MMD: Should I let them bury the dog?

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Should I let them bury the dog?
We're selling our house, and this morning, our prospective buyers turned up to say their Great Dane had died and they wanted to bury it in our garden as they didn't want to leave her behind when they move. They've put in an offer we haven't exchanged yet. Should I take this as a sign of commitment and let them bury the dog, as I don't want to jeopardise the sale?
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I'd have reservations about it myself, after all, what if it all falls through? Also, Great Danes are BIG - you don't say how big your garden is but that's gonna be a huge hole!
This is for the reason that it is illegal to bury pets in your garden. I'd suggest something along the lines of "I am a law abiding citizen and would not like to aid or abet you in your illegal activites, please leave my property".
I thought better of this site but I guess it's indicative of the downhill ride of this site.
As part of the agreement to them doing it, I think I'd want the deal to be final. Presumably if it fell through they wouldn't want the dog buried there and would remove it, but... it'd be a bit annoying at that point.
Edit: must admit I thought it was common practice amongst pet lovers. It's illegal??
Edit 2: looks like it's legal but has to be where the dog lived (maybe the councils are scared of lost doggy ghosts!) http://www.gardenlaw.co.uk/gardenburial.html
How long has that been law?
Just because something is wide spread doesn't mean it's legal! Look at DVD piracy!
(And no doubt there will be few more.)