What is a Pet Cemetery or Crematorium?
Sadly, under many jurisdictions pets and their mortal remains are classified as waste. In order to operate crematory equipment for the purposes of cremating companion animals in the State of Texas, the operator needs an air permit by rule issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and follow the regulations defined in Chapter 330 of the Texas Administrative Code. This permit should not be confused with licenses granted for the incineration of waste. Many disposal firms tout their waste permits as a form of mandatory licensing for cremation services when in fact they are not required for the dignified cremation of animals, but rather, exclusively for the disposal of waste. Most owners would not want their pets’ bodies to be dealt with along with commercial refuse. Cremation and Burial are personal, specialized processes that are a far cry from the incineration or landfill disposal of throw away waste. Due to a general lack of legal definitions in many jurisdictions and most
