Not every trip is easy to make alone. Gentle Goodbyes' Pet Transportation service began the way most of our services do — families calling us after a pet had passed, needing someone to gently pick up their pet and hold them in a safe, respectful place while they decided between cremation and aquamation. That care is still at the heart of what we do.

But we've heard from just as many families who need help while their pet is still very much alive: an older pet owner who can no longer lift a carrier into the car, someone without transportation of their own, or a family who simply doesn't want their pet riding loose in the backseat on the way to a veterinary appointment. Every one of them is a Pet Passenger to us, and every ride gets the same gentleness.

We're also building relationships with local veterinary offices who'd like a trusted partner to shuttle patients to and from appointments — and, when the time comes, to carry a pet on their final trip to the cremation or aquamation facility of the family's choice.