Guardian Animal Aftercare

Thank you so much Lori and Guardian Animal Aftercare for helping me by providing a beautiful cedar box for my dog Baby. My fur friend of 16 ½ years deserved and now rests in a beautiful cedar box. I had the terrible experience of going through the cremation, with a different company in the area, that returns remains in cans.
Lori and and Guardian Animal treat you with respect and a sincere acknowledgment of your grief.
The impact of your kindness was felt by my whole family, we are grateful.

Our family dog, Bella, passed away of cancer at age 8. We were all devastated, but my mom was hysterical. This little love dog was her baby and she spent every day and night taking care of her. She passed suddenly, and my mom was struggling tremendously.
Enter Gaurdians & our beautiful family Guardian Lori. Lori took the most unbelievable care of our entire family, especially my mom. She helped my mom with her grief and was with her every step of the way. She chanted our Buddhist prayer to our dog before the cremation and took the most amazing after care of our love Bella. She assured my mom that Bella was being cared for and loved on and made all of us feel so safe and secure. She comforted us so much, words literally can’t describe the kind of care Lori gave us. She soothed my mom unbelievably. She was kind, loving, and made my mom feel so strong. She made all of us feel strong.
Thank you Lori and thank you Gaurdians. Words can’t describe how amazing this experience was. You turned such a devastating moment for our family into a beautiful experience. Thank you for taking care of our baby Bella.

Ten days ago I had to put my dog of 16 years to sleep cause she had brain tumor and she was in so much pain. The hardest thing I’ve ever done.
This place is amazing. My vet at VCA West LA arranged everything with them. Two days later a very nice lady I think her name was Lorin called me to inform me about the process, she also told me that they received my dog’s body so she offered if I want to see her one last time. I did want to see my fur baby one last time so a day before Thanksgiving I went there. I sat in the waiting room and they brought my baby girl. She was laying down so peacefully on the bed with flowers around her. I couldn’t help myself but crying like a little kid. Lorin was so amazing she stayed there for a while and talked to me and calmed me down. Poor lady she ended up crying so much. They were so nice and they gave me time to spend with my dog. I stayed for almost two hours there next to my dog. When I left this place I was at peace knowing they’re going to take care of my baby and give her the respect she deserved.
A few days later she called me to inform me that her ashes is ready. They’ve done a great job. So much more than I expected. They also gave me her paw print and fur which is absolutely beautiful. Also the price of the whole package was cheaper than one visit to the vet.

Perfect care and concern for myself my family and my pet. I couldn’t ask for better customer service or value. Made a terrible time easier. Thank You

My sisters dog passed away (was attacked by another dog) and he had been in the family over 5 years my kids adored it and it was my sisters little companion. we found this place through Unilocal and it was near our house. Well we loved it, we were able to have closure and they even gave us a private room so we could say our good byes. My kids and sister were glad we had it there. Great service and a great place totally recommend it. My sister was more relaxed since she was so depressed over losing her loving dog. If i could this place deserves 10 stars thank you for helping my sister through this tragic loss.

They did a great job taking care of my beloved cat’s remains after she passed. It’s obvious that they understand how traumatic losing a pet can be. They even offer recommendations for books about grieving the loss of a pet, and give information about how to obtain free counseling for those who need it. And I think the wooden boxes they use to store the cremains are very tasteful and classy looking.

This place doesn’t even deserve one star. My cat passed away and they messed up her memorial. We ordered paw prints with fur vials and they forgot to do the fur vials. This was especially upsetting because her sister passed just the month before and we really wanted them to have a matching memorial. It was painful enough to have to lose our family member, but you can only imagine how awful it was that they messed up her memorial. I highly recommend taking your pet elsewhere!

They were very respectful and sensitive during this sad time. They called to check in and then to let me know after they scattered our dog’s ashes at the sea. Very sad for us and at least they made the experience of saying goodbye a little easier.

When it come to animal after care there no better then this place. I dealt with this place threes this time it was my cat molly. They treated me and my deceased cat professionally. They even came to my car and got the remains. Thank you to all the staff. If I could I would leave ten stars I would.

