Cremation Services
Cremation Services
If you’re anything like us, you don’t consider yourself an “owner” of your pet, any more than you think you own the people in your life. You are so much more to your pet; an important member of their life. And they trust you to make the big, hard decisions that need to be made on their behalf.
We Offer Pet Cremation Services
One of those decisions involves choosing the way you will care for their physical remains upon their passing. While it may feel natural to bury a pet in your backyard or other private property, there are often local regulations that restrict this option.
For many families, we are considered the only choice. Whether because of county or city ordinances, or personal preference; cremation meets a growing community needs for appropriate final care for their pets.
Understanding the Process
The process of pet cremation
uses heat to transform your pet’s physical remains to its basic elements. Sometimes these are referred to as “ashes”, or “cremains” –a word blended from “cremated remains”.
We offer two types of pet cremation services. Communal cremation, where your pet is cremated along with other animals, and private cremation, where your beloved animal companion is alone in the cremation chamber.
Communal cremation
is a dignified way to care for your pet, especially appropriate if your family prefers not to receive your pet’s cremated remains back. In this process, several pets are cremated together and the resulting cremated remains are scattered, or buried by staff members. Please contact us
for pricing.
Private cremation
is the right option if you wish to have your pet’s cremated remains returned to you. This allows you to take some time to consider how you would like to memorialize your pet. Perhaps you’d like to keep your pet's ashes close to you, in a decorative or personalized urn. Or, you may choose to scatter them somewhere of importance to you and your pet. You may also choose to let our staff scatter their ashes in a dedicated memorial area. Contact us
for further details.
Families choosing private cremation may also wish to witness the event, with a viewing cremation. This is when pet parents, friends, and family are permitted to be present during the cremation in a viewing room.