A Michael Broad Blog
When it comes to keeping your cat’s ashes, there are both advantages and considerations to take into account. Let’s explore them. Ultimately, the decision depends on your personal preferences and emotional needs. Whether you choose to keep your cat’s ashes at home or opt for a different arrangement, remember that there is no right …
Pet ashes – I have the ashes of my cats – are a fine light-grey powder. I suspect that sometimes in some small crematoriums some bones may be present in the ashes. But the powder is very fine which makes them easy to dislodge and create dust. I had my cats cremated individually and …
COMMENT: In the UK, more Britons are deciding on individual cat and dog cremations according to the Association of Private Pet Cemeteries and Crematoria. They say that there was a 10-15 percent increase last year compared to previous years. This may be due to Covid-19 restrictions during which time pet owners have a chance …
Today, Monday, August 24, 2020, there is an interesting letter by Michael Hodson, in The Times newspaper in the section Letters to the Editor. I think I will take the liberty of publishing it here in full and verbatim. I hope that he doesn’t mind and that the Times doesn’t mind either. Your correspondent …
It depends on you, the cat owner, as to what happens when your cat is put to sleep. You decide when your cat is put to sleep. And you decide what happens after that. You select the veterinarian. It is normal for the remains to be cremated either individually or not. Cremation – individual …
What happens when a cat dies? It is more or less the same as when a human dies. There is either a cremation or burial. The cremation should be an individualized cremation organized by the owner. A veterinarian will organize a multiple-shared cremation. You can do what you like with the ashes. Is there an afterlife?
The owner of an Illinois pet cemetery, Joe Abts, reportedly committed suicide last Wednesday after the start of an investigation by the Tazewell County Sheriff’s Department for allegedly fraudulent behaviour in providing customers with “fake ashes”. It is not clear whether the customers received the ashes of pets other than their own or whether …
There is an interesting story in the newspapers today about pet cremations; a subject which has always concerned me. When I have my deceased cat cremated I make sure that I see her/him go into the oven and that (s)he is the only cat in the oven and removed from the oven which all …
