Veterinarians
and
PET FAMILIES

What is Aquamation?

Aquamation uses water instead of fire to return a pet back to mother nature. It is the same process that occurs as part of nature’s course when a body is laid to rest in the soil, but instead of taking 3 months to 5 years or longer for a pet to return back into the earth, aquamation takes only 20 hours to complete.
There is no burning, no fire, no incineration, no smokestacks, no smoke, and no carbon dioxide spewed into the atmosphere. Through aquamation, there are no toxic emissions of greenhouse gasses released into the air that we all share and breathe. What a way for a pet family to honor their pet and provide families a way to turn their personal tragedy into a positive environmental impact.

With aquamation, a pet’s body is respectfully placed into a container that is then placed in a clean stainless steel vessel. A combination of gentle water flow, temperature and alkalinity are used to accelerate the natural process of tissue breakdown. All organic material is reduced to its most basic building blocks.

Unfortunately, some of our competition feel threatened by the environmental benefits of aquamation and erroneously deceive people that acid is used in the aquamation process. That is not true, aquamation uses a catalyst called alkali, which is the opposite of acid. Alkalis are made from sodium and potassium salts and is safe for the environment.
In fact, the alkalis used in the process are the same alkalis used in common cosmetic products, body washes, shaving cremes and food preparation. Go to any supermarket to purchase bottled water, many brands promote alkaline as an ingredient in their water. Alkaline is in our drinking water.

What is Aquamation?

The only commonality aquamation has with fire cremation; After the process is over, what is left is the inorganic remains of the bone. That bone is then processed into a powder, placed inside an urn and returned to the family member.

BUT there are two distinct differences.

1. The “ash” is cleaner, it is not charred or discolored by fire.
2. Family’s will receive all their ashes back, not just part of it. In a flame cremation setting of up to 1800 degrees, hot air makes particulate matter of the bone ash rise, lost through the smokestacks and into the atmosphere. Have you ever opened up an oven door in your own kitchen at a temperature of 300 degrees and felt the rush of hot air hit your face? Imagine 1800 degrees! You probably wouldn’t survive it.

Aquamation is a gentle process over a 20 hour period, ensuring families will get all their pets ashes back, not just some of it. (watch aquamation vs. fire cremation video above)

Aquamation does not burn any fossil fuels. It is very energy efficient. It has greater than 90% energy savings and it is 1/10th the carbon footprint of flame cremation. It is the most eco-friendly method of disposition for pets on the planet.
(Carbon Footprint Definition) – The amount of carbon dioxide and other carbon compounds emitted into the atmosphere due to the consumption of fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas. Fossil fuels are the known causes of greenhouse gases.