Where can I get my pet cremated in my city?
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Quick answer
Several Indian cities have animal crematoriums, run by the municipal corporation or an animal welfare charity: Mumbai (Mahalaxmi and Malad), Pune (Naidu Hospital), Bengaluru (Sumanahalli), Hyderabad (Nagole), Chennai (Blue Cross of India) and a centre in Delhi. Call before you go: timings, papers and closures change, and your vet usually knows the current arrangement.
Ask whether the ashes come back to you, which papers you need (Mumbai asks for a vet's death certificate and, for a dog, its licence), and whether they collect. Petym does not list fees, because few corporations publish them and reported ones change.
Which Indian cities have a pet crematorium?
From news reports, not yet an official source.
What news reports say, city by city, with the date of each report. Few corporations publish a page of their own.
News reports, not official notices. The newest report for each city is shown; check the current position with the corporation or your vet.
9 July 2025
Mumbai: BMC told the Bombay High Court that its animal crematorium at Mahalaxmi was working. A natural gas crematorium at Malad was set up in September 2023, and one at Deonar was under construction. The court had asked about the lack of electric crematoriums for pets. The Week (PTI)news report
22 November 2023
Pune: the corporation's health department runs an animal incinerator plant near Naidu Hospital, working since 2018, and recommends it over burial. Stray animals are cremated free. Punekar Newsnews report
7 December 2022
Hyderabad: a crematorium for small animals opened at the animal care centre in Fathullaguda, Nagole, on land and a shed given by GHMC, with People for Animals running it. Families can take the ashes home or immerse them. The South Firstnews report
22 December 2021
Chennai: Blue Cross of India runs a crematorium for dogs and cats on its own premises, with a prayer hall for last rites. Ashes are usually returned within about an hour. DT Nextnews report
29 July 2026
Delhi: the Lieutenant Governor visited what the report calls Delhi's only cremation centre for small animals and reviewed its functioning, during a visit to the Dwarka dog shelter site. The Pioneernews report
22 February 2022
Ghaziabad: the municipal corporation built a crematorium for dogs near Nandi Park by the Hindon river, expected to start that week. Community dogs reported by residents were to be cremated free. Free Press Journalnews report
4 January 2016
Bengaluru: BBMP's animal crematorium at Sumanahalli on Magadi Road, next to the human crematorium, had been fully working since 9 November 2015, with separate incinerators for small and large animals. Ashes can be returned. This report is old: check the current status. Citizen Mattersnews report
29 July 2024
Chandigarh: a public interest petition in the Punjab and Haryana High Court said the tricity had no facility to dispose of dead animals and asked for a crematorium. The court sought responses. LiveLawnews report
How does Mumbai's municipal cremation booking work?
BMC is the one corporation we found with its own published terms for cremation.
BMC's Veterinary Health Department page carries the rules and conditions for cremation booking, with booking by mobile number and a one-time password. For a dead stray animal it asks for a death certificate from a municipal or private dog sterilisation centre's vet. For a pet dog, a municipal licence is required. The person bringing the animal needs one photo ID and one address proof, and an Animal Welfare Board of India caregiver ID card is accepted for strays.
The page does not say where cremation takes place, the hours or whether there is a charge, so call the department's free helpline, +91-7564976649, which the page lists, before you go. If your dog is not licensed, ask what they need in its place.
What should you ask before you take your pet?
One phone call saves a wasted trip across the city with your pet's body.
- Is the crematorium open today? Facilities close for maintenance, and in July 2025 Mumbai's Deonar crematorium was still being built. The Week (PTI)news report
- Which papers do you need: a vet's death certificate, the dog licence, your ID and address proof? BMC Veterinary Health Department
- Will the ashes come back to you, and how long will it take? DT Nextnews report
- Is it an individual cremation, with only your pet's ashes, or communal, where ashes are not returned? PDSA
- Can the family be present, and is there a space for a prayer or last rites? DT Nextnews report
- Does it take your kind of pet? Some facilities are described as for dogs, or for dogs and cats, or for small animals only. The South Firstnews report
- What is the charge, and does it differ for a pet and a community animal? Ask, because few corporations publish it. Punekar Newsnews report
What kinds of pet cremation are there?
The terms PDSA uses. Indian facilities may not offer all three, so ask.
