Note: Organizations and websites are listed for information purposes only and do not represent any endorsement by the Green Pet-Burial Society.
Table of Contents
Consumer Protection / Accountability
Green Burials
Blogs on Animals & Death
Trade Associations – Pet Cemeteries
Bereavement
Human-Animal Bond / Interspecies Relationships
Cultural Traditions
Transportation / Shippers
Pet Trusts
Military Dogs
Home Funerals
Ecology
Cemeteries: Past, Present & Future
Film
Miscellaneous
Consumer Protection / Accountability
- Better Business Bureau www.bbb.org
- Funeral Consumers Alliance http://www.funerals.org/
- Funeral Ethics Organization http://www.funeralethics.org/
Green Burials
- Green Burial Council http://greenburialcouncil.org/
- Green Burial Alliance http://greenburialalliance.org/
- Natural Burial Co-operative / Centre for Natural Burial http://naturalburial.coop/
- The Natural Death Centre / Association of Natural Burial Grounds (UK) http://naturaldeath.org.uk
- More to Death – a free e-magazine from The Natural Death Centre
- Green Cemeteries (Australia) http://www.greencemeteries.com.au/
- Natural Death Centre (Australia) http://www.naturaldeathcentre.org.au/
- Natural Burial Association (Canada) http://www.naturalburialassoc.ca/
Blogs on Animals & Death
- Hilda Kean – Historian, educator, guide | public history, animals, London http://hildakean.com
- Pet & Wildlife Burial – “these images document the lives of the animals who have lived in our homes and shared their days with us, or those wild creatures we would never get the chance to experience unless upon discovery of their earthly remains.” http://pet-burial.tumblr.com
- The Hatching Cat: True and Unusual Animal Tales of Old New York http://hatchingcatnyc.com
Trade Associations – Pet Cemeteries
- International Association of Pet Cemeteries & Crematories (IAOPCC) – the first association of pet cemeteries and crematoria – focusing on all aspects of such enterprises. www.iaopc.com
- Pet Loss Professionals Alliance (PLPA), a committee of the International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association (ICCFA) – focusing on business interests
http://www.iccfa.com/groups/pet-loss-professionals-alliance - Association of Private Pet Cemeteries & Crematoria (UK & Europe) http://www.appcc.org.uk/index.htm
Bereavement
- Veterinary Grief Counseling Program at Penn Vet’s Ryan Veterinary Hospital
- Bereavement support www.pet-loss.net
- Grief Healing with Marty Tousley http://www.griefhealing.com
- The Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement (APLB) http://aplb.org
Human-Animal Bond / Interspecies Relationships
- Animals & Society Institute www.animalsandsociety.org
- International Society for Anthrozoology www.isaz.net
- The Latham Foundation www.latham.org/
- Society for Companion Animal Studies (UK) http://www.scas.org.uk
Cultural Traditions
- Kavod V’Nachum – Jewish Funerals, Burial and Mourning http://www.jewish-funerals.org/
- National Association of Chevra Kadisha http://www.nasck.org
- YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe http://www.yivoencyclopedia.org/article.aspx/Death_and_the_Dead
Transportation / Shippers
- Pets to Vets (formerly, Pet Taxi LA) – For delivery of deceased pets originating in LA and Orange counties, CA. They have an arrangement with United Airlines.
- International Pet and Animal Transportation Association (IPATA) – on IPATA’s website, search for a local shipper who might be able to help you. http://www.ipata.org/for-pet-owners/find-a-pet-shipper/
Pet Trusts
- Rachel Hirschfeld, Esq. – Pet Trust Lawyer http://www.pettrustlawyer.com
- Danny E. Meek, Esq. – Pet Trust Law Blog http://www.pettrustlawblog.com
Military Dogs
- US Department of Veteran Affairs – Eligibility for burial in a National Cemetery
http://www.cem.va.gov/burial_benefits/eligible.asp
Home Funerals
- National Home Funeral Alliance http://www.homefuneralalliance.org
- Home Funeral Directory http://homefuneraldirectory.com
Ecology
- DIRT! The Movie http://www.dirtthemovie.org/
- On “scattering ashes” in the USA http://www.cremationsolutions.com/Scattering-Ashes-Laws-Regulations-c108.html
Cemeteries: Past, Present & Future
- Atlas Obscura http://www.atlasobscura.com
- The Association for Gravestone Studies http://www.gravestonestudies.org/
- The Cemetery Club & Epitaphs Magazine http://www.thecemeteryclub.com/
- Design for Death [& Living] http://www.designboom.com/project/design-for-death-living
Film
- Does the Dog Die? Archive of films where pets may get hurt and die. www.doesthedogdie.com
- ZooScope: The Animals in Film Archive https://zooscope.english.shef.ac.uk/home
Miscellaneous
- Eternal Reefs – “a designed reef of 100% natural cast concrete that can include the cremated remains of a loved one and/or pets” http://eternalreefs.com
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updated January 15, 2016