From my first call with Final Journey, I could immediately tell the staff radiated kindness and…read morecompassion. Making the call was incredibly difficult, but the person I spoke with helped ease some of that burden. At no point during that call did I feel rushed or that my feelings were disregarded. When Kevin and Dr. Maura arrived, they showed the same kindness and compassion. They walked us through the entire process and allowed us some final, meaningful time with our fur baby before we began. The level of empathy they both showed is something I will never forget. Thank you for making such a difficult day a little more bearable and for treating our beloved fur baby with the dignity, love, and respect she deserved. Your compassion truly meant the world to our family.

Final Journey came highly recommended by many in my Facebook community when I was doing what I…read morethought was advance research for my beloved cat, Willow. Unfortunately, I needed their services sooner rather than later, and a compassionate representative scheduled a next day appointment. Kris and Kevin were kind and calming; they explained the process well, let us participate as much or as little as we were comfortable with, in a peaceful and unhurried manner, and were respectful of our grief. Willow was comfortable in their presence immediately, and experienced no stress or pain. Willow was an angel on earth, and deserved the best homecoming we could give her-thank you, Kris and Kevin and God bless what you do!

Beloved Companions in Avon, CT showed us incredible compassion during one of the hardest moments of…read moreour lives. When our beloved dog passed away unexpectedly, the owner, David, personally took my call the night she died and met with us the very next morning. His kindness and genuine empathy were truly comforting during this difficult time. David guided us through the cremation arrangements with great care (and allowed us to choose our preferred package with no upselling) and allowed us to say our final goodbyes to our sweet girl before we left. The cremation was completed the following day, and we received our best girl's ashes in a beautiful wooden urn, a prayer card, and several ink paw prints, all handled with the utmost respect and compassion, from Justin. We are deeply grateful for everything and 100% recommend Beloved Companions.

I want to sincerely thank Dr. Magnotta for the gentle, compassionate way she helped our lovey Milo…read morecross the rainbow bridge. The kindness, patience, and respect made an incredibly difficult day a little more peaceful. This also applies to Peaches and Beloved Companions. We are deeply grateful for the comfort brought to all. With appreciation, Kristin Adams

These people are so empathetic and compassionate. They cared for my Rosie after she died in a…read moredignified manner and took care of her so that I could have her with me now. Its such a heartbreaking time but their kindness helped me through those first days. Ive had these services when I lived in another state and these people go above and beyond the others.

While going through an extremely difficult time in my life Colonial was extremely kind and…read morecompassionate in the care of my beautiful twin girls

My cat just passed away and I honestly had no idea what to do. He was my first pet and meant the…read moreworld to my family and I. After a quick search online, I found Paws and Remember to be the closest location that did pet cremations and it was the best decision that I made. Everyone along the way was genuine and sweet. Tommy and his son were exceptional throughout the whole process helping me with all the decisions that had to be made. Not only did they treat me and my loved pet with respect , they promised me they would take care of my cat with the utmost care. Words can't begin to describe how thankful I am for them!

Our cat Ashes passed away on 12/26/2024. She was 16 years old. Sienna Sky went above and beyond…read more They treated her as a family member. I can not praise them enough. We are brokenhearted with our loss. But we are blessed for having Ashes in our life's for so long. Thank you Sienna Sky

This place is the absolute best place to take your animal for cremation. All of the other…read morecrematory's around cremate a bunch of animals at once, and give you just a little scoop of whatever. At Siena Sky she brings you into the little crematory, and you know exactly your pet is in there and not mixed with anybody else. You can even stay the whole entire time.

Unfortunately it seems that pets seem to pass on a weekend or holiday. My daughter's kitten passed…read moreon a weekend, and answering service said someone would call me back. It was over a year ago, and I still haven't gotten that call. My miss kitty passed sometime through the night into Saturday morning. I called again after o saw on their website to call for weekend hours, and a review said they opened up on a weekend for their kitty. I got the return call, and was told they don't open on weekends. I told Kimberly I saw on website that they have weekend hours plus a review said they opened for them on a weekend. She was surprised! Asked who it was, I said someone in Touissett and she said, "oooh Touissett", like they are better than anyone else. I will not be doing business with them ever again. Less than one star!

