Pet funeral services
remember. honor. Heal.
“He who mourns, mends.”
It’s important to grieve your pet
Your pet was your best friend and an important, loving part of your family. The loss of a pet is just as heartbreaking as that of a person. Honoring your pet and honoring this loss can help.
Our pets are our loyal best friends, constant companions, and a great source of love and friendship throughout their lives. Whether they walked, swam, flew, hopped, galloped or waddled, our pets are an important part of our family. When our cherished pets die, the loss can be unbearable. At some point, all pet parents face this heartache. Honoring their memory in ceremony can be a great source of comfort and healing.
celebrate your cherished pets’ life · honor their death
Tributes & Ceremonies
When grieving for a pet, planning and having a memorial can be extremely helpful for you and your family to move through the grieving process. Memorials can be a great way to mourn, remember and heal.
It can be quite hard to say goodbye to your beloved, loyal companion. You don’t have to do it alone.
Through fire ceremony, sharing stories, mediation, music, readings and other poignant traditions, Charlie facilitates beautiful, memorable and meaningful ceremonies that honor your pets’ life and death, and brings much needed love, emotional support and peace to all.
Create the space and a place to gather your loved ones together to grieve, support one other, share fond memories, heal, and honor those special pets who have been a part of our world.
The death of a beloved pet brings so many emotions along with grief. Planning and having a special memorial dedicated to your pet can help you and your family with the grieving process, as well as help your beloved animals’ journey.
FAMILIAR BONDS
Pets change the energy of a family, and when they transition, the hole and heartache can be huge.
Long-time pet parent and life transition counselor, Charlie Semeraro, understands first-hand the unique bond that forms with you and your pet and within families, and what we go through when our loved ones leave.
Drawing on sacred traditions and his deep background in helping people navigate loss and change, Charlie creates a safe space and day of memorialization dedicated to honoring our cherished pets, who gave us their unconditional love and devotion, while also supporting people and families of all ages grieve their loss.
BACKGROUND
After experiencing the loss of his dear family dog Ralph, Charlie held a meaningful memorial to honor Ralph’s life, and give others whose lives he touched a shared forum to memorialize together. He witnessed the positive impact it had on the grieving pet family and was moved to help pet parents in their quest to mourn, memorialize and pay tribute to their beloved pets when they die.
Meaningful memorials
help families to mourn, grieve & heal from the loss of a pet
Loving Tributes
CULTURALLY-INCLUSIVE MEMORIALS
Pet Memorials are created by you. It can include:
— Fire Ceremonies
— Prayers and Blessings
— Candle Lighting
— Meditations
— Poems, Readings and Songs
— Sharing of Memories and Stories
— Closing Goodbye
— Memorial Photographs and Videos
lasting memories · cherished keepsakes
create one for yourself or create one as a gift
Paw Prints Keepsake Photo
Create a special memory of your beloved pet (or of a loved ones’ pet as a gift they’ll appreciate) that can be framed. These beautiful prints can also serve as keepsake announcements for services with details on the backside for mailing. You may also wish to place another large photo, poem or a comforting quote on the back for a clear, two-sided frame. Completely customizable.
This is RALPH, Charlie Semeraro’s beloved family pet.
Coping With Loss
Support with Grief
We must give ourselves permission to grieve
When coping with loss, managing grief of any kind - whether for a pet or a person, support is key. Charlie is no stranger to death and grief, and supporting others with theirs.
For those struggling with grief, Charlie can help provide support and other resources that can be tailored to a grieving family and their individual journeys through the death of a beloved pet. Trained in mindfulness, meditation and healing work, Charlie is known to be an endlessly compassionate, empathetic, wise, and gentle support system for those on their journey with grief.
You don’t have to do it alone.