"He replied along the lines that in heaven there's no such thing as men or women"

Oi, bugger that then! And I'll bet that punkfolkrocker's with me there!

"I've had many delightful cats over the years, that I loved very much."

Me too. There's a little place in our garden where five of our cats lie under the sod (we've lived here for nearly thirty years now). There's a slate slab just behind on which I always put some pots planted up with flowers, along with a little statue of Tom Kitten. If and when we ever leave this house (never, I hope), I'll cut a piece of turf from their patch to transplant into our new garden. Even atheists can be sentimental old fools! :-(

Actually, I know a place where pets can be buried in an official pets' cemetery. That's fine. Except for the crucifixes on their graves. Aargh!