Pet Cremation in Brisbane

Knowing Your Options: Pet Cremation in Brisbane

Once upon a time, the only option pet owners had was to bury their pets in their gardens or let the vet dispose of the remains.

However, over the years, these two options have become less than desirable for many pet owners.

There is nothing wrong at all with either burying your pet in your garden (unless it is actually against local regulations) or with letting your vet handle your pet’s remains, but there are other options now if you aren’t keen on those.

Pet cremation in Brisbane is performed by licensed staff at official pet crematoriums. The process itself takes 30 minutes to 2 hours for most cremations.

Most pet cremations in Brisbane are private or individual cremations, meaning that your pet is cremated alone. This ensures that you receive only your pet’s ashes.

The Process for Pet Cremation in Brisbane

The general process for the cremation of your pet is usually the same with any crematorium, with some slight differences possible.

First, call the crematorium or pet cremation service. This may be before your pet passes if you are able to pre-plan or after your pet has already passed.

You will make arrangements with the service provider for pet cremation in Brisbane for transfer of your pet to their care. Many services will retrieve your pet’s remains for you from your home.

Before your pet is cremated, if included in your service package, the staff will cut a lock of fur from your pet and take a paw print.

If you wish to have time to say goodbye to your pet some crematoriums also have private viewing rooms that you and your family can have personal time to say your farewells to your pet.

After the cremation of your pet has taken place, the ashes will be returned to you in accordance with the arrangement you have planned with the cremation service.

In addition to pet cremation in Brisbane, many pet owners find it helpful to also have a funeral or memorial service to honour their pet and say their final farewells. 

Pet Crematoria in Brisbane

There are many service providers for pet cremation in Brisbane.

We’ve gathered a wealth of information on several services for pet cremation in the Brisbane area, including contact information and pricing.

Packages Offered by Pets in Peace:

Pets in Peace offer three pet cremation in Brisbane packages, as follows:

Pocket Pets Cremation in Brisbane Service
(for very small pets such as mice, birds, and guinea pigs)

The pet cremation in Brisbane service includes pick up of your pet from your home or vet, individual cremation of your pet, and return of your pet’s ashes to your home or vet.

Additionally, your pet’s ashes will be returned to you in your choice of a brass urn or memorial box with your pet’s name. Also included are your pet’s paw print, a lock of his or her fur and a cremation certificate.

Premium Individual Pet Cremation in Brisbane Service

The pet cremation in Brisbane service includes pick up of your pet from your home or vet, individual cremation of your pet, and return of your pet’s ashes to your home or vet.

Additionally, your pet’s ashes will be returned to you in your choice of a burial container, scatter container, white cast metal urn or memorial box with an engraved plaque. Also included are your pet’s paw print, a lock of his or her fur and a cremation certificate. You will also be able to post an online memorial on Pets in Peace website.

Scatter in the Garden Individual Pet Cremation  in Brisbane Service
(ashes are not returned to you)

The pet cremation in Brisbane service includes pick up of your pet from your home or vet and individual cremation of your pet. If you do not wish to have the ashes returned to you, the staff of Pets in Peace will scatter your pet’s ashes in the rose garden.

You will still receive your pet’s paw print, a lock of his or her fur, and a cremation certificate.

Additional Fees and Services for Pet Cremation in Brisbane

For pets weighing over 60 kg a $45 additional fee may apply.

Pets in Peace offers funeral services at their chapel in Ipswich or another location of your choosing.

Same day cremation and return of ashes available for an additional cost.

Exhumation services are available beginning at $150.

While Pets in Peace does not have payment plans available, they do accept zip pay.

Packages Offered by Pet Angel Funerals:

Pet Angel Cremation Packages for Pet Cremation in Brisbane

Individual Cremation with Scatter Box

Individual Cremation with Traditional Urn
(Brass urn with slate or pewter finish)

Individual Cremation with Wooden Urn
(Wooden urn with clean modern lines in teak, ebony, white or walnut finish)

Individual Cremation with Wooden Urn with Photo
(Wooden urn with clean modern lines in teak, ebony, white or walnut finish)
Your choice of photo is printed directly onto the urn
(Plus $55 if you’d like to have photos printed on all four sides)

Individual Petite Cremation with Scatter Box
(Perfect for small pets such as lizards, hamsters, etc.)

