History Main / SpeciesSpecificAfterlife

In a lot of stories, unless they operate on TheNothingAfterDeath, deceased characters will end up in an afterlife. There's a lot of options with this; It could be HeavenAndHell, could be a PersonalizedAfterlife, or even just a MundaneAfterlife; some will have to greet TheFerryMan, while others may take a ride on the AfterlifeExpress. However, there seems to be a common theme to these afterlives, and that's the exclusion of other species.

* ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'': The site has numerous stories depicting possible afterlives for humans. And then there's [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-1557 SCP-1557]], which is a version of Hell specifically for giraffes.

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* Mentioned a few times in the Creator/FilmCow series ''Shadowstone Park''; Gloves the horse wonders if he'll be sent to horse hell for stealing oats, and Darius the owl admits that he's probably going to owl hell for collecting the skulls of other animals (he isn't a killer, just a massive skull pervert).

* This is implied in ''Literature/WarriorCats''. The possible afterlives shown in the series, being [=StarClan=], The Tribe of Endless Hunting, and the Dark Forest, only show cat spirits inhabiting them. While hunting is possible in [=StarClan=] and the Tribe, it's unknown where the prey comes from. It's known that the boundaries between these afterlives are possible to cross between, making it likely that other animals inhabit their own afterlives and might be able to connect to the cats. It's heavily implied that non-Clan cats don't get into [=StarClan=] (though Tallstar's kittypet friend Jake visits him sometimes). This is why Ravenpaw initially refused [=StarClan=] (because he couldn't be with his loner friend Barley, though it is mentioned that there's a place for both of them in [=StarClan=]).

* In ''Fanfic/WarriorsRedux'', the [[APetIntoTheWild kittypet-born]] Firepaw asks the {{seer}} if kittypets can go to [=StarClan=]. Spottedleaf acts as if this is a silly idea. Only Clan cats can go to [=StarClan=].

* Parodied in ''Discworld/FeetOfClay'' we're told cattle believe in an afterlife, and that it involves horseradish somehow.

* The concept of "Rainbow bridge" is this in purgatory form. The poem originates either from the 1980s or 1990s but the exact author is unknown. The poem states that when a pet (normally a dog or cat) dies, it is transported to a meadow near heaven where they're in perfect health. After their owner dies, their owner is transported to the meadow and the two cross "rainbow bridge" into heaven together.

* The concept of "Rainbow bridge" is this in purgatory form. The poem originates either from the 1980s or 1990s but the exact author is unknown. The poem states that when an animal dies, a dog is transported to a meadow near heaven where they're in perfect health. After their owner dies, their owner is transported to the meadow and the two cross "rainbow bridge" into heaven together.

* This is implied in ''Literature/WarriorCats''. The possible afterlives shown in the series, being [=StarClan=], The Tribe of Endless Hunting, and the Dark Forest, only show cat spirits inhabiting them. While hunting is possible in [=StarClan=] and the Tribe, it's unknown where the prey comes from. It's known that the boundaries between these afterlives are possible to cross between, making it likely that other animals inhabit their own afterlives and might be able to connect to the cats. It's implied that non-Clan cats, with few exceptions such as Tallstar's kittypet friend Jake, don't get into [=StarClan=]. This is why Ravenpaw initially refused [=StarClan=] (because he couldn't be with his loner friend Barley, though it is mentioned that there's a place for both of them in [=StarClan=]).

* ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide'': A number of comics were based on various afterlives meant for a specific type of creature, and the idiosyncrasies of what these creatures would find as rewards or punishments.

* This is implied in ''Literature/WarriorCats''. The possible afterlives shown in the series, being [=StarClan=], The Tribe of Endless Hunting, and the Dark Forest, only show cat spirits inhabiting them. While hunting is possible in [=StarClan=] and the Tribe, it's unknown where the prey comes from. It's known that the boundaries between these afterlives are possible to cross between, making it likely that other animals inhabit their own afterlives and might be able to connect to the cats.

* Mentioned a few times in the Creator/FilmCow series ''Shadowstone Park''; Gloves the horse wonders if he'll be sent to horse hell for stealing oats, and Darius the owl admits that he's probably going to owl hell for collecting the skulls of other animals (he isn't a kille, just a massive skull pervert).

-->--''Creator/CSLewis, ''The Problem of Pain

->''If the worst came to worst, a heaven for mosquitoes and a hell for men could very conveniently be combined.''

-->If the worst came to worst, a heaven for mosquitoes and a hell for men could very conveniently be combined.
--->--Creator/CSLewis, ''The Problem of Pain''

* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'': In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS3E84TheHunt The Hunt]]", dogs cannot enter heaven. The old man decides [[YouAreWorthHell he'd rather wander for eternity than enter heaven without his dog]]. [[spoiler:A good decision, because it's not actually heaven.]]

* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'': In "The Hunt", dogs cannot enter heaven. The old man decides [[YouAreWorthHell he'd rather wander for eternity than enter heaven without his dog]]. [[spoiler:A good decision, because it's not actually heaven.]]

** This poses a problem for the children of rare human-elven couples: half-elves inevitably have to choose to be either full Men or full Elves, in order to determine which afterlife they are to be bound to. The cost of this is that human-elven families and couples are forever separated after death, with the exception of the lovers Beren and Luthien -- Luthien was an Elf, but chose to become mortal, die as a human woman and depart the world alongside Beren at her death.

* In ''Literature/SeekerBears'' it's shown that different types of bears have different afterlives. Black bear spirits live in trees, grizzly bear spirits live in rivers, while polar bear spirits go under the ice then become stars in the summer when the ice melts.

* On ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' only human souls go to heaven or hell. Monsters (vampires, wendigos, etc) go to purgatory when killed. Angels if killed go to The Empty, a void beyond even Death and God's control.

* ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'' has numerous stories depicting possible afterlives for humans. And then there's [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-1557 SCP-1557]], which is a version of Hell specifically for giraffes.
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** Downplayed by the Dwarves, whose souls are subject to slightly different laws when deciding which afterlife they will end up in because of a bet between the Dwarven gods Thor, Loki and Hel. An honorable death earns them a place in the Outer Plane which matches their alignment, the same as other sentient species, but a dishonorable death causes their soul to become Hel's property.

** Downplayed by the Dwarves, whose souls are subject to slightly different when deciding which afterlife they will end up in because of a bet between the Dwarven gods Thor, Loki and Hel. An honorable death earns them a place in the Outer Plane which matches their alignment, the same as other sentient species, but a dishonorable death causes their soul to become Hel's property.