This allows for your pet's ashes to be collected and returned to you. You will receive a Certificate of Cremation verifying that your pet has been cremated individually and that the ashes you receive are as far as is physically possible only those of your pet.
If you would like a lock of hair or a paw print as mementos just ask us.The cost of cremation depends on the size of the pet:
You may choose to have your pet cremated in a casket. A range of caskets is available and you can see more about these on the Products page of this website. Our caskets are designed to be environmentally friendly and so contain no nails but are glued using water-based glues. For health reasons, all metal fittings are removed before cremation and given to you along with any collars and tags that your pet may have been wearing when it arrived at the cemetery.
Your pet's ashes will be returned to your home address in a sealed bag at no extra cost. You can order a wooden container for the storage of your ashes or choose from our wide range of ceramic and pottery urns specially designed and made for us by local craftspeople. The range of containers can be seen on the Products page.
For those who wish simply to know that their pet has been treated with the respect and dignity it deserves we offer a communal cremation. Here, two or three animals enter the cremator at the same time or in sequence so it is not possible to collect ashes for return to you.
The advantage of the communal cremation is the cost. Now everyone can afford what is probably the preferred option for their pet. The cost is only $66.00 regardless of the size or type of pet. Collection from your vet is included, however, a small collection fee will apply to collection from private homes.
Many people do not realise that when the vet disposes of a dead pet it is collected by a council contractor and bulldozed into the landfill with the rubbish. For a little more than the contractor charges you can have your pet cremated with dignity and respect at Faithful Friends.
Communal cremations cost just $66.00 including collection from home or vet.
Prices include GST