We know this is a difficult time for you, so we are here to help. We can make all the arrangements for you, including same day pickup service from any location, preparing your pet for their journey to the Bridge, scheduling a complimentary Sprinkling Ceremony to celebrate your pet's life, and we can even help you pick out the perfect memorial keepsakes from our unique selection of locally crafted items.
Just follow our simple steps.
Step 1: Decide if you would like communal, individual, or private water cremation for your pet
Communal Water Cremation
Your pet will be placed in the water cremation vessel along with other pets all together in a single compartment. You will receive your pet's clay paw ...
Individual Water Cremation
Your pet is placed in their own compartment in the water cremation vessel with a metal ID tag securely attached to them. There are other pets in other ...
Private Water Cremation
Your pet is the only pet in the entire water cremation vessel, regardless of their size. This is a highly personalized experience, and considered our ...
Step 2: Choose a water cremation package
Step 3: Choose a Visitation or Viewing package
Quiet Moment - $75
Families have a brief, private opportunity to spend 15 minutes with their pet in our Sprinkling Suite on the day their pet begins their physical journey to the Bridge. This option does not include a viewing or participation in the water cremation process. Families are simply able to see, touch, and be with their pet for a short time in our Sprinkling Suite to say their final goodbyes, and then depart. The pet's journey will occur afterward with care, dignity, and love provided by the Cholla Afterlife Care Team.
This option is ideal for families who want a moment of closure but do not wish to remain present for a viewing. Families wishing to remain present for the cremation process or to participate in placement or preparation may wish to consider one of our Farewell Viewings.
Step 4: Choose extra keepsakes
Handmade clay paw print $40
Handmade clay paw print hand painted in the colors of your choice $60
Small potted plant watered with your pet’s Afterlife Water $35
0.5 liters of Afterlife Water (to be used as fertilizer) $15
Upgraded container urns, jewelry urns, and other items Starting at $50
Parting stones (your pet’s powdered remains turned to stone) Starting at $799
Fur clipping with whiskers when possible $15
Ink nose and paw print $30
Step 5: Transportation
We are always happy to provide a clear quote before services are arranged. Please call or text anytime for support.
Step 6: Sprinkling
One way that we support grieving families is by having you participate in a complimentary Sprinkling of your pet. This is available to families who bring their deceased pet in person to Cholla Afterlife and to families that choose to have the Cholla Afterlife Care Team pick up their pet at home.
Additional urns and unique keepsakes are available for purchase in Our Shop
Step 7: Honoring Your Pet Through Old Souls Animal Rescue
There are so many ways to honor and remember your pet, like planting a tree, painting a rock, or hanging their collar in your garden. Another way to honor your pet while making a difference in our community is to make a monthly donation to a local animal rescue in your pet's name.
Here at Cholla Afterlife, we are proud to support Old Souls Animal Rescue and Retirement Home, a 501c3 nonprofit organization (EIN 27-2806988) located on five acres of beautiful Sonoran Desert in Picture Rocks, Arizona, just northwest of Tucson. Old Souls takes in homeless geriatric, special needs, and hospice animals, primarily from Pima Animal Care Center, and provides them with veterinary care, a soft bed, pain management, nutritious food, and everything they need to enjoy their last chapter of life.
Old Souls is not open to the public due to the fragile conditions of many of the animals, but volunteers and donors are welcome by appointment. Community members are also welcome to spread their pets' remains around the perimeter of Old Souls (where Cholla Afterlife also spreads our communal remains) for a monetary donation.
You can make a tax deductible donation to Old Souls at any time at www.givebutter.com/oldsoulsfeelgoodfund. Be sure to click the “In Memory Of” or "In Honor Of" button.
Contact Us
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(520) 349-9154