"His birthday would've been August 18th. He's been the love of my life. My parents, their grandchild," she said.
But instead of a celebration, Kimberly was at a funeral service.
"He's actually buried at my parents house, has a gravesite," she said.
During a week off for bereavement, Kimberly wrote an obituary and wanted it placed in her local paper, the West Orange Times. But when editors saw the picture of Bailey, there was a problem in their eyes.
"He's not a dog, he's my child, he's never been a dog," Kimberly said. "They're discriminating against me because it's a dog in their eyes."
Source: WFTV.com