Ashes returned
Individual cremation
Your pet is cremated on its own and the ashes are returned to you, sometimes in a casket. PDSA
No ashes back
Communal cremation
Several pets are cremated together, so ashes cannot be returned. Often the lower-cost choice. PDSA
Your choice of place
Private, arranged by you
You choose the crematorium yourself; your vet can keep the body until it can be taken. PDSA
What do people get wrong about pet cremation in India?
You may have read
Every city has a municipal pet crematorium.
Myth
What the sources say
Not yet. In 2024 a petition in the Punjab and Haryana High Court said the Chandigarh tricity had no facility to dispose of dead animals. LiveLawnews report
You may have read
Only the corporation runs crematoriums.
Myth
What the sources say
Charities run several, often on corporation land: People for Animals in Hyderabad and Blue Cross of India in Chennai. The South Firstnews report
You may have read
You need to wait for the corporation van.
Myth
What the sources say
You can usually take your pet yourself, after booking. Call first to check timings and papers. BMC Veterinary Health Department
What if there is no crematorium near you?
Ask your vet first: many vets keep a body and arrange cremation, and PDSA notes the vet can hold the body until a crematorium can take it. Your municipal corporation's veterinary department will know of any facility nearby, including those run by charities.
Burial on land you own is the other choice, with care. Do not bury a pet that was put to sleep in a shallow grave, because the drug stays in the body and can poison scavengers, and never bury a pet that may have had rabies.
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Questions owners ask
Is there a pet crematorium in Mumbai?
- Yes. In July 2025 BMC told the Bombay High Court its Mahalaxmi animal crematorium was working, a natural gas crematorium at Malad was set up in September 2023, and one at Deonar was being built. Book through BMC's Veterinary Health Department, which asks for a vet's death certificate and, for a dog, its licence.
Where can I cremate my dog in Bengaluru?
- BBMP's animal crematorium is at Sumanahalli on Magadi Road, next to the human crematorium, according to a 2016 report; it had separate incinerators for small and large animals and could return the ashes. That report is old, so phone BBMP or ask your vet first.
Is there a pet crematorium in Hyderabad?
- Yes. A crematorium for small animals opened in December 2022 at the animal care centre in Fathullaguda, Nagole, on land provided by GHMC and run by People for Animals. Families can take the ashes home or immerse them. Call ahead to check timings and what to bring.
How much does pet cremation cost in India?
- Petym does not list fees. Few corporations publish their charges, and amounts reported in the news differ and change. Some cities cremate stray animals free, as Pune's corporation does. Ask the crematorium or your vet for the current charge when you book.
Can I get my pet's ashes back?
- Usually, if the cremation is individual. Blue Cross of India in Chennai returns ashes, often within about an hour, and Hyderabad's facility lets families take them home. In a communal cremation, where several pets are cremated together, ashes cannot be returned, so ask which kind it is.
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- BMC Veterinary Health Department: Guidelines for pet dog owners (opens in a new tab)
- PDSA: When it's time to say goodbye (undated) (opens in a new tab)
- US Fish and Wildlife Service: Help prevent euthanasia drugs killing bald eagles and other wildlife (undated) (opens in a new tab)
- The Week (PTI): HC takes note of lack of electric crematoriums for pets, seeks report from BMC (9 July 2025) (opens in a new tab)
- Punekar News: Pune Municipal Corporation advocates animal cremation for public health (22 November 2023) (opens in a new tab)
- The South First: How is the 'first' small animals crematorium in Telangana going to operate? (7 December 2022) (opens in a new tab)
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- DT Next: Chennai welcomes dedicated crematorium as pets get a dignified farewell (22 December 2021) (opens in a new tab)
- The Pioneer: LG Sandhu lays foundation stone for 1,500-dog Dwarka shelter (29 July 2026) (opens in a new tab)
- Free Press Journal: City's first crematorium for dogs at Ghaziabad (22 February 2022) (opens in a new tab)
- Citizen Matters: Where to bury dead pets or animals in Bengaluru? (4 January 2016) (opens in a new tab)
- LiveLaw: Punjab and Haryana High Court seeks response from MC Chandigarh on plea seeking facility to cremate pet animals (29 July 2024) (opens in a new tab)