Pet Cemetary

[WHARTY]

Hi everyone.

I was just wondering if a pet cemetary would be a good business to get involved with?

I love Cats and Dogs and was devastated when my pets died when i was younger.

I know like myself people become very attached to their pets and wondered if there would be a market for a pet cremation and buriel service?

Was thinking about a nice big plot of land maybe 5 to 10 acres where you can bury your pets or have them cremated.

It would be a more park like setting with nice flower beds, seating areas and ponds etc.

I know where i live the vets are doing very well and it's quite an affluent area of Cheshire where people could certainly afford the service. Weather or not they would want such a service is another matter though!

 

[Paul_Rosser]

Nice idea, I think the cremation bit would work well as people could then scatter the ashes somewhere their pet liked to be.

There are other companies offering this type of service, For example http://www.cpccares.com/ so could be worth doing some research.

 

[Christiane]

Definitely. A lot of people want to keep the ashes and have a plaque ''in memory of'', etc.
Just look around at the competition, you don't want to be too close to a competitor or your catchment area will shrink.

 

[youronlinestuffcom]

good idea, people love their pets and are willing to spend lots of money on them.

 

[WHARTY]

Hi thanks for the replys.

I can only find one cremation and buriel service in the area (about 10 miles away).

Competition is always a good thing in my opinion.

One thing i was wondering though is when the buriel site is full, how would i pay to maintain the site? obviously there would be residual income from creamations so i suppose i would have to make sure it is enough.

I wonder if people would pay a monthly or yearly fee for grave maintenence?

I suppose you could have family graves too where all your family pets can be buried together.

Will do a little bit of research i think.

Thanks for the link too.

 

[Paul_Rosser]

I wonder if people would pay a monthly or yearly fee for grave maintenence?

I suppose you could have family graves too where all your family pets can be buried together.

Will do a little bit of research i think.

Thanks for the link too.

Nice idea but I guess the issue is who then pays for the on-going costs of the up-keep, especially if once you fill the space available you will have no new income streams.

Could be worth speaking to your local vets and finding out if they have a prefered supplier list for this kind of thing.

 

[WHARTY]

Looks like a cremation with casket and urn and a plaque will cost between £120 and £200 for most cats and dogs.

It's only a little research but if gives an idea.

It seems most vets link up with the crematorium and i assume take a small % of the fee.

Worth more research i think.

 

[Feldon]

Wasn't it the title of a scary book by Steven King

 

[Paul_Rosser]

And a track by the Ramones

 

[Anonymouse72]

Looks like a cremation with casket and urn and a plaque will cost between £120 and £200 for most cats and dogs.

It's only a little research but if gives an idea.

It seems most vets link up with the crematorium and i assume take a small % of the fee.

Worth more research i think.

this is a few years ago but when one of our cats passed away i think it cost about £50 for cremation & ashes to be returned in a wooden box with plaque. not the service you're looking at i know but just for info.

do you think people would think to look for an alternative to the service offered by the vet? i know i was so upset it didn't even occur to me there was was an alternative available.

 

[Lentinus]

If you are looking to bury anything commercially there are quite a few hoops to jump through in terms of environmental regs.
Source: contact that owns and runs a cemetery/funeral service.

 

[Suzuki]

Hi everyone.

I was just wondering if a pet cemetary would be a good business to get involved with?

I love Cats and Dogs and was devastated when my pets died when i was younger.

I know like myself people become very attached to their pets and wondered if there would be a market for a pet cremation and buriel service?

Was thinking about a nice big plot of land maybe 5 to 10 acres where you can bury your pets or have them cremated.

It would be a more park like setting with nice flower beds, seating areas and ponds etc.

I know where i live the vets are doing very well and it's quite an affluent area of Cheshire where people could certainly afford the service. Weather or not they would want such a service is another matter though!

If its an affluent area, 5 or 10 acres of land is not going to cheap is it.

Personally I wouldn't spend money burying my dog. I love her, and she's cost me a fortune flying her around the world but when she's dead, she's dead. She isn't going to know or care that I'm leaving dog biscuits on a grave so it'll be in a skip for her...

 

[vvaannmmaann]

Hi thanks for the replys.

I can only find one cremation and buriel service in the area (about 10 miles away).

Competition is always a good thing in my opinion.

One thing i was wondering though is when the buriel site is full, how would i pay to maintain the site? obviously there would be residual income from creamations so i suppose i would have to make sure it is enough.

I wonder if people would pay a monthly or yearly fee for grave maintenence?

I suppose you could have family graves too where all your family pets can be buried together.

Will do a little bit of research i think.

Thanks for the link too.

Why maintain it? Plant a tree to mark the grave then cut a path through the grass so people walk through the grounds enjoy the trees and remember their pet!

 

[Suzuki]

Why maintain it? Plant a tree to mark the grave then cut a path through the grass so people walk through the grounds enjoy the trees and remember their pet!

You'd still need to maintain the grounds etc to some level. But I think the bigger issue would be simply running out of space at some point, and having no real sustainable income from it from then onwards.