TulsaPets Magazine May 2021

May/June 2021 • TulsaPets 35 is a concept that is becoming more popular for families to consider when choosing their own place of burial. The ability to plan ahead and include their pet’s permanent location is attractive to many families. The pet parent can consider the options of the pet cemetery or the pet-parent whole family garden as they select the area that best suits their needs and desires for themselves and their pets. The Preserve Offers Alternative Planning The Preserve is an adjoining additional garden. It is the premier certified green natural burial for humans and pets in Oklahoma. Green natural burials have become a more common practice. Decisions regarding cremation can be a part of the decision as well, and that service is available. As concerns over environmental contamina- tion continue and as space planning becomes more essential, creative thought is being given to new ways to give dignity to a loved one, human or pet and their final resting place. The Preserve provides an option which can be good for the environment and give a sense of nature’s gentle way of absorbing the body. Such processes do not include preservation of the body, such as embalming or cremation, but allow the absorption into the earth as nature allows. This can be achieved with biodegradable caskets or shrouds, which can be placed directly in the ground and do not require an outer burial container. This procedure is a way of caring for the dead with the least possible environmental impact. This practice allows the body to decom- pose naturally in a special location set aside for this kind of burial. Green natural burials may seem to be a new idea in this country, but many cultures have performed this method of caring for their loved ones for many centuries. The concept is growing throughout the U.S. and is attractive when one considers that the earth is embracing our loved one in a natural and gentle manner. At Woodland Memorial Park, green burials are in a park-like or forest setting and do not have monuments, such as those in other parts of the cemetery. Families can choose other ways to mark the burial spot with a native stone that can be engraved. For more information, please call (918) 245- 4142 or visit dilloncares.com.