What to Do With Your Pet's Ashes

A beautiful urn on a mantel, shelf, or in a garden is the most common choice. Urns range from simple wood boxes to handcrafted ceramic pieces. Your pet stays close — and you can take the urn with you if you move.

Scatter at a favorite beach, hiking trail, park, or in your garden. Florida's coastline and nature areas make for beautiful farewell settings. You don't need a permit for pet ashes — see our full scattering guide for location-specific Florida guidance.

A small amount of ashes is sealed inside a pendant, ring, or bracelet. You carry a piece of your pet with you everywhere. Styles range from minimalist stainless steel to handcrafted sterling silver. We carry a curated selection in our memorial shop.

A bio urn is a biodegradable container that holds ashes and a tree seed or seedling. As the tree grows, it incorporates the cremains into its roots. Bury it in your yard or at a tree-planting location in Florida. A living memorial that grows over time.

Burying a sealed container or urn in your garden — near their favorite spot, under a tree, or beside a flower bed — gives you a physical place to visit. Unlike burying the entire body, ashes don't require depth for environmental reasons.

Artisan glassblowers can incorporate a small amount of pet ashes into handblown glass — a paperweight, ornament, or sculpture unique to your pet. The ashes become part of the swirling color inside the glass. Each piece is entirely one-of-a-kind.

Ashes can be mixed into a cast concrete or resin memorial stone — engraved with your pet's name, paw print, or dates. Place it in your garden as a permanent marker. Many online services offer custom casting kits.

Florida's coastline makes ocean scattering especially meaningful. Some charter boat captains offer private memorial trips offshore. No permit is required for pet ashes. Biodegradable flower wreaths and petals can accompany the scattering.

Some tattoo artists will blend a very small amount of sterilized cremated ash into their tattoo ink. The result is a memorial tattoo that literally carries a trace of your pet. Research artists carefully — ask specifically about their sterilization and safety process.

There is no rule that says you must choose just one option. Many families divide the ashes — keeping some in an urn at home, giving a small amount to a family member for jewelry, and scattering the rest in a meaningful location.