Pet Urns

Pet Urns and Pet Memorials

Losing a pet can leave an absence in the familiar routines and small moments that made them such an important part of your life. Choosing a pet urn gives you a lasting place for their ashes and a way to create a memorial that feels right for the bond you shared.

Our collection of pet urns and pet memorials includes traditional pet cremation urns, pet memory boxes, photo urns, keepsake urns and other meaningful ways to remember a beloved companion. Styles range from classic metal, ceramic and wood urns to colorful designs, paw-print motifs and more understated memorials.

Whether you are looking for an urn for pet ashes to keep at home, a smaller keepsake or a memorial suited to burial or scattering, there are many ways to create a tribute that feels personal.

Find a Pet Urn That Feels Like Them

A helpful place to begin is with what brings your pet to mind. It might be a favorite color, a familiar paw print, a photograph or simply a design that seems to capture something about them.

For species-specific memorials, explore our dog urns and keepsakes or cat urns and keepsakes. These dedicated collections bring together designs chosen specifically for the companion you are remembering, while this broader collection includes pet cremation urns and memorials for pets of many kinds.

Some families choose a full-capacity pet urn to hold all of their companion's ashes, while others prefer a smaller remembrance. Our pet keepsake urns are designed for keeping a portion of ashes close or sharing cremated remains among family members.

You can also choose a cremation photo urn that keeps a favorite picture close to their ashes. For many families, seeing that familiar face alongside the memorial makes the tribute feel especially personal.

Different Ways to Keep Their Memory Close

Some families choose a full-capacity pet urn to hold all of their pet's ashes. Others prefer several smaller memorials, particularly when family members want to keep a remembrance close.

Pet cremation jewelry holds a very small portion of ashes in a pendant or other wearable memorial. Keepsake-sized pieces can serve a similar purpose, allowing a small amount of cremated remains to be shared or kept separately.

If a favorite garden, trail, lake or other outdoor place holds special memories, burial or scattering may feel more fitting. Our biodegradable urns and scattering tubes offer options created for returning ashes to the earth or scattering them in a meaningful place.

Making a Pet Memorial Personal

Many pet urns can be personalized with a name, dates or a short message. A photograph, collar, tag or other small memento can also become part of a memorial at home.

Personalization can be simple. Even a name or a few carefully chosen words can turn a pet ashes urn or memorial box into something distinctly theirs. You can learn more about available options in our engraving and personalization guide.

Where you keep the memorial is equally personal. Some people create a dedicated remembrance space with an urn, photograph and favorite keepsake. Others prefer a pet memorial box or urn that rests quietly on a bookshelf, mantel or bedside table, becoming part of the home their companion once shared.

Choosing With Confidence

Before selecting an urn, check its capacity, dimensions, opening and closure on the product page. Pet urns are available in a wide range of capacities, so your pet's weight is a useful starting point when determining the size you need.

If your pet's ashes have already been returned by the crematory, our guide to transferring ashes into a cremation urn explains what to expect and how different urn openings work.

Explore our complete collection of cremation urns for ashes and smaller cremation keepsakes for the highest quality memorials across more styles, sizes and materials.

Frequently Asked Questions

What size pet urn do I need?

A commonly used guideline is to allow at least one cubic inch of urn capacity for each pound your pet weighed before cremation. For example, a pet who weighed 40 pounds would generally need an urn with a capacity of at least 40 cubic inches.

This is a planning guideline rather than an exact measurement, since the amount of cremated remains can vary. Choosing slightly more capacity can provide extra room, particularly if you plan to include a tag or another small memento. Always check the cubic-inch capacity listed on the individual product page.

What can I do with my pet's ashes after cremation?

You may keep all of the cremation ashes in an urn at home, divide a small portion among keepsakes or cremation jewelry, bury the ashes, or scatter them in a meaningful place. Some families combine more than one of these options, keeping a small remembrance while scattering or burying the remainder.

There is no single way a pet's ashes need to be memorialized. The choice can reflect your relationship with your pet and where you find the most comfort remembering them.

What is a pet keepsake urn?

A pet keepsake urn is a small urn intended to hold only a portion of the cremated animal's remains, also known as cremains, rather than all of the ashes. Keepsakes can be useful when ashes are being shared among family members or when most of the ashes will be buried or scattered.

Keepsake capacity varies considerably, so check the individual product specifications before choosing one.

Can a pet urn be personalized?

Many pet urns are available with personalization such as a name, dates, a short inscription or an engraved plaque. Some memorials also incorporate a photograph or other visual tribute.

Personalization options differ by product, so the product page will indicate which choices are available and where the engraving or photograph will appear.

How do I transfer pet ashes into an urn?

Pet crematories commonly return ashes inside a sealed plastic bag or temporary container. Depending on the urn, the ashes may be transferred through a removable top, threaded lid, bottom-opening panel or sliding compartment.

You can leave the ashes inside their original bag and place the entire bag into the urn when the opening and capacity allow. If you would rather not handle the ashes yourself, ask your veterinarian, pet crematory or funeral professional whether they can assist with the transfer.

Can pet ashes be buried or scattered?

Yes. Cremated pet remains may be kept in an urn, buried or scattered, depending on your preference. Biodegradable urns can be used for burial, while scattering urns and tubes are designed to make releasing ashes easier.

Rules for scattering or burial can vary by location and property ownership, so check local requirements and obtain permission before scattering ashes on land you do not own.