What Happens to a Pet’s Remains After Aquamation
Aquamation, or cremation by water, is a highly sustainable option that allows you to keep your beloved pet’s remains close by and remember them. When deciding between aquamation versus cremation, our aquamation remains have many benefits. Join us as we explain the benefits of Pet Aquamation for both pets and the planet as compared to the traditional flame-based pet cremation.
Water Cremated Pet’s Remains Dissolve into Bone and Dust
What happens to aquamation remains? At the end of the process, a body has been returned to its natural form in water. These aquamated remains will leave you with at least 20% more ashes than traditional fire-based cremation due to bone being lost during the burning. The aquamation remains are turned into ash, which is pathogen-free, lighter, and cleaner than ashes resulting from traditional cremation. Our water-based pet cremation is a way to pay tribute to your cherished pet’s memory.
Once you have received your loved one’s ashes, there are many ways to continue your journey. Anything you can do with fire cremation ashes, you can also do with Aquamation ashes. Our hope is that we have made this difficult aspect easier so you can focus on healing.
The Aquamation Process Explained
Pet Aquamation is done through alkaline hydrolysis, which uses warm water, alkali, and gentle circulation to separate the pet’s remains into two groups, organic and inorganic. After this hastening of decomposition, the aquamation remains are separated from the liquid, dried, and processed into a sand-like powder. The ash is a light sage or white color because it retains more minerals, is clean, and without carbon discoloration. Only your pet’s ashes will be returned and placed in an urn. The nutrient-rich and environmentally safe effluent liquid will be returned to the environment.
Aftercare Options
There are a variety of tributes and gifts available to embrace your loved one’s memory day by day. An ever-popular option for keeping aquamation remains are urns, glass, or headstones. Tranquil Tides can custom engrave a picture of your loving pet on an urn, along with names and dates. It’s not always easy to decide what to do with your pet’s ashes. Some more ideas could be a living urn, scattering, water burial, Christmas ornament, or an hourglass urn. Pick what feels right for you.
Common Myths about Water Cremation
Myth #1: Is it green?
Water cremation is indeed green! It uses 90% less energy than traditional cremation and burns no fossil fuels. There are no smokestacks, therefore, reducing the carbon footprint. Even the effluent is sterile and can be used as fertilizer or reintroduced into the environment.
Myth #2: Are the Aquamation Remains Really My Pet?
Yes, if you choose a private aquamation. The aquamation process allows for each pet to be partitioned by itself and be completely separated. Tranquil Tides has an ID tag that remains with your pet from the beginning and will be attached to the bag holding your pet’s aquamation remains.
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Tranquil Tides Pet Aquamation: A Compassionate and Eco-Friendly Choice
Pet Aquamation is an environmentally friendly, gentle, and natural alternative to flame cremation. Join the many pet parents who have chosen our pet aquamation as a dignified, respectful farewell for their cherished pet. Afterall, they are like a member of the family, your best friend when needed and a source of joy.
Tranquil Tides understands you want to continue that special bond you shared with your beloved pet. We can provide you with an option that is gentle on your pet, on the planet, and on your heavy heart. We know that making the end-of-life choice is difficult and we are dedicated to care for your pet in a sustainable compassionate manner that mimics Mother Nature. What we give back to you is a way to honor your memories. Contact us today to learn how we can help you find comfort in saying goodbye.
The History of Aquamation
The Initiation of an Alternative to Traditional Cremation
The process of aquamation was first developed and patented in 1888 by Amos Herbert Hanson. Amos was a farmer in the United States who was looking for a way to produce fertilizer and gelatine from animals who had passed away.
In 1993, the Albany Medical College first used Aquamation to dispose of animal remains.
In 2006, the process was first used on human remains.
CANA Recognition
In 2010, the Cremation Association of North America’s (CANA) Board of Directors voted to expand the association’s definition of cremation to include processes like alkaline hydrolysis. Their definition covers a variety of technologies that may be applied in order to achieve a reduction of bone fragments, including traditional flame-based cremation, calcination, and alkaline hydrolysis.
Rising Interest
In the last 15 years, aquamation has been used on hundreds of thousands of departed U.S. pets. Studies and surveys have shown that Americans under the age of 40 are much more likely to act on environmental and climate issues than their older counterparts. This leads to an increased interest in the energy and emissions that are utilized in traditional, fire-based cremation processes.
