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Your Trusted Partner for Pet Aftercare Services in Gilroy, CA
Founded with a deep understanding of the emotional bond between pets and their families, Animal Memorial Service has pioneered compassionate pet aftercare solutions in Northern California. As the first facility in the region to adopt Alkaline Hydrolysis (Aquamation), we combine cutting-edge technology with personalized care to honor pets' legacies. Our barcode tracking system ensures meticulous handling throughout the process, while partnerships with veterinary hospitals allow us to serve grieving families with professionalism and empathy. We specialize in individual and communal cremation, customized memorial products, and grief support resources, all designed to help families find closure and celebrate their pets' lives.With decades of collective experience in pet aftercare, our team approaches every service with transparency, ethical integrity, and a commitment to providing dignified options that reflect each pet's unique role in their family. Our expertise extends to eco-conscious cremation methods, urn customization, and creating meaningful memorials that preserve cherished memories for years to come.
Services
Aquamation Cremation
Individual Cremation
Communal Cremation
Memorial Products
Online Memorials
Grief Support
Urn Customization
Highlights and features
- We pioneered Aquamation services in Northern California with advanced tracking systems
- Our veterinary hospital partnerships ensure professional, coordinated aftercare solutions
- We offer both water-based and traditional cremation options for informed choices
- Our memorial products include over 100 customizable options for lasting tributes
- We provide comprehensive grief support resources developed with pet loss specialists
Services
Aquamation Cremation
Our Alkaline Hydrolysis process provides an eco-friendly alternative to traditional cremation. This gentle method uses water and alkalinity to return pets to their natural elements while maintaining 100% cremation integrity. Families receive only their pet's remains in their selected urn, with the same dignity as flame cremation but with significantly reduced environmental impact.
Individual Cremation
This service ensures exclusive handling of your pet throughout the cremation process. After cremation, remains are carefully processed and returned in your choice of memorial urn. Ideal for families seeking complete assurance of receiving their pet's ashes, this option includes personalized tracking and documentation from pickup through return of remains.
Memorial Products
Our extensive catalog offers personalized tributes ranging from engraved urns to wearable memorials. Options include custom jewelry capturing paw prints, photo display urns, and keepsake pendants in precious metals. Prices vary from $22 to $950 to accommodate different preferences while providing lasting physical connections to cherished pets.
Grief Support
We provide specialized support materials to help families process pet loss. This includes online memorials, remembrance guidance, and educational resources about coping with pet bereavement. Our team offers compassionate advice on creating meaningful goodbyes and maintaining emotional connections with departed pets through personalized memorialization techniques.
Online Memorials
Our digital platform allows families to create lasting online memorials for their pets. Features include photo galleries, life timelines, and shared remembrance spaces. This service complements physical cremation options by providing a permanent digital legacy that can be accessed and contributed to by multiple family members worldwide.
Questions
What is Aquamation and how does it differ from traditional cremation?
Aquamation uses water and alkalinity for gentle cremation, consuming 90% less energy than traditional flame-based methods while preserving the integrity of cremated remains.
Can I choose between individual and communal pet cremation?
Yes, we offer both options. Individual cremation returns only your pet's remains in your chosen urn, while communal cremation involves respectful group processing with ocean scattering.
What memorial products are available for personalized tributes?
Our catalog features over 100 options including custom urns, jewelry with paw/nose prints, photo memorials, and keepsake pendants in various materials and price ranges.
Do you provide grief support resources for pet owners?
Yes, we offer pet loss support materials and guidance to help families navigate the grieving process, including online memorials and remembrance resources.
Reviews (4)
Winnie Tong
Jun 20, 2022
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There is a nice pawl print with my cat, Windy ashes box. Thank you for your good service And you took care of my Thank you very much Winnie Tong
Theresa Bunnag
May 28, 2022
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BEWARE: Lack of professional courtesy is appalling. My dog was hit by a car while visiting my kids. This is the company the animal hospital uses. They demand payment upfront and give you a date they will deliver your loved one. Follow up on day of expected delivery to get ETA just to be told oh now it will be next week. I stayed in town to be able to take her home with me. I am beyond upset and devastated that I have to leave without her. No consideration for the pain we are experiencing. I guess now they have our money we are on their time.
Elena Morelli
Feb 27, 2022
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AMS created professional and incredibly touching keepsakes for my beloved dog. A beautiful wood urn with a nameplate on the front, a paw print with a beautiful poem, a certificate of cremation and an ornament of his paw. I had no idea these touching keepsakes would be included. I am beyond grateful for these treasures.
Sheila D.
Jan 31, 2022
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I am beyond pleased with everything they did regarding my precious kitty's cremation. The urn and paw print are beautiful along with all the unexpected extras that they included. They did all of this right before Christmas and I am so grateful for that. Thank you with all my heart.
