Embracing Sustainability: Eco-Friendly Ways to Remember Your Beloved Dog
Grieving the loss of a pet is difficult, but acknowledging the passing of your beloved dog in an eco-friendly way can bring solace and make a difference. Sustainability is not just about living right, it’s about remembering rightly too. Through Sustainable eco-friendly innovation, you can not only cherish your dog’s memory but also contribute to a greener earth. With a ‘Green Paws’ approach, say a heartfelt goodbye to your furry friend while ensuring a healthier planet for future generations. This eco-friendly initiative is dedicated to all our dearly departed beloved pets and the environment they loved playing in. Keep their memory alive while contributing positively towards the sustainability of our Mother Earth. Embrace the future of mourning and remembrance by becoming part of this innovative project that combines grief, love and sustainability.
Eco-Friendly Ways to Remember Our Four-Legged Friends
No one wants to think about the end of their beloved dog’s life. Unfortunately, dog’s live much shorter lives than humans do. This leaves us sadly looking for ways to prolong their memories. We seek ways to overcome the loss so we can keep on going. Some people get another dog, some people get their dog’s nose print engraved on a keepsake, and still others store the ashes in a special urn and keep the most meaning full items the dog had to hold on to memories. Although the loss of a fuzzy buddy is an overwhelmingly sad time, a new way to remember your beloved dog and provide sustainability for ecosystems has used marine innovation to provide a creative way for your dog’s memory to continue to give to this world.
Reef Garden Pet Memorials: Years of Planning and Preparing
Hawaiian resident, Steve Berkoff has over 20 years of scuba diving experience. With years of underwater adventures, and natural curiosity paired with a passion for sustaining ecosystems the company, Memorial Reefs International was formed in 2017. Steve has seen first-hand the devastation to the coral reefs from ocean warming, acidification, pollution, and overfishing.
“They (Memorial Reefs Int) sprang from a desire to honour the memories of beloved pets…. Placing the pet’s ashes in a memorial reef creates new life out of loss”, Laura B Boeham, PhD, General Manager.
Pet Tribute Keeps Giving for Centuries
Each Reef Garden provides a PH-balanced cement mixture combined with the cremated remains to create a large dome shape which matures to mimic natural reef formation and offers shelter to fish and other underwater life. It is suggested that a single man-made reef formation can last more than 500 years. Carrying on memories of dog or even humans who have passed.
“A single, mature Reef Ball can produce up to 200 pounds of marine life (fish, coral, crustaceans, and shellfish) annually.” Beoham PhD, General Manager.
Memorial Reefs International Future Plans
In future, the company hopes to open other Pet Reef sites in Texas, New Jersey, British Columbia Canada, Ontario Canada, Baja, and Merida, Mexico and Venice, Italy.
Cost Of Pet Reef Garden Memorial
The most affordable pet memorial package from Memorial Reefs International is 49$USD. This will include the remains in a community of other pets who have passed. Each owner will get a certificate for their contribution and the GPS coordinates, and picture of the of the Reef Garden placement on the ocean floor.
Other options consist of a Pack Reef for just under 600$ USD, you can have a reef created with only nine other pets who have passed. An engraved plaque with each pet’s name will be displayed on the reef, and the owner will receive GPD coordinates and a picture of the Reef Garden at time of placement on the ocean floor.
To have an individual pet Reef Garden costs just under 3000$ USD. This option will include an individual bronze plaque, certificate, photo and GPS coordinates. Purchasing this option can also be used for a few pets of the same family who have passed. Sibling pets that can be included as a private, family reef depends on overall weight.
Finding Resilience After Pet Loss
Losing a dog is always devastating. The heart break and grief is overwhelming. Finding a meaningful way to commemorate our pets help many pet parents have comfort and resilience in this difficult time. Memorial Reef Gardens are an eco-friendly way to cherish your dog’ s memory.