Question about Euthanized Dogs

It completely depends on the vet -- usually vets have a standing arrangement with some crematorium.  Usually a mass cremation (unless the individual owners have paid for a cremation that is individual and have paid to get back individual remains) -- but the euthanasia fee that a vet will charge typically covers whatever bulk cremation arrangements (sometimes they have a separate wildlife arrangement, sometimes not).

In most areas what they can and can not do are pretty well regulated by local laws (in other words, they can't simply be "thrown away" ... they are supposed to account for such 'disposal';) 

Often people want to make their own arrangements -- I have buried several dogs on my own property despite the fact that it's illegal in my city. 

There are always vets, like any other profession, where you find individuals doing something wrong, unethical or illegal -- and in that case if it were me I'd report them (as soon as I'd gotten a better job). 

I have a friend that works at a vet cleaning kennels. She told me that if the owners dont take the body with them the vet just puts them in garbage bags and throws them in the dumpsters there. 

I take my dogs to this vet and when I have to make that decision one day their bodies will be coming with me. I will probably have Cheyanne cremated but the others I will bury. But I am lucky and have land where I have that option.

We have a cremation service that comes about once a week. It's family run - and EXCELLENT. The people there are so nice, they've been with us for generations. They offer private cremation, where you can opt to save your pets ashes - many people choose this.

To prevent the spread of diseases, most places do not allow you to just throw away a body. There are restrictions when burrying a pet as well.

kle1986

I have a friend that works at a vet cleaning kennels. She told me that if the owners dont take the body with them the vet just puts them in garbage bags and throws them in the dumpsters there. 

I'm guessing that's not legal but they do it anyway. That's very sad and disgusting. Perhaps someone should report them.

We have buried 2 of our dogs on our property.  Bear and Shadow, both over 100lbs, were cremated.   Our vet took care of Bear's cremation as he died after a minor surgery and the Vet didnt understand why.  He asked if he could do a autopsy for better understanding and he found an enlarged heart that we were unaware of.  I wanted to bury Shadow in a special spot at home but bad weather prevented that from happening.   Our vet and his staff loved Shadow almost as much as us.  They knew we could not afford a private cremation so they paid for it.  The crematorium did a very nice Cedar Box with a beautiful letter attached, the Rainbow Bridge Poem.  We were not expecting it and were extremely overwhelmed.   We are so lucky to have such a caring Vet and his staff, they are like family.   

My baby girl will never end up in a dumpster thats for sure. She will be cremated....no ifs ands or butts.

AuroraLove

My baby girl will never end up in a dumpster thats for sure. She will be cremated....no ifs ands or butts.

Same here with our baby boy.

Mine will be cremated and eventually buried with me, unless I go first, in which case - since I have no one to care for them after I'm gone, they will be humanely euthanized and we'll all go to the Rainbow Bridge together. (My daughter thinks I'm nuts, but she's 22 and in college with her life ahead of her, my other daughter is in the Navy and leaves for Japan soon.......I just can't expect them to take on that responsibility and this way I know my girls are not "somewhere else." I have friends who feel the same way about their beloved pets.)

But what about shelter dogs??? There are so many of them each day that go to the Rainbow Bridge.  I cannot imagine just throwing them out with the garbage!!!!!

 I always assumed they went into the landfills (think I google it years ago), which is why I had Winnie cremated.  No way was she going there...   I do remember asking my Vet when Bear passed, and he said they have a service come for them.  He didn't elaborate and that was what prompted my search.

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i had a dear friend years ago who had a daschund (sp?) . She had no children and this dog was her "baby". It had major back problems for years but they could never bring themselves to put the poor thing the sleep. Finally the dog did pass and she had it cremated with the intentions of keeping the ashes as a lovely reminder of her precious dog. After about a month she had not received the ashes and contacted the service provider. They apologized for the delay and the next day she had a box delivered to her home. When she opened the box she was surprised at how large the urn was. She opened it and found that it was pretty much filled to the top. Well she placed it on a shelf but really couldn't get past the idea that the contents were just too large for such a little dog. After numerous phone calls insisting that there was no mistake she finally packed up the urn and returned it demanding her money back. She did a bit of investigating and discovered that the dogs were not cremated individually but rather in groups, depending on size and quantity of dogs. The ashes were then simply divided into the number of urns ordered and shipped out.

At the vet's office I work at, we have a local service that takes the bodies once to twice a week to their cremation facility.  They are very reputable and will do private creamations, where ashes are returned.  The local shelter uses the same service.  We used to have a crematorium at the clinic, but it was really time consuming and expensive to maintain, it was easier to have the professionals do it.

kle1986

I have a friend that works at a vet cleaning kennels. She told me that if the owners dont take the body with them the vet just puts them in garbage bags and throws them in the dumpsters there. 

I take my dogs to this vet and when I have to make that decision one day their bodies will be coming with me. I will probably have Cheyanne cremated but the others I will bury. But I am lucky and have land where I have that option.

Disposal tends to be handled differently in various parts of the country.  Most vets in my area have disposal arrangements that are environmentally friendly and respectful, despite the fact that some owners do not want the remains back.  But, I have certainly heard that some places the dogs end up in the landfill.  I have my animals cremated and returned to me, but even then, my vet suggested a crematory that is known for making certain that the right remains end up with the right owner.  That can be an issue, too. 

 That's horrible!  I've always wondered at how honest those places are.  I mean, how can you even know if it's your pets remains that you're getting back, even if you pay for the individual cremation.

I've never heard of "filling urns" before.  I had both my dog and cat cremated and they came back in  plastic bags  wrapped in a cloth with a ribbon around it.  I had to buy my own urns for them.  

I like the idea of having Willow's remains cremated and then I'll have something back.  But, I just have issue with that my family has never had anyone cremated and it's not something we do.  So, not sure why I'd want to do it with her?  Has anyone else ever thought about this?