Honor the chapter with your pet with our eco-friendly alternative to pet cremation.
We offer Aquamation, a gentler water-based cremation option to pet parents. Contact us today to see how we can help.
How do I plan my pet's cremation in Paradise Valley?
Losing a pet is never easy. Whether it's a sudden loss or the result of a long illness, the pain of saying goodbye can be overwhelming. At AquaCrossings, we understand how difficult it is to lose a pet, and we're here to help. We offer sustainable water-based pet cremation and pet euthanasia services in El Paradise Valley, AZ. We also create the best memorial service that is dignified and fitting for your beloved pet. Our goal is to help you through this difficult time, and to offer a memorialization option that honors your bond and life with your pet.
What do I do when my pet passes?
Whether it’s your dog, cat, hamster, or another furry or feathered friend, seeing a beloved pet approach the end of its days with you can be challenging. No one wants to say goodbye to a companion who has been a meaningful part of their life. Research shows that most pet owners consider their pets as their best friends. Pets love is unconditional, and regardless of where you are in life, who you are with, they are always by your side for every chapter of your life.
When the time comes to say goodbye to your loyal friend, you can communicate your love and appreciation in the way you memorialize them. It's important to understand your options so that you can give your beloved pet and companion a dignified farewell.
If your pet is in the hospital with serious ailments, you might be faced with the difficult decision of putting them down due to their quality of life. If your pet has already passed on, there are two ways to honor your pet's memory - either having them cremated or buried.
Aqua Crossings Euthanasia and Pet Cremation Services in Paradise Valley, Arizona
In home or in center euthanasia for pets in Paradise Valley
When your pet is suffering, euthanasia or deciding to put your beloved pet to sleep is a heavy decision to make, but often necessary if your pet’s quality of life is suffering. Euthanasia may be recommended when you least expect it, such as if your pet has been in a debilitating accident or if they've been diagnosed with a terminal illness.
It's never easy to decide to euthanize your pet, but we at AquaCrossings partner with our trusted euthanasia vets to guide you through this challenging decision. We are here to help with the emotional journey with euthanasia as well as removing as much stress on your end for planning.
Harmful impacts of fire-based cremation services
Fire-based pet cremations in Paradise Valley work by thermally reducing animal remains, resulting in ash remains. At most fire-based facilities, the pet is placed in a plastic bag and then is moved into the incinerator where everything burns off except for the bone remains. Cremation is chosen by many families since some municipalities prohibit burying a pet's non cremated remains. Some families choose to scatter their pet’s ashes in a place with special meaning for them and their pets, and others bury them in their backyard or a pet cemetery in Paradise Valley.
However, National Geographic estimates that fire-based cremations in the U.S. account for about 360,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions each year. A more sustainable and gentler alternative to pet cremation services is Aquamation, a type of cremation that uses only a gentle flow of water, time, and alkali that results in over 90% energy savings.
Private and Communal Aquamation
Aquamation (water cremation) is a sustainable and environmentally friendly way to cremate your pets. It releases no harmful greenhouse gasses, and uses zero fossil fuels, while still providing you with an affordable service.
The Aquamation process uses warm water, time, and alkali to mimic what happens in nature for handling the end of life. In the past this took years but with new technology, it can be done within 20 hours!
When you entrust your pet to the care of AquaCrossings, our team will go through extensive training so that we can honor their memory and keep them safe. We start by placing him/her in an aquamation chamber where warm water circulates for 20 hours. By choosing private aquamation, the mineral remains of only your pet’s bone will be returned to you and placed in an urn.
With communal aquamation, your pet will be honored in a communal remembrance with other pets. With private aquamation, your pet will be privately honored. Using our state-of-the-art tracking software, your pet’s tracking number will follow them through every step of the process. Your pet’s remains will be returned in a transitional pet urn with a paw print, fur clipping, and grief support resources. Due to the gentle nature of aquamation, we are able to return pace-makers, metal implants etc. with private aquamations.
We at AquaCrossings know what it is like to lose a beloved companion. We will make sure they are honored and you are supported through this challenging stage of life. A tree is planted in your pet's honor for both types of aquamation.
Funeral Services for Pets in Paradise Valley
If you would prefer to bury your pet, you can either bury them in one of the many pet cemeteries or if allowed in your area, you can bury them in your yard. A lot of people prefer pet cremation since burials can be quite expensive.
Eco-friendly pet burials are growing in popularity, where it's meant to return the body to the earth without burning or using expensive caskets. Another advantage of a green burial is that some states allow pets and humans to be buried together.
Plan your pet's funeral in Paradise Valley with AquaCrossings
While it pains to see them go, we must bid our beloved pets farewell and let them transition to the next stage peacefully. For fur parents, losing your companion, best friend, and protector is a different kind of loss.
From gentle purrs to long walks at the park to cheerful greetings and jumping in your bed at night, it’s the little things they do in their life that we will always remember and forever cherished. We will never be fully prepared and ready, but when the time comes, our beloved animals, being part of the family, also deserve a proper farewell, too.
Call 480-590-7094 or visit AquaCrossings today for pet cremation or funeral services for pets in Paradise Valley and never have to plan for your pet's funeral alone.