Peternity.com, a place that helps people honor their pets for eternity, today announced that the company will be offering pet cremation urns designed by Alyson Whitney, an American artisan trained in Florence, Italy who is nationally recognized for her vibrant, whimsical designs and fine hand-painted pottery. Peternity.com provides custom pet artwork and products including pet memorial stones and grave markers, cremation pet urns, garden statue pet memorials, pet memorial headstones, pet keepsake boxes, pet portraits, glass art, burial boxes, custom engraved glasswork, and more. Peternity is offering a ten percent discount through March 15, 2008 on the Alyson Whitney pet urns.
Whitney's pottery is designed and made in The Woodlands, Texas. Each piece is personalized with a pet's name and hand-painted with colors applied three to four times to create the strong, opaque colors which are Whitney's signature look. They are then bisque fired in the kiln and glazed in a handmade and lead-free glaze, and fired a second time to 1946 degrees. With minor variations in color and design from piece to piece, no two pieces are exactly alike. Some pet urns are available in two to three sizes.
The Alyson Whitney pet cremation urns range in price from $120 to $350. The high end of the range is for urns where the artwork is completely customized to a client's specifications. Urns can also be customized to match the color of a specific cat or dog, or the breed. Color and artwork changes are nominally additional to the standard prices and most urns are available in 2-3 different sizes.
Peternity.com offers hand crafted, unique pet urns and engraved stone pet memorials and pet grave markers in marble, genuine river rock, cultured river rock, cultured slate, black granite and bluestone. The pet memorial markers are hand selected and laser engraved, and range from $55 to $410. Pet ash urns can be purchased in ceramic, leather, riverstone or precious woods. Ceramic pet cremation urns start at $98 and range up to $300, while hand turned precious wood urns for pet ashes come in mahogany-bloodwood for $400 or poplar-bloodwood for $600. Unique riverstone dog urns are available in two sizes and cost up to $500. Velvet pet cremains pouch's can be purchased for $5.00-$7.00 and are a great way to store ashes inside of an urn.
Peternity Founder Colleen Mihelich and her team are continually looking for unique, handcrafted pieces of art to help her customers express their love, joy and memories. She searches for items of the finest quality and workmanship so that people can honor their cherished friends with elegance, dignity and honor.
Pet cremation services are offered through most veterinary clinics and although private crematorium prices vary, the average costs are between $75 and $350, depending on the size of the pet. Should the family choose to receive the pet ashes back from the crematorium, they must decide on private burial, either in their yard or in a vessel to keep or for spreading.
Peternity.com also provides grieving support so that people can find links to pet loss information and pet loss counseling websites to help them say goodbye to their beloved pet. This is particularly helpful for parents assisting children with the loss of a pet. Peternity.com guests can create virtual pet memorials to share with family and friends, including a written tribute, and dialog and photographs that honor their pet's memory.
Peternity products are shipped via UPS, USPS and FedEx, depending on the artist creating your product. Turnaround time is 2-3 weeks for personalized, engraved and embroidered items, while all other items should be received in 1-2 weeks.
The Peternity.com shopping cart is set up to ship to the continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii and Canada. For international shipping, Peternity can quote shipping for specific countries and payment is made through PayPal. When shipping to Canada Peternity offers two UPS options: affordable standard shipping which takes three business days, or UPS Worldwide Express which will deliver in one to three business days.
About Peternity.com (www.peternity.com)
Peternity was founded in 2003 as a place to help people honor their pets for eternity. The website provides custom pet artwork and products including pet memorial stones and grave markers, cremation pet urns, garden statue pet memorials, pet memorial headstones, pet keepsake boxes, pet portraits, glass art, burial boxes, custom engraved glasswork, and more.
Headquartered in Brea, California, Peternity is located at 417 Associated Road #A104, Brea, CA 92821. For more information call toll-free (877) PET-PEACE (738-7322); or visit the website at http://www.peternity.com.