Sad day to have to put our 17+ year old cat to sleep but Guardian Animal Aftercare made the transition of her remains very smooth. Grateful they are out there in the middle of Sun Valley. Very nice peeps. Also good to know they take care of our equine friends in case you are a horsey person like me…

Cody was really wonderful with taking care of our family cat during this hard time. He was very patient, caring and empathetic. Even when moving our cat on the viewing bed and picking her up for the process, he was careful and very respectful. I can definitely recommend this place for how they cared for us and our beloved cat during this difficult time.

We recently lost a couple house rabbits and were unable to find an inexpensive cremation service in the Orange County area. We looked on line and luckily found Guardian Animal Aftercare. We drove 60 miles and it was well worth the trip. The office personnel were so nice and friendly. They made us feel like our rabbits were their rabbits and treated us with such kindness. I was very touched by their compassion and again, it was well worth the trip. Thank you Guardian, for making an otherwise difficult day a little easier.

Kind, patient and genuine caring people. I didn’t expect to be able to handle delivering my beloved Petunia to strangers, but they handled her remains with care and reverence. Communication was perfect, and I know I made the right choice. It’s been four months and we we still look at her beautiful box. Her paw print was on our Christmas tree, and will be next year. Thank you for everything.
Judy and Bill

My sweet hamster Maple died Monday March 9^th at 12:20pm She was only 1 year and 11 months old… These wonderful people came and picked her up by 2:30pm so I didn’t have to drive her there in my condition. I was very emotional when the man got to my house to pick her up and he was very understanding and polite about it.
We picked up her ashes Saturday the 14^th and I am very pleased with the level of respect they gave my baby. They did not treat her as «just a hamster» but as a member of our family which she was. I will treasure her plaque with her fur and paw prints forever and her ashes will always be in a place of honor in our home. They did a beautiful job and far surpassed my expectations.
I will definitely be using their services in the future. They really know how to treat and respect your beloved companions. Thank you Guardian for helping us get the closure we needed!

I just recently lost my kitty. She had been with me for over 20 years. That is longer than some friends or even for some family. She was my family. It is so hard to lose your best friend and fur baby.
I came home today after a long work week and my husband had picked up our kitty’s ashes. I immediately started to cry. The box is so utterly beautiful with her name on it and the paw print cast was so touching. They even made little hearts on it and had that engraved with her name as well.
Thank you so much for caring and taking the time to really make something so hard just be a little bit easier. Guardian Animal Aftercare is a wonderful service. Thank you from our hearts. Thank you for taking care of our kitty in such a respectful way.

I see where others love this place… but I never received my cat’s ashes! They had them sent to the wrong address not the address I had given them and did not require that fed ex get a signature. This was their protocol all the years they have been in business. I am so sad that I don’t get closure with my beloved friend.

This place was very reasonably priced and the staff was extremely nice, which was definitely a major plus after having lost my dog.

This place made it easier with processing my beautiful baby girl’s cremation. Gabriel @ Guardian even walked me out and put a seat belt over my baby’s urn and was so caring and warm. So much LOVE to you wonderful people for taking such great care of my daughter.

The loss of our 15 year old shepherd Ossie has left a huge hole in our home.
Every day we had her in our lives was a gift.
When it came time to say goodbye, Steve at Guardian gently and kindly helped us through the painful process.
After Ossie’s passing, the personal and loving service we received comforted us in our space of grief. Thank you for coming to our home and transporting her with honor and dignity.
We will forever treasure her paw print… it reminds me how big her goofy gorgeous feet were. and The box in which her ashes now rest is so sacredly beautiful.
You have managed to infuse your business with heart. which to me is the highest level of professionalism.
You are of divine service and we are so grateful for your help in honoring the memory of our girl and in helping us, who are left behind, walk through this difficult time.

I lost my sweet dog last week unexpectedly and the vet works with this cremation company. I was so devastated but felt so much better knowing our little guy had an individual cremation. We picked up his ashes at the vet a week later and though it felt like a punch in the stomach, the beautiful wooden box and plaque were so nice.
His ashes we placed inside a plastic bag that was labeled and placed into a velvet draw string bag. We also received a certificate which listed the date of his cremation and his name.
Not sure what we’ll do with the ashes eventually but for now our sweet boy is back home and we recommend this facility to anyone else facing this sad event.