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The Pet Funeral Sector – Is There Humanity Behind Closed Doors?
A pet funeral director combines the responsibilities of a human funeral director with that of a crematorium or cemetery. Of course, there are differences between animal companions and humans and the most important one is that, unlike humans, pets do not lay...
Home Euthanasia – Peaceful Pet Goodbyes
Home euthanasia can help to ease a very difficult time when visits to the surgery can cause upset to your pet. Vets2Home- Peaceful Pet Goodbyes is a service run by Dr Suzen Gregersen, a vet who specialises in gentle, professional in-home, end-of-life veterinary care,...
The Pet Cemetery is 50 Years Old
Chestnut Lodge Pet Cemetery has now been operating for half a century. As the year draws to a close, we have been thinking about the past and looking to build our business for the future. My first burial. I always remember my first experience of burying a pet,...
Pet Cremation through a Vet Surgery
We work with a number of veterinary surgeries whose prime aim is the service to their clients. However, the majority of surgeries have an ingrained belief that pet crematoriums are waste disposal companies and expect them to take all their veterinary waste as well as...
Old Stuff Day March 2nd
Today, March 2nd, is Old Stuff Day which is all about celebrating ....yes, old stuff! You may never have heard of Old Stuff Day but it gives us a chance to think about older things, people and pets that may not be fully appreciated until we no longer have them.I was...
APPCC 25th Anniversary
Association of Private Pet Cemeteries and Crematoria Celebrates 25th Anniversary This year we are celebrating the 25th anniversary for The Association of Private Pet Cemeteries and Crematoria. Chestnut Lodge Pet Crematorium and Pet Cemetery were Founder Members of the...
Seeing the New Year After a Loss
As the New Year dawns it brings an expectation of new beginnings and rebirth - of letting go of the old and welcoming the possibilities for tomorrow. But if you have experienced a significant loss it is a time of mixed feelings where you may not want to let go of the...
Ancient Pet Cemetery Reveals Compassion for Pets Across the Ages
The discovery of a 2000 year old Roman burial site for cats seems to indicate they were kept as pets or certainly treated with care and compassion. The way the bodies have been laid out implies they have been buried with care and the lack of artifacts indicates they...
Bluebells in Chestnut Lodge Pet Cemetery
The bluebells have come into flower to mark the entrance to the Pet Cemetery here at Chestnut Lodge. All the plants in the Cemetery seem to flower a little later than those up by the house due to the shadier aspect of the area being part of the ancient...
Be an Expert in Arranging the Individual Cremation for Your Pet
Here is important advice if you want an individual cremation for your pet. You may view or download the information sheet shown or read the details in this post. Click on the Image to see a larger version or below to see the full image or a PDF version. View as a...
Pet Funeral Rip Off Article in The Guardian
by Stephen Mayles. 20 September 2015 This article was published during the past week. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/sep/14/pet-funerals-rip-off-money I suppose I can be accused of being biased on this issue but this type of article annoys me. It is...
Press Release 2 September 2015
East Grinstead Pet Crematorium gets the thumbs up from independent inspectors An East Grinstead pet crematorium has become the first operator of its kind in the region to be accredited under a new independent inspection scheme which guarantees a highly professional...
The Rainbow Bridge by Stephen Mayles
The Rainbow Bridge Story A beautiful rainbow over the cattery here at Chestnut Lodge made me think of the Rainbow Bridge poem about pets who die and wait for their owners. The idea of the Rainbow Bridge has been used in...