Pet Parents Find Comfort in a Memorial

Article Author : Kirsten Smith

Pet memorializing is an ancient rite that dates back to early Egyptian times, when Pharos mummified their cats to be entombed with them. In modern society, pet parents either bury or cremate their pet, and employ either an outdoor marker or an indoor cremation urn as a memorial to their loving friend. Because we

sometimes move residences, the trend is increasingly toward cremation, and the comfort that can be found in a small cremation memorial within the home. There are many established businesses that are dedicated to the proper memorializing of our pets. These businesses provide the consolation of creating an uplifting memorial to the beloved pet with a cremation urn. Many of these urns incorporate a high quality of craftsmanship and aesthetic style to blend within the home environment as a piece of art, and most are small enough to be held in your hands, for moments of quiet reflection.

Some pet parents choose to conduct a scattering ceremony in a location that holds meaning for them and their pet. It is always advisable to check that scattering is allowed in the locale, but a good rule of thumb is that bodies of water or private property, with the owner’s permission, are places that will likely allow the scattering of ashes. When a scattering ceremony is chosen, many find comfort in keeping a portion of the ashes, or their pet’s tags, in a small keepsake urn.

A simple way to get an overview of pet cremation urns is by doing a Google search. Searches with both the item being searched for, plus your general location, will return a good cross section of urn products. Type into the search bar, for example, pet cremation urns San Francisco, pet memorials Philadelphia, dog cremation urns Houston, quality pet urns Houston or cat cremation urns San Francisco; then hit search, then select ‘Images’ in the upper left corner of your screen, and you will find a wide array of photos of vessels for creating a memorial to your pet. Each of these photos is also a link to the web site that carries that product.

Losing a pet is never easy, but the act of creating a beautiful memorial can be helpful in traveling the path through grieving to recovery, and celebrating the life of your beloved pet.