Compassionate Farewells: Honoring the Last Rites of Beloved Animals with Dignity and Respect
“Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it.”
If you are reading this you share an intense love for your animal companion. For you, a pet is not “just a dog” or a cat “just a cat” but a sibling or a child. They have added structure to your day, kept you active and social, helped you to overcome life’s setbacks and given your life meaning. When they pass on it is normal to feel deep grief and loss and depression, maybe even more than for any other human that you’ve loved.
The loss causes overwhelming pain and triggers all sorts of emotions. You grieve not only the loss of a companion but also the loss of a sibling, and child, the loss of your independence, or the loss of emotional support and the guilt of not doing more. The level of grief depends on your age and personality, years with your pet, and the circumstances of their death.
While VOSD can understand your loss the fact is that we can’t assuage your anguish. We can, however, help with acceptance and resolution with the VOSD Last Rites. This is based on the fact that rituals can help in the healing process. A funeral can help you and your family members openly express your feelings. It allows you to create a legacy for your beloved dog or cat. It helps you have the freedom to act away from people who think it’s inappropriate to hold a funeral for a pet and do what feels right for you.
You can choose to perform the Last Rites for your dog at VOSD Sanctuary and Hospital, near Bangalore.
THE CREMATION
You can choose to perform the Last Rites for your dog (or cat) at VOSD Sanctuary and Hospital, near Bangalore. Call or send WhatsApp msg to +91 90369 86247 to book a cremation service for your dearest pet dog or cat.
We will provide doorstep pick up for you and your beloved pet dog’s (or cat’s) body to be brought to the VOSD Sanctuary. This service is available 24*7. After the cremation, you and your family will be dropped back home.
Dogs (or Cats) can be cremated in our wood-fired closed crematorium 24*7. For the cremation we will have cremation cloth, garlands, flowers ready for you to pay your respects.
Please note on a wood pyre, the cremation will take few hours. VOSD HONDA CRV car will be available for pickup/drop back and can accommodate 4 adults in addition to your dog or cat’s body.
We will ensure you have a peaceful and comfortable stay with us at that time.
WHEN YOU VISIT
We will arrange for 2-3 people from your side to stay at the VOSD Sanctuary overnight in our guest house with an attached kitchenette. Simple, rural food preparation will be made. If you need any specific food items, please bring it along. Microwave/Gas is available in the kitchenette.
We will give you a guided tour of the VOSD Sanctuary & Hospital where you will meet hundreds of dogs. Dogs that are blinded with acid, run over and paralysed, assaulted, slashed with knives, tied to train tracks – and they are all happy and healthy after finding refuge with us from different parts of India.
THE NEXT DAY
In the morning the next day, you can collect the remains of your beloved pet in an urn/kalash which we provide, or you can get your own urn. A brass kalash and sacred cloth to tie it with will be provided by us.
You can take the remains in Memoriam, or we keep them with the remains of our dogs which from time to time are buried and a tree planted on them.
To request the VOSD Last Rites service ( currently available only in Bengaluru city) please call or send whatsapp message: +91 90369 86247
The cremation service, pickup and drop plus the day or overnight stay at the VOSD sanctuary with food and beverages for 2-3 people will be for INR 29,999. Our team will guide on the entire process. Please note that the price of this ceremony remains unchanged if you accompany the VOSD vehicle in your own car or bring the dog/cat’s body in your own car.
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