Serving Silver Lake, CA
Pet Cremation & Aquamation in Silver Lake
Everything happens at your home — no car rides through the city — with private cremation and modern aquamation.
we come to you
Area
Serving all of Los Angeles County
Arrival
Typically at your door within 2 hours
Hours
Phones answered 8am–8pm, every day
Serving Silver Lake
Silver Lake dogs earn their sleep. They do laps on the reservoir path, take their off-leash hour at the Silver Lake Dog Park, and haul themselves back up hillside streets that finish as staircases. The neighborhood's cats, meanwhile, mostly preside over apartments and bungalows they have no intention of ever leaving. When one of these companions reaches the end of their life, the last thing a family needs is one more trip across the city — which is why our pet cremation service comes to Silver Lake, rather than asking Silver Lake to come to us.
Passing Paws is a pet cremation and aftercare company based a few miles up Glendale Boulevard, in Glendale. When you call, our staff come to your home — a walk-up near Sunset Junction, a mid-century perched above the reservoir, a duplex off Rowena — and gently carry your pet out ourselves. You never need to drive anywhere, and your pet never has to ride in the back seat through traffic on Sunset.
We answer the phone from 8am to 8pm, every day of the week, and we will walk you through every option with no pressure to decide anything quickly. The pricing is flat and published: communal cremation is $249, private cremation is $399, and aquamation is $449 — the same rate whatever your pet's size, with no weight tiers and no hidden fees. You can read our full flat-rate pricing before you ever pick up the phone.
Cremated together; ashes are not returned
Cremated individually; ashes are solely your pet's
A gentle, water-based alternative to flame
Stay where you are
The Goodbye Happens at Home, Not in Traffic
Anyone who has tried to cross the neighborhood at 5pm knows Silver Lake was not built for one more hard drive. So when your pet passes at home, call us and stay where you are. We come to you, handle every part of the transfer with care, and give you all the time you need to say goodbye before we leave. That matters everywhere, but it matters especially here — in apartments without elevators, on the staircase streets off Micheltorena, in households where the car was the one thing your dog always dreaded.
This is how dog cremation in Silver Lake should work: your home, your pace, your goodbye — and every practical detail carried by someone else. And if home is one ridge over — Echo Park, Los Feliz, Atwater Village, Elysian Heights, East Hollywood — the same holds true there: we serve all of Los Angeles County, so every neighborhood surrounding Silver Lake sits inside our regular pickup area.
You stay home · we come to youThe water-based option
Aquamation, for a Neighborhood That Asks Better Questions
Silver Lake tends to think harder than most places about how things are done, and aftercare is no exception. Pet aquamation returns your pet to ash through warm water rather than flame — quiet, gradual, and lighter on the environment, a choice many families here find fits the way they've tried to live. Your pet's ashes are returned to you just as they would be with a private flame cremation.
Aquamation already includes a cedar memorial urn and a clay paw print on a gold display stand — they're part of the flat rate, not add-ons. Families who want more often add an extra clay print ($50), an ink print ($35), memorial jewelry, or a biodegradable urn for a planned garden burial.
The Cremation Identification Tag
One Pet, One Tag, One Promise
Private cremation rests on a promise as plain as its name: one pet, one tag, one set of ashes. A Cremation Identification Tag is assigned to your pet and stays with them through every step of the process, so what comes home to you — typically within two to three weeks of pickup — is your pet's ashes and no one else's. They come home in an aromatic cedar urn, hand-delivered to your door, along with a clay paw print on a gold display stand and a soft fur clipping — all of it included in the flat rate. Communal cremation is available for families who don't wish to have ashes returned; we'll explain both options plainly, with pricing stated upfront, so nothing gets decided in a fog.
We care for pets of every size and kind. Cat cremation, dog cremation, and aftercare for the small companions — birds, hamsters, rabbits — are all handled with the same attention, whether your pet weighed four ounces or well over a hundred pounds.
When the goodbye is on the couch
When the Kindest Decision Should Happen on the Couch
Some families reading this are not past the goodbye yet — they're approaching it. For in-home pet euthanasia in Silver Lake, we work with Saving Grace Veterinary Services, a separate licensed veterinary practice whose veterinarians come to your home, so your pet's final hour is spent in a familiar patch of sun rather than a clinic waiting room. Afterward, if you wish, we take over the aftercare in one gentle handoff — and you still never have to leave home.
Call us at (626) 340-0000 any day between 8am and 8pm. We'll listen first, then help you arrange whatever comes next.
Via Saving Grace Veterinary ServicesWhat We Offer in Silver Lake
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
A clay paw print and cedar urn come included with every private cremation and aquamation — with additional prints, biodegradable urns, and memorial jewelry if you'd like more to hold onto.
Browse keepsakes →A few honest answers
Questions from Silver Lake Families
Do you pick up from apartments and hillside homes in Silver Lake?
What actually happens during aquamation — and why do you offer it?
Will we have time to say goodbye before you take them?
Our dog is getting old and we're planning ahead — is it okay to call before anything has happened?
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
Silver Lake Neighborhoods We Serve
Centered on Silver Lake — our team drives to every neighborhood on this map, and well beyond it.
Nearby communities we also serve
Here for Silver Lake, 8am–8pm Every Day
There is no wrong time to call. We'll listen, explain your options, and handle everything from there.