Anonymous wrote:I lost 2 pets in the course of the past 5 years and had them both cremated and the urn returned to me.

Time has passed and I still miss them but to be frank, not enough that I want to display the urns (I never actually did). Is it possible to put them into a pet cometary? Does anyone know of one locally? We are renters so burying it in our backyard is not an option.

How wrong is it just to toss the sealed urn?

Why don't you just go for a walk and sprinkle the ashes in their favority spots? This may not work in an urban environment (eg, someone else's yard) but it woudl in our wooded neighborhood.

Alternatively, you can take them to a park or somewhere like that and sprinkle them there. I have two sets of ashes that we intend to do something similar and, even for a large dog like ours, the ashes are pretty minimal.

Me personally, I couldn't just throw them in the trash. But, that's just me.

I cant understand the immaturity of some people here. I have several pets - 4 dogs and 2 cats - that have been cremated and each are in their own box. I would never consider throwing them away and I really dont understand what ick factor is involved. Good grief, grow up please.

I intend on holding onto all of mine until the day I see fit to do something with them. Even if it means I want to be buried with each and every one of them at my side. I really dont see how complicated it would be to box them up and move with them should the day come i move from my house. Reason why I wont bury them (because then I wouldnt want to leave them there). I guess everyone prioritizes their pets in different ways. Mine meant the world to me alive, and I couldnt imagine even thinking of tossing them out with the trash or not wanting to keep them around.

Anonymous wrote:OP here -

If I go ahead and scatter them, do you think there are any laws or issues with doing it say in the woods of a park?

The idea of seeing the ashes kind of grosses me out to be honest.

I am 22:39, and I can understand your ick factor with seeing the ashes. Really, it just looks like dirt mixed with fireplace ashes, and if you hold the container open and scatter while looking the other way, it'll probably go fine, and over before you know it.

I also think the woods is a fine alternative- maybe you stand on a path or something and shake/ scatter into the side bushes/ plants? I don't think anyone is going to say anything to you. I've scattered many ashes in parks and water, and no authorities have said anything to me.

More than throwing them out? Ask your vet what they recommend. They will know about pet cemetarys. If you do not have a vet call your local vet or the humane society.

OP here -

If I go ahead and scatter them, do you think there are any laws or issues with doing it say in the woods of a park?

The idea of seeing the ashes kind of grosses me out to be honest.

Don't toss them out!!!! Scatter them in a meaningful place. Maybe somewhere where they loved to go - park, mountains, your backyard. Or scatter them in the ocean.

I guess you could also put them in a pet cemetery. But do you have family in the area or do you think you'll be here for a long time? If you don't, and you move, it's unlikely you'll come back to visit their graves again.

Anonymous wrote:I lost 2 pets in the course of the past 5 years and had them both cremated and the urn returned to me.

Time has passed and I still miss them but to be frank, not enough that I want to display the urns (I never actually did). Is it possible to put them into a pet cometary? Does anyone know of one locally? We are renters so burying it in our backyard is not an option.

How wrong is it just to toss the sealed urn?

Toss it, like in the trash? Wow. I agree with the PP- spread them in the park, backyard, under a tree somewhere....

We struggle with this too. My husbands childhood cat came to live with us when we moved in to our first apartment. He was seriously the best cat I have ever known - a total sweetheart. We were devastated when he died. We have a little box with his ashes that is on a shelf - we don't know what to do with it. Getting rid of it seems wrong but it also seems weird to keep moving with it - we have lived in two different apartments since then!

You dead pets really don't care where you put them. Personally, I would open the urns and scatter the ashes someplace nice, like a park.

I lost 2 pets in the course of the past 5 years and had them both cremated and the urn returned to me.

Time has passed and I still miss them but to be frank, not enough that I want to display the urns (I never actually did). Is it possible to put them into a pet cometary? Does anyone know of one locally? We are renters so burying it in our backyard is not an option.

How wrong is it just to toss the sealed urn?