The death of a pet can be every bit as
painful as the loss of a relative, and it can be difficult to know how to show
your sympathy during such a difficult time. It's not customary to send along
flowers following the death of a pet. For many pet owners, the idea of staging
a pet funeral that is almost as elaborate as one would organize for a deceased
person is, perhaps, a little much. But some psychologists, veterinarians, and
other experts in the area of grief over the loss of a pet, say it could be
healthy. It all depends upon the wishes and perhaps the financial resources of
the pet owner. When thinking of a Gold Coast pet funeral, a pet owner's thoughts will
almost naturally go to this question of whether it is legal to bury a pet in
one's back yard. Most legal analysts will agree that, while governments do not
impose any laws outlawing the practice, many contractual, and common sense,
obligations might prohibit it.
Experts warn, it is not a good idea to bury
a pet on the property of a home one is renting. There have been cases, in fact,
when landlords have sued former resident’s even years after they had moved for
breach of a lease contract upon discovering a pet's remains buried on the
property. Even if a property owner is tempted to bury his or beloved friend on
property he owns, it is always advisable to consider the possible long term
consequences on property value.
Cremation is seen as the most healthy and
responsible choice for disposing a pet's body because it helps a family avoid
the awkward problem of providing a dignified burial place. Once a pet owner has
ashes of his or her beloved friend, he can simply set them on a table often in
the very simply-but-dignified urn provided by the veterinarian's office
accompanied by a few treasured photographs, and invite close friends to his
house to pay proper, dignified, homage to the treasured friend in memorial
service held in a single afternoon. The owner would then be, of course, free to
spread the ashes over whatever location the owner prefers or keep them in the
urn that can be displayed as a treasured heirloom for many years to come. If
the truth were known, it would probably reveal that this is the most common
formula for a pet funeral that pet owners follow today. Unfortunately, it
seems, no government agency or private institution today collects anything
other than anecdotal data on this topic, so anyone looking to do the popular
thing when it comes time to perhaps plan a pet funeral, will simply have to
rely upon some guess work.
Most pet crematories and Gold Coast pet funeral homes
make arrangements for picking up your pet from your home or veterinary
hospital, cremating it, and returning the remains to you along with the
identification tag within a few days. They provide a certification of cremation
stating the pet’s name, the owner’s name, the date of cremation, especially
when they are given the responsibility of disposing of the remains instead of
returning them.
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