Honor Pet opens a Consolation Middle to reshape pet farewells in Los Angeles 

 Honor Pet, the corporate reimagining pet end-of-life care, immediately declares the opening of its Consolation Middle in downtown Los Angeles. Positioned at 717 Mateo St, within the metropolis’s vibrant Arts District, this 10,000-square-foot facility is the primary of its form in the US, providing a serene, supportive setting the place pet mother and father can say goodbye in a method that displays the love and bond they shared.

The opening of the Consolation Middle comes at a time when pet possession is at an all-time excessive and attitudes towards pets are evolving. In the present day, 82% of pet homeowners contemplate their pets to be household, and the Millennial and Gen Z generations are more and more selecting pet parenthood over having youngsters. Regardless of this deep emotional connection, end-of-life take care of pets has traditionally been restricted, costly, and opaque.

“With demise, there are not any do-overs, which is why it’s so necessary to get it proper,” stated Honor Pet Chief Veterinary Officer and Co-founder, Dr. Shea Cox. “However for pet mother and father, the troublesome choice to say goodbye usually occurs at busy vet clinics or via extra pricey in-home euthanasia companies. We need to give households time to breathe, house to determine, and help to create the farewell that feels proper.”

Honor Pet’s Consolation Middle is designed to remodel the expertise of pet loss. Each element has been thought-about to assist households create a farewell that displays their pet’s distinctive life. 

Options of the Consolation Middle embrace:

• 4 personal Consolation Rooms the place households can spend as a lot time as they want with their pets previous to light euthanasia in a peaceable, home-like setting.
• Interactive memorial stations, together with a build-a-bouquet space for creating floral tributes and a craft station the place pet mother and father can write notes that may stick with their pet via cremation.
• A devoted group house for grief help, instructional workshops, and remembrance occasions.
• Celebratory touches corresponding to champagne toasts, permitting households to honor their pet’s life with gratitude somewhat than solely grief.

Along with providing a extra compassionate strategy to pet euthanasia, Honor Pet is devoted to a extra environmentally-friendly resolution. Conventional flame cremation releases roughly 535 kilos of CO₂ per cycle, or the equal of driving a automotive over 600 miles. In distinction, Honor Pet’s water-based cremation course of, generally known as aquamation, emits no CO₂ and makes use of a fraction of the power, making it probably the most sustainable pet aftercare choice accessible. Past the Consolation Middle, Honor Pet can be partnering with veterinary clinics throughout southern California to offer light euthanasia and aquamation companies. 

Eli Harris, Co-Founding father of Honor Pet, explains, “The way in which our society approaches demise is altering with much less burials and extra cremations. However cremation is extremely taxing on the planet. With aquamation, we’ve a chance to say goodbye in a extra intentional, considerate, tech-forward, and environmentally-friendly method. I’m honored to deliver that to others via our Consolation Middle.” 

Honor Pet is on a mission to attain carbon neutrality. Along with aquamation, the corporate makes use of an electrical transport fleet, native distributors, and sustainable supplies corresponding to upcycled, recycled and reclaimed supplies, soy-based inks, and compostable packaging. Moreover, for each pet cremated, a tree is planted, making certain that every farewell leaves a long-lasting constructive impression.

Lastly, understanding that monetary constraints ought to by no means decide a pet’s closing journey, Honor Pet has additionally launched the Honor Fund, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit initiative devoted to offering dignified pet end-of-life take care of households in want. The group goals to lift $1,000,000 to help 2,500 households, making certain that each pet receives the peaceable goodbye they deserve—no matter their proprietor’s monetary scenario.