By Coleen Ellis
For those of us who have had pets since childhood, reside in the countryside, and prefer ground burial, the backyard burying of a beloved deceased pet is nothing new, or for that matter, abnormal.? As a matter of fact, for many pet owners, statements such as: ?He loved the outside?, or ?I could never get him to come in,? provides great comfort about burying a beloved pet friend in the back yard.
However, much like the options for human burial, the back yard burial process is taking on another dimension.
As with other death care options, pet parents are seeking final death care options that mimic the choices in human loss.? As our industry watches the emergence of the green movement, from burial to remains scattering, pet parents are also researching their ?green? options with their pets.? Being a resource to a pet parent with information regarding green burial, or natural burial, is another avenue that represents an opportunity for a death care professional to serve a family in the loss of a beloved furry family member.
As mentioned above, pet lovers will search for information regarding legal and proper natural pet burial procedures for their backyard. Laws vary according to county, city, township, state, or neighborhood codicils. Therefore, just knowing this information will be valuable to a pet family.
In areas where backyard pet burials are legal, providing the educational to families on either protecting the pet?s body in a sealed receptacle or a natural-green choice, will give them the information they need to make a burial decision that?s right for them and their family?s situation.
There are families that may want the protection of a casket or outer container for their pet.? This can be practical for the ground placement of a pet for a variety of reasons including:
Protection of the pet?s body from ground elements
The confining of the deceased pet?s body smells, especially in areas where there might be the risk of wild animals or other animals digging up the deceased pet
A pet parents wishes to protect their pet?s body for possible disinterment when the family moves from that particular home
Or to fulfill a family?s death rituals
As a death care professional, there are numerous components to assist the family with for this process:
The burial receptacle
A marker or rock
Fur clipping
Paw Print
Other memorialization items such as art work, jewelry, etc.
Assistance with the rituals of burying
For those families who want more of a natural burial process, the term ?green burial? refers to exactly that.? After all, who hasn?t been a part of, or had a friend who has taken their precious gold fish, hamster, or turtle, wrapped them in a special little blanket, and then proceeded to the backyard for a burial and a few meaningful words? Or cried a few tears at the end of Marley and Me when each child spoke their final words as the mischievous Marley was laid to rest, in his favorite blanket in the family?s backyard?
Animals are such a part of nature that a green burial is often the most natural of choices. However, many people don?t have the option of a back yard to work with. Therefore, green pet burial locations are starting to pop up across the country to accommodate these people and their final wishes for their pets.
While the concept is still very, very new, there are currently a handful of designated green pet cemeteries across the country. According to a few green pet burial websites, these cemeteries vary in their definitions of being green. These various states include:
How the pet is buried.
Shrouds
Biodegradable containers (wicker, wood, or paper) that are free of metal nails
How the grounds are maintained.
Traditional cemeteries
Park like grounds
Nature preserve
In a cemetery with humans
And how the spaces are marked.
On a tree close to the burial place
With a tree
With a marker or rock
Not at all
(Information researched through www.GreenPetBurial.org)
If your area does not have a designated green cemetery for pets, this provides you, the pet death care professional, an opportunity to educate families on the full meaning of a green burial and the various components to deem the burial truly ?green.?? From the biodegradable burial pieces or shrouds to the various ways the spaces can be marked would be welcome information for a pet parent looking to the green process as their final arrangement wishes.? Furthermore, with so many companies now providing products to accomplish a green pet burial, everything that you will need to be a resource to a family desiring this process should be right at your fingertips.
Remember, it?s the little things that matter. While this process may seem like such a small part of your service or informational offerings, pet parents desiring a ?green? concept will be endeared to you for going that extra step to guide them in this area.?FBA
Coleen Ellis is the Founder of Two Hearts Pet Loss Center. For information, you may call 317.966.0096, or email Coleen@TwoHeartsPetLossCenter.com. You may also visit her website at www.TwoHeartsPetLossCenter.com. For a Guide To Planning Ahead for a pet, visit www.Pet-Loss-Grief.com for a free download.
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Source: http://www.funeralbusinessadvisor.com/?p=6939
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