Owners say cremation services through veterinarians are likely to be the bulk of business.
The Canton Zoning Commission has approved plans for a pet funeral home on Route 44. Beloved Companions Funeral Services & Crematory, LLC plans to open at the 241 Albany Turnpike (Route 44) at the current Citrus Salon location. Valley residents Robert L. Sagarino and Dave Olson describe the facility as Connecticut’s first full-service facility of its kind in the state. It will offer on-site cremation, grief support and small services. “It’s a new way of sending off pets in a dignified way,” Sagarino told the commission Wednesday night. “It’s a strong, growing trend in the United States.” Despite the inclusion of a chapel and viewing areas on its plan, the partners said they anticipate most of their business will involve dealing directly …
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Local businessmen look to open 'a place where people can go and remember their animal in a dignified manner.’
Knowing how devastating the death of a pet can be, two area residents are looking to open a full-service pet funeral home and crematory in Canton. “Beloved Companions Funeral Services and Crematory will be “a place where people can go and remember their animal in a dignified manner,” said Jeanene Violante, owner of “All Events Great and Small,” which is helping Farmington Valley residents Robert L. Sagarino and Dave Olson with marketing and press as they launch the business. The pet funeral business, proposed for Citrus Salon building at 241 Albany Turnpike (Route 44), will be the subject of a Zoning Commission public hearing Feb. 15. It will also need some other licenses but much of the preliminary work has been done, Violante said. The …
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April Rogers
5:30 am on Sunday, February 19, 2012
too bad it wasnt already up and running.. I lost a kitty just this week :( more ›