Serving San Marino, CA
Pet Cremation in San Marino
— Quiet, Private, Unhurried
Discreet home pickup at your door — private cremation and aquamation, arranged entirely by phone.
nothing for you to manage
Area
Serving all of Los Angeles County
Arrival
Typically at your door within 2 hours
Hours
Phones answered 8am–8pm, every day
Serving San Marino, CA
Privately, properly, and without spectacle
San Marino keeps its life behind hedges and deep front lawns. From the gates of Lacy Park to the Huntington’s entrance on Oxford Road, the streets stay quiet by design — this is a city that values privacy the way other places value convenience. When a dog or cat who shared one of these homes reaches the end of a long life, most families want the farewell handled the way everything else here is handled: privately, properly, and without spectacle.
Passing Paws serves San Marino families across the city. We come to you — our staff arrive at your home at a scheduled time, carry your pet out gently themselves, and manage every step from there. You never need to drive anywhere. We answer the phone from 8am to 8pm, every day of the week, and nobody will ever hurry you.
From your door
A quiet arrival, with nothing for you to manage
When you call, we schedule a pickup at your home — whether that’s a ranch house off Huntington Drive or a colonial on one of the wide, tree-lined streets near Lacy Park. Our staff come to your door and carry your pet to our vehicle themselves, gently, at whatever pace the morning requires. You will not load a car, drive a freeway, or sit in a waiting room.
We do this for pets of every size — a canary from the breakfast room, a cat who claimed the garden wall, a shepherd well past a hundred pounds — and our staff manage all of the lifting themselves. The visit is calm and unhurried, and if you would like a few last minutes alone with your pet before we leave, we wait.
You stay home · we come to youThe Cremation Identification Tag
The tag that stays with them, start to finish
We will be plain about the question many families hesitate to ask: how do I know the ashes I receive are really my pet’s?
With private (individual) cremation, a Cremation Identification Tag is assigned to your pet the moment they enter our care.
It remains with them from first to last, so the ashes that come back to you are solely your pet’s.
The ashes that come back to you are solely your pet’s — no exceptions, no ambiguity.
Flat, published rates
Every cost, stated plainly
Ashes are typically returned two to three weeks after pickup. Whether you are arranging dog cremation in San Marino or cat cremation, we will walk you through both options — private, and communal for families who do not wish ashes returned — with every cost stated plainly before you decide anything.
The rates are flat and published: communal cremation is $249, private cremation $399, and aquamation $449 — no weight tiers, no weekend charges, nothing added later. You can read our full flat-rate pricing before you ever pick up the phone.
Pets are cremated together; ashes are not returned
Cremated individually; ashes are solely your pet’s
A gentle, water-based alternative to flame
Flame or water
Aquamation, for families who prefer water
San Marino’s most famous address is a garden, and many families here live close to the soil — rose beds, camellias, citrus in a back corner of the lot. For some of them, pet aquamation feels right: a farewell by warm water rather than flame, as gradual and quiet as the gardens themselves. If you are weighing the two, call and ask. We will explain how each works in plain terms, with no steering in either direction.
When the kindest goodbye is at home
When the last kindness should happen at home
Some families reach the point where the gentlest decision is to let a pet go — and would rather that moment happen on the lawn, or in the sunny spot by the French doors, than in a clinic. In-home pet euthanasia for San Marino families is provided through Saving Grace Veterinary Services, a separate licensed veterinary practice; afterward, Passing Paws handles the cremation with the same quiet home pickup.
Via Saving Grace Veterinary Services
Keepsakes
Something to hold onto
Something to hold onto is already part of the arrangement — prepared with care and included, not sold back to you on a hard day.
- Clay paw print on a gold display stand
- Aromatic cedar urn — added with every private cremation
- A fur clipping — added with every private cremation, at no extra cost
- Cremation Identification Tag that stays with your pet every step
Families who would like more can add further prints — $50 in clay, $35 in ink — along with memorial jewelry or a biodegradable urn. For those who would rather return their pet to the earth, a biodegradable urn is a quiet fit for a pet resting under the roses or the citrus.
From the first call to the homecoming
How it goes, step by step
From your first call to the return of the ashes, the whole process typically takes two to three weeks — and nothing along the way is a mystery.
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The call
Phones open 8am–8pm
Call (626) 340-0000 — we answer from 8am to 8pm, every day — or schedule online anytime at app.passingpaws.com/book. Everything can be settled by phone before we arrive. -
The pickup
We come to your door
At a time you choose, our staff come to your door and carry your pet to our vehicle themselves — and your pet receives their Cremation Identification Tag. You never need to leave the house. -
Flame or water
Cared for individually
Your pet is cremated individually — or, for families who choose it, gently aquamated — their tag still with them the whole way. -
The keepsakes
Prepared with care
The clay paw print, fur clipping, and aromatic cedar urn are prepared with care — all within the flat price. -
The homecoming
Home in two to three weeks
Typically two to three weeks from pickup, your pet’s ashes are returned to your San Marino door.
What we offer in San Marino
Every service, at your door
Cremation & Aquamation
Private cremation, communal cremation, and gentle water-based aquamation — each explained plainly, with transparent pricing from the first call.
Explore our services →In-Home Euthanasia
Provided through Saving Grace Veterinary Services, a separate licensed practice — so the goodbye can happen peacefully at home.
Learn how it works →Memorial Keepsakes
Clay and ink paw prints, cedar urns, biodegradable urns, and memorial jewelry — gentle ways to keep their memory close.
Browse keepsakes →Questions from San Marino families
A few honest answers
We’re on one of the streets bordering the Huntington — do you come this far in?
How discreet is the pickup itself?
Can everything be decided by phone before anyone comes to the house?
Can the ashes come home in something we could bury in our own garden?
Have a question we haven’t answered here? Our full FAQ page covers the process from first call to the return of ashes — or phone us directly at (626) 340-0000.
Where we go
San Marino neighborhoods we serve
Centered on San Marino — our team drives to every neighborhood on this map, and well beyond it.
Nearby communities we also serve
Here for San Marino, 8am–8pm Every Day
There is no wrong time to call. We’ll listen, explain your options, and handle everything from there.