If you do not wish to have your pet’s ashes returned to you, you can choose “Cremation with a Pet Friend.” Pet Angel will retrieve your pet’s remains and transport them to the crematorium. After cremation, you will receive a card and a cremation certificate. Pet Angel staff will then scatter your pet’s ashes at Edge Ridge Farm.

Collection hours: Monday through Sunday 8 AM to 7 PM.
An additional collection fee for collection after 6 PM Monday through Friday, After 1 PM Saturday and all day Sunday.
For pets over 50 kg there is an additional fee of $44.

Pet Angel accepts zip pay for pet cremation in Brisbane.

Pet Angel also has a variety of pet memorial items such as a memory teddy bear, lockets, a small keepsake urn, and key ring.

Packages Offered by Pets Eternal:

Exotic/Pocket Pet Cremation in Brisbane

For pets under 1.5 kg.

Package includes: collection of your pets remains from your home or vet, individual pet cremation, the return of your pets ashes, lock of your pets fur, a paw print, a memorial candle with your pets name, choice of vessel for your pet’s ashes and an engraved plaque to attach to the vessel.

Vessel choice: small keepsake urn, timber box, or photo box.

Cremation with Friends

For pet owners that do not wish to have their pet’s ashes returned to them or have a limited budget.

Package includes: collection of your pets remains from your home or vet, pet cremation with 1 or 2 other pets, ashes scattered in the Pets Eternal memorial garden, and a card with cremation certificate.

Scatter/Burial Package for Pet Cremation in Brisbane

For owners that are planning to scatter their pet’s ashes or bury them in a separate location or already have a vessel they plan to use.

Package includes: collection of your pets remains from your home or vet, individual pet cremation, the return of your pets ashes, lock of your pets fur, a paw print, a memorial candle with your pets name, choice of vessel for your pet’s ashes.

Vessel choice: scatter pouch or timber box.

Bronze Package

Package includes: collection of your pets remains from your home or vet, individual pet cremation, the return of your pets ashes, lock of your pets fur, a paw print, a memorial candle with your pets name, choice of vessel for your pet’s ashes and an engraved plaque to attach to the vessel.

Vessel choice: silver or gold metal urn, polished timber box or standard photo box.

Silver Package

Package includes: collection of your pets remains from your home or vet, individual pet cremation, the return of your pets ashes, lock of your pets fur, a paw print, a memorial candle with your pets name, choice of vessel for your pets ashes and an engraved plaque to attach to the vessel.

Vessel choice: paw print metal urn, Beech portrait or laser panel box.

Gold Package

Package includes: collection of your pets remains from your home or vet, individual pet cremation, the return of your pets ashes, lock of your pets fur, a paw print, a memorial candle with your pets name, choice of vessel for your pet’s ashes and an engraved plaque to attach to the vessel.

Vessel choice: from the Prestige range of urns. Etched metal urns in classic white/silver, silver/gold Prema, brushed silver/gold Chandra, pink/silver, lavender rose and gold mother of pearl.

All packages include a $50 surcharge for pets over 60 kg except for the Pocket Pets and Cremation with Friends packages.

Packages Offered by Pets RIP:

Pets RIP accepts payments plan through Zip Pay as well as in house payment plans.

Pets RIP has a very large selection of vessels for your pet’s ashes to make memorialising them a very personal and unique experience for pet cremation in Brisbane.

Tiny Pets Cremation Packages for Pet Cremation in Brisbane

For pets under 1 kg.

All of the cremation packages include collection and return of your pet’s remains and ashes, individual pet cremation, cremation certificate, a lock of fur or feathers and gold print. With the exception of the scatter package, all packages also include an engraved plaque attached to the vessel of your choice.

Scatter Package

Includes full cremation service package as listed above. Your pet’s ashes will be returned in your choice of cardboard scatter tube or cardboard presentation box.

Basic Memorial Box

Includes full cremation service package as listed above. Your pet’s ashes will be returned in a simple, yet still beautiful wooden box.

Basic Memory Urn

Includes full cremation service package as listed above. Your pet’s ashes will be returned in a simple, ivory clay urn.

Gold Memorial Options

Includes full cremation service package as listed above. Your pet’s ashes will be returned in a beautiful ceramic urn. Two styles are available with the options of rustic black, misty blue or brown.

Brass Urn in Velvet Box

Includes full cremation service package as listed above. Your pet’s ashes will be returned in a lovely brass urn in a velvet box, available in silver, pink, blue, and bronze.

