In Kansas City’s West Bottoms, Jarrod Hammond’s “aqua cremation” business — where over hours using a machine known as the Pet-550, he dissolves to the bone the bodily remains of beloved family ...

Pet “aquamation,” also known as water cremation, is a natural process that does not burn fossil fuels, has greater than 90% energy savings, compared to flame-based pet cremation and has only one-tenth ...

For Jarrod Hammond, this all started with some casual internet research. “It’s kind of strange to say that I decided to do this after binging a YouTube channel for a couple months,” he said. “But that ...

Jan. 23—Add water, an alkali solution, mix and heat up for 18 hours, and your departed pet emerges as ashes. Aquamation is a 195-degree, water-based alternative to the traditional 1,500-degree ...

CHICOPEE — Paws Finding Peace, a pet clinic in Chicopee, offers an alternative to typical cremation methods when pets die. The clinic has been offering water-based cremation, also known as alkaline ...

MESA, Ariz. - Headlines were made last week when it was revealed human rights activist Desmond Tutu wasn’t cremated, but he was aquamated. A new type of cremation that uses water and is supposedly ...

Matt Baskerville has served as a licensed funeral director in Illinois for the past 24 years. In that time, he’s seen his industry—and what people want after their deaths—change dramatically. For ...

For Middle Georgia pet owners who have to face the difficulty of what to do with their pet’s remains, a Macon business offers a solution that is scarcely available anywhere else. Petamorphosis, owned ...

Options can be limited for what happens after the death of a beloved pet. Owners may choose to bury their animal or cremate them. A Lansing business is the first in the state to offer a more natural ...

With climate change gaining prominence, there’s a concerted effort around ensuring eco-friendly, well, everything – including end-of-life processes. While traditional fire cremation burns fossil fuels ...