Serving Tujunga, CA
Pet Cremation
in Tujunga
We drive to you — up the canyon, every time — for private cremation, aquamation, and keepsakes.
up the canyon, every time
Area
Serving all of Los Angeles County
Arrival
Typically at your door within 2 hours
Hours
Phones answered 8am–8pm, every day
A foothill town
Tucked against the mountains, and cared for close to home
Tujunga has always kept a little distance from the rest of Los Angeles — tucked up against the Angeles National Forest, where the streets tilt uphill off Foothill Boulevard and the lots are big enough for a couple of dogs, a few chickens, and whatever rescue found its way to your door. Pets live well up here. There is room to run, trails to walk, and families who take animals in and keep them for life. When that life comes to a close, Passing Paws is nearby to help.
We are a pet cremation and aftercare company based in Glendale, a short drive down the 210 from Tujunga. When you call, we come to you: our staff picks your pet up at your home — whether that’s a ranch property out toward Big Tujunga Canyon or a bungalow below McGroarty Park — and handles the transport from there. You never have to drive anywhere, and you never have to carry your pet anywhere. That matters more than most people expect.
We answer the phone from 8am to 8pm, every day of the week, at (626) 340-0000. Whether you are planning ahead or the goodbye came suddenly, we will explain exactly what happens next, calmly and clearly.
From Foothill to the canyon
Up the Canyon, Down the Hill — We Come to You
Some of the homes we visit in Tujunga are a left turn off Foothill and a long climb after that. That’s fine. Our team drives to every home in our Los Angeles County service area, and the distance up a canyon road never changes that. When you call, we arrange a pickup time, come to your door, and carry your pet to our vehicle with the same care we would want for our own. There is no drop-off to coordinate, no crate to borrow, no drive down the hill with your companion in the back seat. You stay home. We handle the rest.
You stay home · we handle the rest“You never have to drive anywhere, and you never have to carry your pet anywhere.”
Flame or water
Flame Cremation, Aquamation, and What Comes Back to You
Tujunga families tend to know their own minds, so we keep the choices plain and let you take whatever time you need with them. Private cremation means your pet is cremated individually; a Cremation Identification Tag stays with them through the entire process, and the ashes returned to you are solely your pet’s. Communal cremation is a simpler, shared option in which ashes are not returned. And pet aquamation takes a different road altogether — water instead of flame, slow and gentle — which some families up here find the quieter fit for how they want to remember their companion.
A shared cremation; ashes are not returned
Cremated individually; ashes are solely your pet’s
A gentle, water-based alternative to flame
Whichever you choose, the price is flat and plainly stated: communal cremation is $249, private cremation is $399, and aquamation is $449 — no weight tiers, no weekend surcharges, no surprises when the invoice comes. You can read our full flat-rate pricing before you ever pick up the phone. Ashes are typically hand-delivered back to your door two to three weeks from pickup. And the keepsakes most families want are already part of the price: every private cremation and aquamation includes a clay paw print on a gold display stand and an aromatic cedar urn, and private cremation includes a fur clipping as well. If you would like more, we offer additional paw prints ($50 clay, $35 ink), memorial jewelry, and biodegradable urns — a fitting choice for the big yards up here.
A pack, not a pet
For the House With Three Dogs, Two Cats, and a Cockatiel
Tujunga is a rescue town. Plenty of households here have a pack rather than a pet — the senior dog somebody else gave up on, the barn cat who moved herself in, the parakeet inherited from a neighbor. We serve them all. The kids’ hamster, the porch parakeet, the livestock guardian who watched over the chickens at 120 pounds — size never changes the care, and we are practiced at large-breed pickups, including from hillside properties with stairs and steep driveways. Whether you need dog cremation in Tujunga for the shepherd mix who spent her years patrolling a half-acre, or cat cremation for the quiet one who never left the porch, the care is the same.
When the kindest place is home
When the Kindest Place Is the Back Porch
For a pet nearing the end, many families prefer a goodbye at home — on the dog bed by the wood stove, or out in the yard with the mountains in view — instead of one last car ride. In-home pet euthanasia in Tujunga is available through Saving Grace Veterinary Services, a separate licensed veterinary practice, whose veterinarian comes to your home so your pet’s final hours are peaceful and familiar. Afterward, Passing Paws handles the aftercare: pickup, the cremation or aquamation you have chosen, and the return of ashes if your choice includes them.
Via Saving Grace Veterinary ServicesWhat we offer in Tujunga
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 Tujunga families
A few honest answers
Two of our dogs passed within a month of each other. Can you care for both and keep their ashes separate?
We foster for a rescue — what happens when the pet in our care isn’t legally ours?
It’s not just the dogs — we have cats, a cockatiel, and a hamster the kids adopted. Do you care for all of them?
Cell service drops out along Big Tujunga Canyon Road — how do we coordinate the pickup?
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
Tujunga Neighborhoods We Serve
Our team drives to every neighborhood up here — and well beyond it.
Nearby communities we also serve
Here for Tujunga, 8am–8pm Every Day
There is no wrong time to call. We’ll listen, explain your options, and handle everything from there.