of this monument which contains a story about the donkey whose contents "I was born in this country disebuah farm. I should have grown up to have children and enjoy life on earth. This monument is a call for justice. I died in vain and must be remembered ".
5.Monkey Massacre Monument

The city of Johns Creek, Georgia, has a story in the past that does not wear. According to local legend, there had been a train accident incident near the city in the early 20th century. Where this train was carrying animals for a circus show, but some monkeys managed to survive the incident and fled to the surrounding forest. Local farmers of this century have not known that monkeys are just ordinary animals, where they are instantly shocked and frightened when they see a group of monkeys (which to them look like aliens) and instinctively they shoot the monkeys, so it becomes an event of massacre! But this story is just a story of local legend that has not been ascertained the truth. In the 1990s, a local artist donated several monkey-shaped stone sculptures he made to the city of Johns Creek, as a sign of the location of the massacre of the time. And with this statue, city officials hope that people can remember that shooting dead aliens is not the only thing to do.
Reference :
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/agricultural-pest-honored-herald-prosperity-enterprise-alabama-180963506/
https://www.ajc.com/news/local/statues-commemorate-monkey-massacre-legend-north-fulton/j5VhpiMD0GoJjxRkwhoBSM/
https://www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk/press-release/statue-erected-at-chinese-zoo
https://www.thephcheese.com/behold-the-mighty-mite
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/russian-statue-honoring-laboratory-mice-gains-renewed-popularity-180964570/