Pet urns

Humans have been cremating their pets and using pet urns as long as we have been cremating ourselves, reportedly as far back as the Stone Age. While some choose to scatter a pet’s remains in a special location, many people prefer to inter their pet’s ashes in a special urn that can be kept as a loving reminder.

These days you can purchase an urn that matches your pet’s personality, and can select from a wide variety of materials, types and sizes of urns – from dignified wooden boxes with brass memorial plates, to figurine sculptures, and even smaller containers that will hold a portion of the ashes, so that you can keep your favorite pet’s memory close in more than one location.

Different cultures have different beliefs about what should be done with the ashes of our late friends, and if you choose to bury the ashes of your pet, there are biodegradable urns that will not harm the environment available in many different styles.

There are those who believe that keeping the ashes of your departed pet in the house increases the attachment of your pet’s “subtle body” (or ghost) to your home, thus prolonging your time together. It is a romantic notion, whether or not you believe in ghosts, and keeping your pet’s ashes in a beautiful urn is a loving and lasting memorial to the friend you lost.