Cholla Afterlife Aquamation For Pets

Gentle, Safe, Pet Water Cremation --- Handmade, digital, and painted paw, claw, hoof nose, wing, tail, and beak prints --- Fur and feather clippings --- Triple Tracking with 100% guaranteed return of pets to their families --- Wide range of urns and locally made unique keepsakes --- Referrals to local veterinarians

In April 2008 I brought my dog Peanut to a crematorium that looked beautiful online, situated on a farm in rural Nevada. Peanut was the most important thing in my entire world. When I arrived, it was a farm, but there was no place to say goodbye to my baby girl, and they didn't even invite me onto the property. I handed her over the gate to a stranger. I was overcome with deep sadness for months, not only because Peanut had passed away, but because she was the first dog that I ever had to make the decision to put to sleep. Handing her to that stranger was one of the hardest things I ever had to do.

Just five months later, I brought my cat Jefferey to the same crematorium because I wanted his spirit to be with Peanut's. I asked them to please make sure they get a front paw ink print since Jefferey had extra thumbs. When I went back for Jefferey's remains days later, I found that not only was the ink print not Jefferey's front paw, but I don't think it was his paw at all! To this day I wonder in horrific sadness if I was given Jefferey's and Peanut's actual remains. It will haunt me forever.

This is one of many reasons I felt compelled to open a pet funeral home where I personally manage the entire process. I know how important your pet is to you so I 100% guarantee that the remains you receive from Cholla Afterlife are those of your pet. I never want anyone to feel the sadness, the fear, and the absolute dread that I felt the day I picked up what were supposed to be Jefferey's remains. When you bring your pet to Cholla Afterlife, you feel sad, but you also feel comfort, relief, and assurance.

At Cholla Afterlife, we treat every pet as if they were our own, and with all the love and respect you gave them when they were living. We meticulously hand make every clay and ink paw/claw/hoof print and nose/beak print, we collect every color of fur/feathers in the same order they were on your pet, and we offer unique keepsakes made right here in Tucson by local artists. We are connected to veterinarians of every specialty so we can help you find the one that is just right for your pet, and when it's time for your pet to go to the Bridge, we are available for pickup or drop off 24/7. We are always just a phone call away. 

One of the most special and unique things we offer pet families at Cholla Afterlife is a Sprinkling, a ritual we created based on traditions from many cultures. Every client who brings their pet to Cholla or requests that we pick up their pet from their home or vet office, is offered to participate in a Sprinkling. We provide dried herbs and flowers to the family, and they hold this special blend in their hands for a moment, pouring all their love into it. They then sprinkle the blend onto their pet, and rub it into the parts of the pet that may have been painful to them during life. Those flowers and herbs and the love they carry travel with the pet through their entire journey, ensuring them a safe trip to the Bridge. They are ultimately mixed with their pet's powdered remains and placed in an urn so it's as if a piece of the family stays with their pet forever.