Rather than being pet animals, our “pets”
have become our family members. They are as much loved as our children and pet
owners have started calling themselves pet parents rather than owners. The love
that we receive from our pet is unconditional and ever growing and it is the
reason why that the passing away of our pets hurts us even more. Thus, the pain
and grief of losing a pet is deep and often devastating. It is the love
for our pet that doesn’t let us get over the pain or get another one
immediately after the loss.
Pet funerals
are not quite different from the ones we plan for our relatives or friends.
Nowadays, they are held in the same fashion. M memories of the pet relieved
with photographic displays, pet poems and pet prayers. Just as a reverend is
required for the funerals, people prefer having a pet celebrant or a pet
reverend of sorts to help them deal with the pain and griefs of their pet’s
passing and help them to move on. Unlike the human funerals, pet funerals are
generally small affairs with the near and dear ones of the pet owner present.
Being a pet celebrant means traveling to the
home of your clients, taking the body bag, placing the pet in it. A celebrant
places the remains of the pet on the cot. The pet owner is then allowed to
spend time with their pet before it is taken to the crematorium. The celebrant
is for the owners as well as the funeral. It is necessary that a celebrant
should keep the need of the pet owner above everything. From the process of
picking up the body from home to cremating or burning it, everything is in the
job description of a pet celebrant.
If the pet is to be cremated, as a pet
celebrant, it is required from you to ask the pet owner if they want urn, box
or other object to place remains in. The burial of the pet often depends on the
local authorities if they allow the burial of pet remains. Burial can take
place on the private property also. As a
celebrant, it is necessary for you to know the history about the pet. From type
of the pet to the impact they placed on their lives, a celebrant should be able
to provide peace and tranquility by talking about the pet. The bereaved pet
owner should be comforted and the funeral should be suitable for befit the
deceased.
Every pet owner grieves in a different way.
While some may cry and mourn, others will be happy with the memories their pet
have left them. As a pet funeral celebrant you must not
judge anybody due to the way they grieve. Empathy is the most important quality
and it has to be understood by you. In each and every situation, you must keep
your calm and remain professional yet caring towards your client and their
grief.