Heart Urn in Velvet Box

Includes full cremation service package as listed above. Your pet’s ashes will be returned in a pretty heart laid softly in a velvet box, available in pewter, pink, raki, and blue.

Premium Options for Pet Cremation in Brisbane

Includes full cremation service package as listed above. Your pet’s ashes will be returned in your choice from several premium options.

• Eastern Cedar Box
• Solid Jarrah wooden box
• Solid Pinus wooden box
• Solid turned wooden urn
• Stained Beechwood in walnut, tassy oak or rosewood
• Brass urns in reddish brown, white, black and purple
• Solid timber photo box in rosewood or oak
• Solid timber frame in rosewood
• Solid timber cabinet in stained rosewood, holds multiple photos with mats in a variety of colours
• Teddy bear urn
• Faux granite headstone
• Birdbath
• Sandstone garden memorial urn
• Black granite garden memorial urn
• Stained glass birdcage
• Sandstone candle

Small Pets Cremation Packages for Pet Cremation in Brisbane

For pets over 1 kg and under 50 kg.

All of the cremation packages include collection and return of your pet’s remains and ashes, individual pet cremation, cremation certificate, a lock of fur and gold print. With the exception of the scatter package, all packages also include an engraved plaque attached to the vessel of your choice.

Scatter Package

With this package, you will not receive your pet’s ashes back. Instead, they will be scattered by the Pets RIP team on their acreage. You will still receive the cremation certificate, a lock of fur and gold print.

Scatter or Burial Package

Includes full cremation service package as listed above, with the exception of the engraved plaque. Your pet’s ashes will be returned in your choice of garden burial box, scatter tube or cardboard presentation box.

Basic Package

Includes full cremation service package as listed above. Your pet’s ashes will be returned in your choice of an imported wooden box or grey-ivory clay potted urn.

Gold Memorial Package

Includes full cremation service package as listed above. Your pet’s ashes will be returned in your choice of a solid oak wooden box or hand potted urn in glossy black or misty blue.

Premium Memorial Package for Pet Cremation in Brisbane

Includes full cremation service package as listed above. Your pet’s ashes will be returned in your choice of a vessel from a very large selection from the following list.

• Eastern Cedar Box
• Solid Jarrah wooden box
• Solid Pinus wooden box
• Solid hand-turned Australian wooden urn
• Stained Beechwood in walnut, tassy oak or rosewood
• Metal paw print urns in silver, raki, white, blue, pewter and pink
• Metal dog or cat urns in silver or antique gold and black or white
• Brass urns in reddish-brown, white, black and purple
• Solid timber photo box in rosewood or oak
• Solid timber frame in rosewood
• Solid timber cabinet in stained rosewood, holds multiple photos with mats in a variety of colours
• Teddy bear urn
• Faux granite headstone
• Birdbath
• Sandstone garden memorial urn
• Black granite garden memorial urn
• Stained glass dog kennel, locally handcrafted
• Stained glass photo box
• Imported wood dog house with photo

Large Pet Cremation in Brisbane Packages

For horses 100 kg and up

All of the cremation packages include collection and return of your pet’s remains and ashes, individual pet cremation, cremation certificate, a lock of fur and gold print. With the exception of the scatter package, all packages also include an engraved plaque attached to the vessel of your choice.

Scatter Package

Includes full cremation service package as listed above. Your pet’s ashes will be not be returned as the Pets RIP team will scatter your pet’s ashes for you.

Garden Package

Includes full cremation service package as listed above. Your pet’s ashes will be returned in a lovely velvet bag.

Gold Package

Includes full cremation service package as listed above. Your pet’s ashes will be returned in an imported wooden box.

Premium Memorial Package for Pet Cremation in Brisbane

Includes full cremation service package as listed above. Your pet’s ashes will be returned in your choice of a vessel from the following list.

• Solid cherry timber box with photo display
• Solid beechwood timber box with photo display
• Beautiful brass urn in pewter with horseshoe print

Additional charges may apply for extra travel and after hours collection of pets for pet cremation in Brisbane.

As you can see, there are many, many options for pet owners to lay their beloved animals to rest in a personal, dignified and unique way.

From a large variety of vessels for your pet’s ashes to engravings with their names and possibly a personal message, you can say farewell to your pet with respect.

Take time to consider whether pet cremation in Brisbane is right for you and your pet.