My loving extra senior aged cat passed over the weekend when if course, many vets are closed…read more Faithful Friends is right here in my town owned by a family that's 3rd generation people funeral services. Our family has used them for several family members & we have already prepaid our arranges for someday. Anyway, I called on a Sunday afternoon & left message with answering service, & told Kim would return my call shortly. Within 20 minutes, Kim was on the phone with me making an appointment to meet with us to receive Aaron's remains.. I let Kim know the service we chose. I believe Jenn met my husband the next morning to take custody of Aaron. They let us know his ashes would be spread on a farm with a lake not far away. It hurts to let him go, but this time comes in all lives. Definitely recommend Faithful Friends to everyone who wants to respectfully cremate their close friend. His paws have marked my heart forever.

This was the third time, I have used Valley Pet Aftercare for the cremation of my beloved dogs. I…read morewas so numb the first time that I was just a slobbering mess standing at the counter. My girl Jasmine, was my baby and the first animal I lost in my adulthood. Tim, the manager held my hand and just let me cry my eyes out. Reassuring me through the entire process. He was kind enough to finish the process, so I could take her home that same day. Four weeks later, I found myself standing back in front of Tim having lost my second girl, Maxine. I was a bigger slobbering mess the second time around. Once again, Tim exhibited such compassion and warmth when giving me a large chuck of his day. He listened as I talked about how my girls made this world a better place. He handed me tissues as I cried my heart out and vowed to never get another pet. I was unable to find an urn that said "I'm Maxine or I'm Jasmine" in his store. He told me that when I found the perfect urns, he would transfer the ashes into them. Fast forward eleven years and another dog later. I found myself in front of him, once more. I went back to him, when I found out my Chopper girl became ill. I wanted to prearrange my services. I figured that would be the only way, I wasn't going to be a slobbering mound of mush. I arranged for transport from the vet office, two set of paw prints, the cremation and placing the ashes in an urn, that I purchased else where. I had special requests for Tim, I wanted my girl back in the same day and I only wanted Tim to process her. Tim was the last person to touch my girls, Maxine and Jasmine and now I wanted the same for Chopper. All of my request were meet with a quick, "Yes, I will do that." Tim was amazing. He remembered me and my girls. He also remember the promise to transfer the ashes, when and if I'm ready and find something that I like. I stopped by to prepay for the services and got to meet Jaime. Jaime is the assistant to Tim. He was very kind and compassionate as well. When the dreaded time came, I called Valley and left a message. The call was returned with a few minutes, even though it was after hours. I am very happy that my experience was handled by a company and people that I TRUST. I will forever be indebted to Tim for his kindness, compassion and empathy, in helping me through the three worst experiences of my lifetime.

Their website says that "there is simply no room for error!" That's the biggest BS. Please avoid…read morethe extra grief and go elsewhere. My dear pet Bruiser lost a battle to a pituitary tumor and I was absolutely devastated as any pet parent would be. My veterinary clinic had pointed me to this place, so my husband gave them a call (because I was too distraught to even talk) and we went to drop off Bruiser's body. I wrapped Bruiser in the towel that he was sleeping in the night he passed, and my husband and I drove to Valley on Saturday the 7th to drop off his body. The facility shares space with the Valley Boarding Kennel. When we walked in, we weren't even sure if we were in the right place. My husband filled out the paperwork and the guy behind the counter (I believe he was the guy who does the cremations) asked which urn I wanted. I chose a mahogany urn (they didn't even have this in stock, which they didn't let me know, but I'll get back to this later). The guy said they also offer paw prints, but that small animals' paw prints don't come out too well. That was strange because I've seen plenty of others get their small pet's paw prints imprinted perfectly fine. My husband said we'd pass on the paw print, whatever... I was still too distraught to argue about anything. Bruiser was still wrapped in his towel, and the guy asked if I wanted to take it with me or leave him with it. I said I'd leave it with him, but stated that I wanted the towel back with Bruiser's cremains. The guy said "absolutely". Lies. A few days pass, and I've been crying my eyes out every single day. Monday night, I ask my husband to call Valley and tell them to get Bruiser's paw print, if he hasn't been cremated yet (I assume he hasn't been since we haven't gotten a call yet). First thing Tuesday morning, my husband calls them to let them know. Some girl on the phone says that Jamie, the guy who does the cremations, is not in yet, but that she would relay the message to him first thing. Lies again. My husband gets a voicemail from this Jamie later in the afternoon saying that the cremation had just finished, but that he had gotten the message about the paw print too late. And the guy had the nerve to restate that small animals' paw prints don't come out too well anyway. Yeah, that makes a grieving pet parent feel SO much better. They were also waiting on the mahogany urn to come in, but said it should be in by the end of the week. Friday comes, still nothing. No phone call from them. My husband works nearby so he went to Valley almost a week after we'd dropped him off because I couldn't stand having Bruiser's remains there any longer... and mind you, their website states that "typically, we will be able to reunite you with your pet within 2-3 business days." They still didn't have the mahogany urn, so then Bruiser was put in another urn that I don't like. Another blow to a grieving pet parent. The staff member that my husband dealt with that day was a different one from the one we saw when dropped off Bruiser. He was sympathetic for all the trouble and issued a full refund for the services even though he had nothing to do with the issues we had. Then my husband realized that Bruiser's towel was not included with the cremains like I had asked. He was told that they would keep looking and would mail it to us. When I looked through the papers that came with Bruiser's cremains, I saw the identification tag that specifically said "would like towel back". THEN HOW THE HELL DID I NOT GET IT BACK?! Almost two weeks pass with no package. I called them yesterday and got the guy who gave the refund on the phone. He said Jamie, who handles all the cremations, was gone for the day. He also said that he thought Jamie had handled the issue, that he would give Jamie another call, and that I should try calling when Jamie gets in at 8:30. So today, I called and got this Jaime on the phone. He claimed that he had left a message for my husband that the towel had been burned with Bruiser. Lies AGAIN. The only message he left was his previous message to tell us his excuse that he didn't get the message to get Bruiser's paw print. He said himself that he was the one who wrote the note "would like towel back" but had forgotten to remove the towel before cremating Bruiser. I hung up, but called right back because it just bothered me so much that this guy seemed to have zero sympathy or regret for what happened. I had to let him know that giving a refund (which he himself hadn't even given) doesn't make what he did okay. He was trusted to save something with big sentimental value, and he made a HUGE mistake and didn't even sound sorry about it. His excuse was that when pets arrive wrapped in a blanket/towel, they typically get cremated together. But there's no excuse when he himself wrote a note to save it, but didn't. Disgustingly untrustworthy and unprofessional.

