A funeral honoring the deceased is a process of sending off the departed and commemorating them according to proper procedures. It holds significant meaning as a farewell from family or acquaintances, marking the parting between those who have left and those who remain. But what about pets?
While convenience facilities such as kindergartens or hotels for pets, who live as family members, are well established, there is a severe lack of proper procedures or facilities to say a proper goodbye to pets. Without procedures like dog cremation or cat funerals, the bodies of pets left at general animal hospitals are often incinerated mixed with other waste.
In response, the pet funeral specialist company ‘Byeol-i Doeeo’ provides professional funeral services for pets to ensure a proper farewell between pets and their owners.
They operate a 24-hour consultation phone system so that pet owners can prepare for their pet’s final moments at any time, and offer round-trip pickup services to assist with convenient transportation during visits and after pet funerals. The ceremonial vehicle is also on standby for 24-hour pickup, and transportation by private car is possible.
A dedicated 1:1 funeral director is assigned to manage the entire funeral process, and a memorial ceremony is held where owners can reminisce about memories with their pets and share their farewells. The memorial service can be conducted with options for washing and veterinary encoffining, and pet clothes tailored to the pet’s body are provided. Individual cremation is carried out for about 30 minutes under the owner’s supervision.
After cremation, the pet’s urn can be stored on-site or enshrined in the columbarium located on the second floor of Byeol-i Doeeo. Alternatively, owners can choose a tree burial, where the ashes are buried or scattered around a tree.
A representative of Byeol-i Doeeo stated, “Like humans, pets are also family members and can have funerals conducted according to proper funeral procedures. Professional funeral directors conduct ceremonies following established protocols and can accommodate various religious rites.”
Meanwhile, the pet funeral specialist company Byeol-i Doeeo operates branches including its main office in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, as well as in Seoul areas (Mapo, Eunpyeong New Town, Jongno, Songpa, Gangnam, Seongbuk, Seocho, etc.), Incheon areas (Bupyeong, Gyeyang), Gyeonggi areas (Dongducheon, Guri, Pocheon, Samsong, Bucheon, Haengsin, Seongnam, Suwon, Ansan, Siheung, etc.), and other regions (Cheonan, Wonju).
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