Pet Cremation

After your pet passes on, the veterinarian often has a pet cremation service to assist the grieving owner. What a lot of pet owners do not know is that there are different ways to handle the pet cremation. Even the Veterinarian is always aware of how the service they use handles the cremation or the ashes afterwards. Unlike with human cremation, you can select a less expensive alternative called group cremation. You may also select an individual cremation. Each process comes with different

Group or Communal Cremation
The crematorium will place several animals together to be cremated at the same time. However, many services don't spread the ashes in a memorial park or other place of reverence. They just take them to the local landfill. You can ask your veterinarian before you agree to this type of cremation but often times they don't even know or don't want to know where the ashes go. There are no hard and fast rules or regulations so you must inquire before you use that service.

Individual Cremation
If you decide to go the individual cremation route, you can get your ashes back. This way, you will know where they will be spread. You can also specify in the contract where they will spread the ashes after the pet is cremated but even that doesn't guarantee it. It is important that you pick a reputable cremation service that will fulfill your wishes. Don't assume anything because as we already know, most business is just in it to make money. They will pick the cheapest route to go.