Pet Cremation and Burial in India
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Last checked 2026-08-05
Ring before you leave the house. Municipal facilities have fixed hours and several need a booking. Being turned away with your pet in the car is the worst version of this day.
Your city
Mumbai2 municipal facilities, 3 privateBangalore1 municipal facility, 3 privateDelhi NCR1 municipal facility, 4 privatePune1 municipal facility, 3 privateHyderabad1 municipal facility, 2 privateGurgaon2 private servicesChennai1 municipal facility, 3 privateKolkata2 private servicesAhmedabad1 municipal facilityNoida1 municipal facility, 2 privateThane1 municipal facilityNavi MumbaiWhat to do, and who to ringChandigarh1 municipal facility, 2 privateJaipur2 private servicesKochiWhat to do, and who to ringLucknow1 private serviceIndoreWhat to do, and who to ringCoimbatore1 municipal facility, 1 private
The first few hours
- Take your time. There is no rush in the first hour, and you are allowed to sit with them.
- Keep the body cool and out of direct sun. In Indian heat this matters within a couple of hours. A cool room, the floor rather than a bed, and a fan.
- Wrap them in a cloth or sheet they knew. If there is any fluid, place a towel underneath.
- Ring the facility before you leave the house. Most have fixed hours, several need a booking, and being turned away with a body in the car is the worst version of this day.
- If you have other pets, let them see the body if they want to. It is widely reported to help them settle, and it costs nothing.
About burial
Burial is far more restricted than most owners realise, and finding out from a watchman or a neighbour is the worst way to learn it.
- Burying an animal in a public place, a park, a roadside, open ground or a society compound is not permitted in most Indian cities, and several corporations have said they will fine people for it.
- Some corporations will collect a body, but that is disposal rather than a funeral, and it is worth knowing the difference before you call.
- Depth matters if burial on your own land is genuinely an option. Shallow burial is what leads to animals being dug up.
- Do not put a body in a household bin or a water body. Both are illegal and both are how disease spreads.
- Cremation is the route most municipal corporations now provide for, which is why the facilities below have appeared in the last few years.