TALLHASSEE, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Imagine losing a family pet, having it cremated, and later finding out the ashes you received didn’t actually belong to your pet at all. That’s exactly what happened to ...

Noel Kirkpatrick is an editor and writer based in Tacoma, Washington. He covers many topics, including animals, science, and the environment. Whether it's a sudden occurrence or the result of a long ...

VERMILION — When Mark Riddle expanded his family’s funeral home business to include pets, he could imagine his father telling him it was a bad idea: “Nobody would ever spend the money to cremate their ...

TALLAHASSEE, FLa. -- Imagine losing a family pet, having it cremated and later finding out the ashes you received didn’t actually belong to your pet at all. That’s exactly what happened to one Florida ...

Sam Heinlein suspects he got his job in part because he told his future boss that his family always gave their pets proper burials at the Heinleins' summer place on the coast. Sure, he has a business ...

Growing up as a Southern Baptist in Lynchburg, Virginia, Jen Steinman was no stranger to funerals. “At 15, I was singing and playing piano at funerals in my community, so the funeral experience always ...

The death of a beloved pet is difficult enough, but waiting for cremation and the return of an ash-filled urn, as well as the potential for mistakes, make the process harder for some people. That is ...

Is it legal to mix pet ashes with human ashes in Kentucky? More Kentuckians are choosing cremation in recent years, spurred by factors like lower cost, growing social acceptance and a society that’s ...