You Must Say Goodbye!

At some point, if you have a pet, you will need to make final arrangements for your Pet. All crematoria offer different and varied facilities, it is helpful to contact and visit the pet crematoria of your choice, it can be much easier emotionally to ask the questions which are important to YOU before the time comes to ensure they can meet your requirements.

Individual/Private Cremation of your pet will give you the opportunity to decide what you would like to do with your pets remains, of course it is possible to bury the remains, scatter them in a favourite place, store them in a Columbarium (where additional pets may be placed together or alternatively you may join them when your time comes) or they may be kept in a decorative urn or casket as home.

There are many options so it can be helpful to speak to the Crematoria of your choice.

It does sometimes soften the impact of loss by placing a Memorial either in your own garden, selected area or at the crematoria of your choice - a place where you may visit and remember the happier times with your pet. This may be combined with a landscaped area such as flowering trees, water features, rockery etc., a pleasant place to visit from time to time.

Questions you may wish to ask Pet Crematoria

when choosing one for YOUR Pet

1. Is the crematorium a member of any recognised trade association?
2. Do I require a coffin for my pet?
3. Can I have an individual/private cremation with my pets ashes returned?
4. How and in what are the ashes returned?
5. Do I get my own pets ashes back?
6. May I bring my pet to you if I chose to do so?
7. Will you collect my pet if I do not feel able to bring him/her?
8. Do you cremate my Pet at your premises or send them elsewhere?
9. Is it possible to visit the premises?
10. Do you have a Chapel of Rest where I can view my pet?
11. Have you gardens to visit, inter or scatter ashes?
12. May I have my pets details recorded in a Book of Remembrance?
13. Does the crematorium supply Memorials should I require one?
14. What is the cost and what does that cost include?
15. Do you have a brochure available?