When a pet dies, it may be left with a vet for disposal. The vet must see that this is done efficiently at reasonable cost to the owner. The body is hygienically sealed and kept cool until it can be collected and incinerated with other waste materials, before being sent to a landfill site.

There are other options.

Many people think that the pet they have loved for so long should be treated with as much love in death as they gave it in its life.

It is possible for a pet to be individually cremated and its ashes returned to its owner. A variety of beautiful containers are available for this. Alternatively the ashes may be scattered or interred, and the place marked with a stone or a plaque. The pets corner at Haycombe Cemetery provides a place where a pet may be buried with dignity and respect

Kit says: “It is my personal belief that love is stronger than death, and we will all one day be reunited with everyone we have loved – including animals. But whatever it is you believe, you can bid a fitting farewell in your own way to the pet you loved.”