I recently had to unexpectedly make the decision no one wants to make when I was at Upstate…read moreVeterinary Specialties. While I waited for my husband to come so we could say our goodbyes to Buddy, I looked for a cremation service for our special boy as I thought I'd have to make all the arrangements. I read glowing reviews about Infinity and decided they would be my choice. When the staff came to talk to us was when I was told Infinity was who they used which made it easier for us during a very stressful day. We just picked up Buddy and we were very touched with the way he was handled and the special items that were included such as his paw print and fur, and everything that was personalized with his name. I would HIGHLY recommend Infinity for your beloved pet.

They took such good care of my Princess Kayla. Even her pawprint had purple and lavender stones in…read moreit. It's the little things like that that mean so much when you have to say goodbye to your fur baby. Would highly recommend.

We selected Pet Passages earlier this week when our beloved but elderly little schnauzer needed to…read morebe euthanized. The staff at Pet Passages was very compassionate and competent, and they made a very difficult situation much more bearable. We felt like we were treated with kindness and respect, and it was very much appreciated. We selected the "Remembrance" package, which was one step up from the lowest-priced option, and the engraved wooden box, velvet bag and various remembrances of our little friend were all very, very nice.....classy and respectful. It's also worth noting that the staff did not try to "upsell" us to a more expensive arrangement, again treating us with respect at a difficult time. We have another little but elderly friend, and when the time comes, we will certainly select Pet Passages again.

I just used Pet Passages in Southbury for the cremation of my beloved Pitbull, "Fetty" after…read moresuddenly and traumatically losing him to acute Kidney Failure. From start to finish the staff was kind, caring and extremely compassionate to my loss. Losing Fetty came just a few days after losing my father to terminal cancer...so this was extremely difficult for my family and I. They met me first thing in the morning after Fetty passed away over night and made the process of paperwork extremely easy which I appreciated because I was beside myself. I left knowing my beloved boy was in good hands with fellow animal lovers who understood the profound loss I was experiencing. Fetty came home today, just 2 days later and with his ashes I received a lovely heartfelt sympathy card along with his nose and paw prints. Thank you to Jill and all the other staff at Pet Passages for taking such wonderful care of my boy...and me during this difficult time. While I hope that no other pet owner finds themselves needing the services of Pet Passages, it's truly comforting to know that there is a wonderful business locally who can care for the final arrangements of your pets large & small. I fully recommend this business if you're looking for cremation for your beloved pet after they pass over the Rainbow Bridge. I know my Fetty will be waiting for me on the other side and for now, he's keeping my dad company until I get there to be with them again