PAWS TO REMEMBER LTD

What PAWS TO REMEMBER LTD does

Paws To Remember Ltd is a family-owned pet cremation service operating from a single facility in the Clio Industrial Park, Clio, Michigan, and serving pet owners across regional Michigan communities including Clio, Montrose, Fenton, Flint, Davison, and Grand Blanc. Founded in 2019 by Don O'Guinn as a division of O'Guinn Family Funeral Homes, the company provides individual pet cremation using industrial cremation equipment operating at 1400-1800 degrees Fahrenheit, supported by a proprietary metal ID tag tracking system that guarantees each pet's cremated remains are correctly returned to the rightful owner. The company also offers memorial merchandise including urns, cremation jewelry, and garden stones, as well as grief support resources such as a private reflection room, children's grief materials, and a 365 Days of Healing daily email program.

The business operates a direct-to-consumer model with 24/7 availability and three service delivery channels: in-home pet removal, drop-off at the Clio facility, and free pickup from veterinary offices. Pricing for cremation is tiered by pet weight from $100 for pocket pets to $300 for pets over 200 lbs, with separate fees for after-hours transport and optional upgrades to premium memorial merchandise. The company has cultivated a channel partnership network with veterinary hospitals and clinics, including in-house arrangements where clinic staff coordinate cremation directly, and is actively recruiting new veterinary partners.

Operationally, Paws To Remember is a small, privately held enterprise with approximately six named staff members across leadership, operations, and after-care functions. It is structured as a family business with no external institutional investment, no app or digital product, and no public financial disclosures. Service differentiators center on local processing speed (2-3 day turnaround), certified staff credentials through the Pet Loss Professional Alliance, dignified handling, and a comprehensive grief support offering rather than any technology-led advantage.

Name

PAWS TO REMEMBER LTD

Legal name

Paws To Remember

Website

https://pawstorememberpetcremation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Paws To Remember is a family-owned pet cremation service in Clio, Michigan, founded in 2019 as a division of O'Guinn Family Funeral Homes. It provides individual pet cremation, memorial merchandise, and grief support to pet owners across regional Michigan communities, operating through direct service and veterinary clinic partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hungerford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Cremation Services: Core revenue stream from pet cremation. Pricing varies by pet weight from $100 for pocket pets to $300 for pets over 200 lbs. Includes standard urn, identification, and tracking.
2. Pet Removal and Transport: Fees for removing and transporting deceased pets. Monday-Friday normal hours $75; after hours and weekends $125-$175; free from most veterinary offices.
3. Memorial Merchandise: Sale of urns, jewelry, garden stones, and other memorial products. Wide range of products from $32.99 keepsakes to $251.99 premium urns.
4. Grief Support Services: Includes reflection room access, coping resources, children's grief support, and 365-day email healing program - provided as complementary service to families.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Paws To Remember is a family-owned pet crematory providing individual pet cremation services with proprietary identification and tracking (metal ID tags throughout the process to ensure correct return of cremated remains). Services include pet removal/transport from homes and veterinary offices, on-site cremation at their Clio, Michigan facility with 2-3 day turnaround, memorial merchandise (urns, jewelry, garden stones), and complementary grief support including a reflection room and 365-day healing email program.

Product overview

Paws To Remember is a family-owned pet cremation service providing professional and compassionate aftercare for deceased pets. The core offering is individual cremation services with guaranteed pet identification and tracking. The company operates as a division of O'Guinn Family Funeral Homes, offering a complete portfolio that includes pet removal services, cremation with various urn options, grief support resources, and memorial merchandise. Memorial products include figurines and specialty urns ($32.99-$251.99), jewelry ($38-$256), garden stones ($24.99), and custom keepsakes. Services are delivered locally from their Clio Industrial Park facility with pickup available from veterinary offices and homes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pet Cremation Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Return of pet cremated remains within 2-3 days
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Veterinary Clinics (In-House Partners)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2024In-house veterinary hospital/clinic partnerships where the veterinary staff handles arrangements and notifies Paws To Remember to pick up pets. Currently accepting new veterinary clinic partners. Free pickup from most veterinary offices.
• Pet Loss Professional AlliancecoreOthers · 1 January 2019Paws To Remember is a Pet Loss Professional Alliance member. Staff undergo mandatory training and education programs including hands-on instruction of proper skills and techniques for care during the cremation process. Certified Pet Loss Professional certification for owner Don O'Guinn.
• O'Guinn Family Funeral HomesflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Paws To Remember is a division of O'Guinn Family Funeral Homes, which operates locations in Clio, Montrose, and Birch Run. Founded in 2019 by Don O'Guinn as an extension of the funeral ministries at O'Guinn's.
• ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)minorOthers · 1 January 2019Don O'Guinn is a member of the ASPCA for preventing cruelty to animals. Also a longtime sponsor and supporter of the Humane Society of Genesee County.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• O'Guinn Family Funeral Homes: Parent organization; multi-location human funeral home. Directly comparable in human death-care operating capability that underpins Paws To Remember's cremation expertise, brand, and shared infrastructure.

Direct peers

• Pet Heaven Memorial Park: Pet cremation and cemetery services with memorial merchandise, similar in scope of offerings and target customer (bereaved pet owners seeking dignified aftercare).
• Agape Pet Services: Independent pet cremation service offering private cremation, urns, and paw print keepsakes; comparable in family-owned positioning, product mix, and aftercare delivery.
• Faithful Companion Pet Cremation Services: Multi-state pet cremation operator with veterinary clinic pickup programs, private cremation with tracking, and 24/7 availability — directly comparable in delivery model and channel strategy.
• Abbey Glen Pet Memorial Center: Long-established pet crematory and memorial provider offering individual cremation, urns, and grief resources. Highly comparable in core service, product mix, and family-facing positioning.
• Pet Angel Memorial Center: Direct pet cremation services provider offering individual cremation, memorial products, and grief support — closely comparable service model, customer base, and local/regional operating footprint.
• Gateway Pet Cemetery & Crematory: Regional pet cemetery and crematory offering individual and communal cremation plus memorial merchandise — same end-of-life pet aftercare offering with overlapping product categories.

Emerging players

• Pet Loss Center: Provider of pet loss grief counseling, support groups, and memorial services — overlaps the grief support / 365-day healing portion of the value proposition.
• Perfect Memorials: Online retailer of cremation urns, pet memorials, and grief products; comparable in the memorial merchandise category where Paws To Remember generates incremental revenue per family.
• Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice: In-home pet hospice and euthanasia network; comparable in the end-of-life pet care journey and the at-home service model, with adjacent (rather than identical) core service.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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