Looking for Pet Cemetery Advice

I'm trying to prepare for when my pets pass on and not wait to the last minute. I would like to have my pets cremated locally, here in Port Washington or nearby, with a cremation plot for burial of the ashes and a burial service. I approached Knolls Cemetery but they said no and that they were not "chartered" to accept pets. So I wanted to ask you if that were a true statement. Does a cemetery need to be charted to accept pets?

I also thought that perhaps you or anyone else can help me find a local resting place for my pets.I have done a lot of research but can't seem to find anything. I thought that since animals must pass on periodically at the League that maybe your organization may use a local cemetery.

Pet cemeteries are regulated in New York (Article 35-C of the General Business Law). According to section 750-b of Article 35-C, “…no person shall engage for a fee in the business of operating a pet cemetery or pet crematorium …unless he or she is licensed…” While I cannot recommend any particular cemetery, my pets are buried at Bideawee, which has a couple of cemeteries in Long Island, New York, one in Wantagh and one in Westhampton. If you search online, you will find more. Visiting the various cemeteries may help you decide which one you prefer as a resting place for your animals.

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