What and unsophisticated and mean spirited society we live in.

Rome's Protestant Cemetery has been doing this since 1730: "The Non-Catholic Cemetery for Foreigners in Testaccio, Rome (to ... as the Protestant Cemetery although it contains the graves of many Orthodox Christians, Jews, Muslims and other non-Christians. It is one of the oldest burial grounds in continuous use in Europe, having started to be used around 1730."

It is well worth visiting if you find yourself in Rome.  It is anchored by the pyriamid of Caius Sestius. There is a cat sanctuary at the base where you can see them being fed and attended to if you are fortunate to be there at the right time.