Website FAQ for pet crematoria
13 questions families ask when arranging a pet cremation
Owners often look for a pet crematorium within hours of losing a pet, sometimes late at night and usually on a phone. Answer these on your site calmly and clearly, in short sentences, so they can arrange what they need without having to ring and ask.
The questions
What customers ask, and what a good answer includes
Answer in a sentence or two, in your own words, with real numbers where you have them.
Choosing a cremation
- 1
What's the difference between individual and communal cremation?
A plain sentence on each, and whether ashes are returned, using the same words as your price list.
- 2
Will I get my own pet's ashes back?
How you make sure the ashes returned are your pet's alone, such as an ID tag that stays with them throughout.
- 3
Can I be there for the cremation?
Whether you offer attended cremation, what it involves, and whether there's a quiet room to say goodbye.
- 4
Can I bring my pet to you myself?
Whether families can come to you directly, at what times, and what happens when they arrive.
- 5
Can my pet be cremated with their blanket or a toy?
What can go with a pet, and anything you ask families to keep back.
Collection and timings
- 6
Can you collect my pet from home tonight?
Your collection hours, any out-of-hours service, the charge, and the number to call.
- 7
My pet died at the vet's. What happens now?
How collection from a vet works, and how families let the practice know they've chosen you.
- 8
How long until the ashes come back?
Your usual time in working days, and whether families collect them or you bring them home.
- 9
Will you let me know when the cremation has taken place?
Whether you tell families when it has happened, and how, if they'd like to know.
Prices and keepsakes
- 10
How much does it cost to cremate a large dog?
Prices by size or weight, with what's included, like collection and a casket.
- 11
What can the ashes come back in?
The casket, urn or scatter tube included, and the alternatives with their prices.
- 12
Can I have a paw print or a clipping of fur?
The keepsakes you offer, when they're made, and whether they're included.
- 13
Do I have to pay when you collect?
When payment is due and the ways families can pay, so nobody has to deal with it at the door.
Examples
What a good answer looks like
Written for a made-up business. Use the length and the directness, not the facts.
What's the difference between individual and communal cremation?
With an individual cremation, your pet is cremated on their own and all of their ashes come back to you. With a communal cremation, several pets are cremated together and the ashes aren't returned; we scatter them in our memorial garden.
Can you collect my pet from home tonight?
Yes. We collect from homes across Derbyshire every day of the year until 10pm, for £40; call 01632 960418 and we'll give you an arrival time. After 10pm, we can come first thing in the morning.
How long until the ashes come back?
Usually within five working days. We'll call you when your pet's ashes are ready, and you can collect them from us or we'll bring them to your home at no extra cost.
FAQ
Putting answers on your site
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How much should we say about what happens during a cremation?
Enough to answer what families ask: that their pet is handled with care, stays identified throughout, and how individual cremations are kept separate. Write it for someone who is upset: short, factual and calm, with a phone number for anyone who wants more.
Should our out-of-hours number be on every page?
Yes, near the top. Families searching late at night may land on any page, and they shouldn't have to look for a way to reach you.
We cremate rabbits, birds and horses too. Should the site say so?
Yes. Owners of smaller or larger animals often aren't sure you'll help, and a line naming them, with prices, saves them asking at a hard time.
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