Pet cremation in Jacksonville, Florida

None of the 9 providers in Jacksonville publishes a price on its own site. Across the US, the middle of the 82 prices providers publish is $92 for a communal and $148 for a private cremation. Call two or three and ask for the price at your pet's weight.

We could verify 9. 9 of them list a phone number. The ones with the most details stand first.

Ask whether they do individual cremation and how they track your pet through the process. The International Association of Pet Cemeteries and Crematories advises confirming both. Providers use the words private, partitioned and communal in different ways, so ask whether the ashes you get back are only your pet's.

There is no rush, most clinics can keep a pet for a day or two. But if you leave the remains with your vet, you may have no say in how they are handled, the association warns. Ask your vet which crematory they use and which kind of cremation it is.