The Funeral.com Journal

Resources to help you create tributes as unique as the people (and pets) you love. Learn how engraving, photos, colors, and symbols add meaning; discover scattering rituals and at-home memorial ideas. We focus on the details that matter—because small choices can carry a lifetime of comfort.

Pet Burial vs. Pet Cremation: Pros, Cons, Costs, and How to Choose

Pet Burial vs. Pet Cremation: Pros, Cons, Costs, and How to Choose

When a pet dies, the world can feel like it narrows to a single, tender question: what now? Most families are not thinking in checklists. They are thinking about the...

Cat Urn Size Guide: How to Choose the Right Cremation Urn for Your Cat

Cat Urn Size Guide: How to Choose the Right Cremation Urn for Your Cat

After a cat dies, the first thing you notice is the quiet. The water bowl stays full. The favorite window spot holds a rectangle of sunlight and nothing else. And...

Biodegradable Pet Urns: Best Options for Water, Garden Burial & Tree Planting (What to Know)

Biodegradable Pet Urns: Best Options for Water, Garden Burial & Tree Planting (What to Know)

When a pet dies, families often find themselves making decisions they never wanted to make—quickly, while sleep-deprived, and with a heart that feels like it’s trying to learn a new...

Pet Aftercare for Apartment Dwellers: Memorial Options Without a Yard (Urns, Jewelry & Rituals)

Pet Aftercare for Apartment Dwellers: Memorial Options Without a Yard (Urns, Jewelry & Rituals)

When you lose a pet in an apartment, grief can feel oddly boxed in. There’s no backyard to walk out into. No familiar “place” to return them to. Maybe you...

Chain of Custody in Pet Aftercare: Tags, Logs, Tracking & Transparency (What to Ask For)

Chain of Custody in Pet Aftercare: Tags, Logs, Tracking & Transparency (What to Ask For)

When you lose a pet, you’re often asked to make decisions while you’re still in shock. You may feel steady enough to choose a service type, sign a form, and...

Backyard Pet Burial Safety Checklist: Depth, Water Table, Wildlife Risks & Legal Basics

Backyard Pet Burial Safety Checklist: Depth, Water Table, Wildlife Risks & Legal Basics

When a beloved pet dies, the urge to bring them home and keep them close can be powerful. For some families, a backyard burial feels like the most natural goodbye—quiet,...

Eco-Friendly Pet Burial and Cremation: Greener Choices for Animal Aftercare

Eco-Friendly Pet Burial and Cremation: Greener Choices for Animal Aftercare

Losing a pet rarely feels “small.” It is a real death, a real absence, and a real set of decisions arriving at a moment when your heart is already trying...

Pet Burial When You Rent: Options for Apartment and Condo Dwellers

Pet Burial When You Rent: Options for Apartment and Condo Dwellers

When a pet dies, many people instinctively imagine a peaceful burial—a small ceremony, a favorite blanket, a place to visit on hard days. But if you live in an apartment,...

Creating a Small Family Pet Cemetery on Private Land: Rules, Records, and Respect

Creating a Small Family Pet Cemetery on Private Land: Rules, Records, and Respect

When a pet dies on rural land, the instinct to bring them home can feel both tender and practical. You know the trees they slept under. You know the paths...

Where Can You Bury a Dog Legally? Home, Pet Cemetery, or Private Land Explained

Where Can You Bury a Dog Legally? Home, Pet Cemetery, or Private Land Explained

When a dog dies, families often feel two strong urges at the same time: the need to do something loving right now, and the fear of getting it wrong. Burial...

Home Pet Burial Laws in the U.S.: Distance, Depth, and When You Need to Choose Another Option

Home Pet Burial Laws in the U.S.: Distance, Depth, and When You Need to Choose Another Option

When a beloved pet dies, the first instinct is often simple: bring them home, choose a quiet place in the yard, and give them a resting place you can visit...

Pet Cemetery Burial Guide: Plots, Headstones, and What to Expect at a Pet Graveyard

Pet Cemetery Burial Guide: Plots, Headstones, and What to Expect at a Pet Graveyard

When a pet dies, families often describe a strange split reality. One part of you is grieving in a way that feels quiet but physical, like your body is missing...

Burying vs Cremating a Dog: Legal Issues, Costs, and Emotional Considerations

Burying vs Cremating a Dog: Legal Issues, Costs, and Emotional Considerations

Losing a dog can feel like losing a steady part of your everyday life. The leash still hangs by the door. The food bowl is still where it always was....

Faith and Pet Aftercare: How Different Beliefs View Pet Burial, Cremation, and Scattering

Faith and Pet Aftercare: How Different Beliefs View Pet Burial, Cremation, and Scattering

When a beloved pet dies, grief often arrives in two waves. The first is the ache of absence—the quiet food bowl, the leash that still hangs by the door, the...

Pet Burial vs Cremation: Pros, Cons, Costs, and How to Decide What’s Best

Pet Burial vs Cremation: Pros, Cons, Costs, and How to Decide What’s Best

When a pet dies, you don’t just lose an animal—you lose a daily rhythm. The click of nails on the floor, the pause at the door, the weight of a...

How to Bury a Dog at Home: Legal Checks, Safe Depth, and Gentle Goodbye Rituals

How to Bury a Dog at Home: Legal Checks, Safe Depth, and Gentle Goodbye Rituals

Losing a dog can feel like losing a piece of the household’s heartbeat. One moment there’s a familiar weight at your feet, a collar clinking at the door, a nose...