DO NOT USE THIS PLACE IMO. I feel misled and very…read moredisappointed by the experience I just had with Whispering Pines Pet Cremation, cremating my pet chicken Mayra. It is hard enough to lose a pet, without a negative experience from the place that is supposed to care. 1. The ashes are supposed to be light gray, or white, and a fine powder. These ashes were black, and had bones and other gravel like material in it. This is from it not being done at a high enough temperature, and not pulverized properly. 2. They said the container would have her name on it, which I assumed would be engraved with her name on the container, but alas it was a cheap Avery label, with her name written in pen, and the sticker was put on roughly and askew. 3. The ashes were put in a cheap ziplock bag. 4. The box had a ribbon tied around it, with dog paw prints. Mayra was a chicken, not a dog! 4. When I went to pick her up, they said to pick her up in the front office. I saw the horrible sticker, and looked at the ashes, and went to knock on their front door. I could hear them inside, but they did not answer. I had two previous chickens cremated at another crematorium, the box was engraved with their names, the ashes were white and fine, and in a nice plastic bag. I would NOT recommend this place to anyone. You get what you pay for.

Our beloved kitty passed away unexpectedly. We wanted to find a respectable pet crematory for him…read moreso that we could spread his ashes on our property. We looked on yelp and Whispering Pines came up on top based on our needs. It wasn't the easiest place to find but they are located on Gravenstein Highway South, between The Barn and the alpaca farm. When you drive into their driveway, you will notice a little building in the front that asks you to ring the doorbell for service. We never went inside this building but it may be a place where you say your final good byes to your beloved furry friend. Ron came to the door of the residence. We were invited inside to complete a form. As I was completing it, a pretty orange kitty came to say hi. He was so friendly and sat next to me, and then he gently put his paw on my thigh. What a sweetheart. I think he could tell I was hurting inside. Ron was pleasant and told us that we would receive a call when Henry's ashes were ready for pick up. At 9:15 am the following morning, Wanda called to say I could stop by any time. I certainly wasn't expecting such a quick turnaround. Henry's ashes were in a black upright plastic container and tied around it were two ribbons with footprints. I was comforted to have him home again. Whispering Pines met our needs perfectly. We will spread our baby's ashes soon so we didn't need a special urn. Thank you Yelp for guiding us during a very sad time.

The team at Bubbling Well is kind, companionate and most of all understanding. Georgina in…read moreparticular has always been professional and courteous. We've worked with her over the last 15 years and each and every time she made us feel valued and appreciated. The memorial grounds are immaculate and the perfect setting to remember your beloved pets. Each and every time we visit is a memory. Thank you again to the entire team for taking care of our babies

It's a special place - worthy of being where beloved pets rest. Their compassionate staff lends to…read morethe comfort in the choice.

Great doctor who is straight forward and will tell you what you need to hear. Always pleasant and…read moreprofessional.

I've never met a more friendly and personable doctor before. A lot of doctors will ask you a few…read moregeneralized questions, probe various portions of your body then tell you to take a pill and send you home. Dr. Varhughese actually listens and will engage in dialog rather than cop the "Stop bothering me. I'm the doctor, and I've said all there is to say." attitude. He even laughed at my dumb jokes.

"THE COW PALACE!" read that in your best old school radio announcer voice…read more This place is such a classic Bay Area venue. Opened in 1941, the Cow Palace has hosted everything from livestock shows and rodeos to political conventions, legendary concerts, and major sporting events. The Beatles played here. The Warriors once called it home. It is one of those venues that just feels historic the moment you walk in. Came here recently for the Guy Fieri Super Bowl Tailgate and it was awesome. The event staff were very organized and things ran smoothly, which is impressive given the size of the crowd. Plenty of space, easy flow, and great energy throughout. Such a classic big Bay Area venue. Old school in the best way. Always a fun experience coming back here.

We had heard that Cow Palace was not a great venue, and from social media posts, it seems that a…read morelot of it has to do with the staff and with the crowds. Purchasing merch wasn't too bad, there was a trailer towards the back of the line and it was super quick. The staff were really nice in letting me hold the merch to see how sizing was. We got here at around door opening time, and it took us probably about an hour to actually snake around and make it to the front. Along the way, there were a lot of people breaking down the gates to cut people AND us. Other people also took the opportunity to just push through when someone even opened the gates a bit to adjust it...it was actually really aggressive and rude behavior from ravers. At the front, other ravers were also just bolting from the snaking line to the entrance. The whole time we were in line, I was seriously concerned for fights breaking out or a crowd crush because of course everyone was drunk or on drugs, and just pushing and cutting. Seems like the experience I had might have been more tame than ISOxo that just happened a few months before. Once we got in, if you wanted to be on the floor level, you had to get a wristband. Messaging was confusing because I thought floor level wristbands were running low. Even here, ravers were trying to cut. It was so obnoxious. Staff seemed to not care or had no way of controlling them. Lines to the bathroom were long, but moved fairly fast. We were trying to be strategic about the time we went to the bathroom during the early acts versus the main act (Gryffin). Because it was so crowded, we didn't really have an opportunity to get food. Once you're in the floor level, there's opportunities to buy alcohol. When we tried to get to the floor level, there were maybe 4-5 security people checking wristbands, but people were hopping over walls and such, so they couldn't really enforce people having wristbands. If you leave the floor to go to the bathroom, you can't easily walk back inside, so you had to endure going through the security screening for wristbands again. Despite security not being able to enforce wristbands, thankfully the floor was not completely full. Something that I noticed on the floor was that all the people who were tall or had large fans obscuring the view for people behind them, were located towards the center line, so it was way better to be left or right of center. If you go towards the back, there's also way more space to stand and breathe, as well as get a better view. The lights were amazing, sound was very good and loud, and the production was fantastic by Gryffin. Leaving for us was fairly easy, since we booked it once the set was over. They had clear markings for exiting the parking lot. Unfortunately parking was ~$30-40. There wasn't really anyone to organize people when we entered, people just kinda zoomed in/cutting as well. Overall, Gryffin had a great set but this venue is pretty bad as social media portrays it. To be honest, it's probably more of the crowds. Not sure if I'd really want to see any acts here in the future.