Author: Kyle Mazzei

As pet parents, we are responsible for the well-being and happiness of our furry companions. This means giving them the best care during their lives. But it also means preventing them from suffering unnecessarily when those lives are approaching the end.

Preplanning your pet's cremation can help ease stress when the time comes, allowing you to grieve without the pressure of making difficult decisions.

Discover a few things to consider when planning end-of-life care for your fish, reptile, hamster or other pocket pet.

Preplanning your pet's cremation can help ease stress when the time comes, allowing you to grieve without the pressure of making difficult decisions.

When you're mourning the loss of a beloved animal companion or facing a pet's terminal illness, the last thing you want is a surprise expense. Knowing the cost of pet cremation upfront allows you to plan accordingly.

When a human loved one dies, a funeral or memorial service provides an outlet for grief and a way to honor their memory. This is just as true for the animals you love.

Almost as long as humans have existed, animals have lived and worked at our sides—and those animals were honored in death much as pets are today.

Planning to provide for our animals after we're gone is another way to show them love and ensure they are cared for as members of the family.

Knowing what to say to someone who has recently lost a pet can make all the difference in the healing process.

Adopting a pet after losing your own can come with difficult decisions, but it can also lead to a rewarding new relationship in your life.