Many pet owners choose cremation because it is an affordable option that allows them to keep the remains or scatter them in a chosen location. Burial at a pet cemetery is more expensive, and some local governments have laws against burying a pet on private property.
Typical costs:
Pet cremation typically costs between $55 and $100 for small animals such as birds, rabbits and ferrets -- as well as puppies and kittens.
Pet cremation typically costs between $100 and $150 for cats, as well as dogs up to 50 pounds, with toy and miniature dogs falling at the lower end of the range and mid-sized dogs at the higher end.
Pet cremation typically costs between $150 and $350 for dogs between 50 and 120 pounds and up, with very large dogs falling at the high end.
What should be included:
Pet cremation services often have someone on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
After you call, the company often will pick up the pet from the home or veterinary clinic and deliver it to the facility. A staff member then tags the pet with an identification number, and cremates the animal in a special furnace that reduces the body to sand-like particles.
The facility places the ashes either in a sealed bag or a tin or cardboard box, then either holds them for pick-up or delivers them to the owner.
Some pet cemeteries that also do cremation offer free pet bereavement support groups.
Additional costs:
Some crematories charge an added fee of about $45 to pick-up the body after hours and on weekends.
Some crematories allow the pet owner to view the cremation, sometimes for an added fee of about $25 or more.
Urns to hold the ashes typically cost $50 to $150 for a classic bronze, brass or enamel vase, depending on size, but can run as high as $1,000 for a large wax-cast urn in an elaborate shape. Experts recommend choosing urn size based on the pet's pre-cremation body weight, with one cubic inch of space per pound.
An engraved nameplate for the urn can cost about $10 to $25.
Shopping for pet cremation:
To find a pet cremation facility, ask your veterinarian or your local animal shelter, both of which might have relationships with reputable facilities. Or, The Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement has a list of pet crematories and cemeteries by state.
Tip: When you find a cremation facility, ask whether they do mass or individual cremations. Some facilities that do mass cremations divvy up the ashes, so each owner gets a mixture of ashes from all of the animals. And, if the facility does mass cremations and does not return the ashes, ask how they dispose of them, since some facilities send remains to landfills.
Tip: Ask whether you can take a tour of the facility, and whether the facility will guarantee its service policies in writing.
Also, to add a little, if you do get an urn with a nameplate not all of the time do they offer the engraving. Sometimes you would have to go elsewhere for the engravement, and the price can vary depending on the rules of the store. I once worked at a place that offered engraving and people came in all the time with urn nameplates. We not only charged a $5 handling fee, but it was also $3 a word and $6 a date. In the end, the engraving ranged from $10-$50. Other places may price differently.
7 years ago, we went with the ASPCA recommended pet cemetary/ crematory. I honestly don't know if our vet does it, since our dog passed at the 24 hr emergency hospital.
It cost about 300 (pickup , individual cremation, urn, wood container that held her pic, delivery (not via UPS, but by the facility), and she was delivered a day late due to the blizzard that year, but they showed up and hand delivered her from upstate NY to LI by 7AM the next day. I believe the price also included a viewing which we did not do since it was upstate and we had already said our goodbyes at the hospital.
I cremated my last dog, and I still have the urn with her bones and ashes on our bookshelf. I've got a few pictures of her around it. Cost me around $200 over herer.
We companies that come and pick up our euthanized pets directly at the vet office. Myself and others have taken our newly deceased pets directly from the vet office to their facilities to speed up the service, and to avoid having to keep our pets in a freezer at the vet until the company does a pick up. This saves on cost when you go straight to the facility. They offer private viewings, to ensure that your pet is the only pet that goes into the cremator and is the only one that comes out. It takes about a week for the cremains to come back. Anywhere from $150-300 would be a fair price depending on the weight of the animal, maybe $100 for a cat. There might be additional costs if your vet requests a fee for staying with the animal during the euthanization (an office call).
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Typical costs:
Pet cremation typically costs between $55 and $100 for small animals such as birds, rabbits and ferrets -- as well as puppies and kittens.
Pet cremation typically costs between $100 and $150 for cats, as well as dogs up to 50 pounds, with toy and miniature dogs falling at the lower end of the range and mid-sized dogs at the higher end.
Pet cremation typically costs between $150 and $350 for dogs between 50 and 120 pounds and up, with very large dogs falling at the high end.
What should be included:
Pet cremation services often have someone on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
After you call, the company often will pick up the pet from the home or veterinary clinic and deliver it to the facility. A staff member then tags the pet with an identification number, and cremates the animal in a special furnace that reduces the body to sand-like particles.
The facility places the ashes either in a sealed bag or a tin or cardboard box, then either holds them for pick-up or delivers them to the owner.
Some pet cemeteries that also do cremation offer free pet bereavement support groups.
Additional costs:
Some crematories charge an added fee of about $45 to pick-up the body after hours and on weekends.
Some crematories allow the pet owner to view the cremation, sometimes for an added fee of about $25 or more.
Urns to hold the ashes typically cost $50 to $150 for a classic bronze, brass or enamel vase, depending on size, but can run as high as $1,000 for a large wax-cast urn in an elaborate shape. Experts recommend choosing urn size based on the pet's pre-cremation body weight, with one cubic inch of space per pound.
An engraved nameplate for the urn can cost about $10 to $25.
Shopping for pet cremation:
To find a pet cremation facility, ask your veterinarian or your local animal shelter, both of which might have relationships with reputable facilities. Or, The Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement has a list of pet crematories and cemeteries by state.
Tip: When you find a cremation facility, ask whether they do mass or individual cremations. Some facilities that do mass cremations divvy up the ashes, so each owner gets a mixture of ashes from all of the animals. And, if the facility does mass cremations and does not return the ashes, ask how they dispose of them, since some facilities send remains to landfills.
Tip: Ask whether you can take a tour of the facility, and whether the facility will guarantee its service policies in writing.
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It cost about 300 (pickup , individual cremation, urn, wood container that held her pic, delivery (not via UPS, but by the facility), and she was delivered a day late due to the blizzard that year, but they showed up and hand delivered her from upstate NY to LI by 7AM the next day. I believe the price also included a viewing which we did not do since it was upstate and we had already said our goodbyes at the hospital.