Why Private Cremation Is the Right Choice For Your Pet
Families in the Twin Cities and Western Wisconsin are choosing private pet cremation for its level of care and personalization.
Private pet cremation is the most compassionate and dignified way to honor your pet after death. At the River Valley Pet Cremation Society, your pet is cremated alone so you are guaranteed to receive only your pet’s cremated remains, and you may witness a private cremation at our location. Private cremation allows you to memorialize your pet in a number of ways (with a funeral, memorial garden, keepsake jewelry, paw print ornaments, or scattering ashes, etc.) and private cremation offers a higher level of care and provides more comfort to those wishing to keep their pet close after death. While it may come at a higher cost due to the personalized handling of your pet, owners choose it for
In communal pet cremation, multiple pets are cremated together in one chamber. Ashes are not separated and cannot be returned to owners. Communal cremation offers no option to witness your pet’s cremation and the ashes are disposed of by the crematory’s policy. This is considered to be the simpler and more budget-friendly solution to handle your pet’s remains.
The River Valley Pet Cremation Society is a family-owned, local pet cremation facility in Hastings, Minnesota. We believe that pets are part of the family and they should be treated as such. This is why we only offer private pet cremation and guarantee that you and your pet will be treated with dignity from the first point of contact. At the River Valley Pet Cremation Society, we're pet owners too. We understand how hard it is to say goodbye to a pet and hope we can help you arrange a dignified farewell for your pet.
Join the River Valley Pet Cremation Society to plan ahead and save $50 off cremation for every current and future pet in your household. One $15 payment covers every pet, guarantees the price, and your membership never expires.
