To honor the lives of those we have lost, each month a blessing is held at Angels Rest to pay tribute to the beloved Sanctuary animals and pets of Best Friends members, staff, and pet lovers who have recently passed. These blessings celebrate the extraordinary animals who have touched our lives and provide a way for people with pets to find healing and hope among fellow animal lovers.
Pay tribute to your best friend’s memory with a pet memorial or pet memorial donation
Share all the special moments of your pet’s life with our online pet memorials.
Whether you’re creating a dog memorial, a cat memorial, or another tribute for a beloved animal companion, when you choose to donate in memory of your pet, you’re passing their legacy of love on to other pets in need.
Celebrating your pet’s life can offer comfort and light, even in grief’s darkest moments. Our digital memorial space is a way to honor the love you shared by creating a lasting, forever tribute to your beloved companion.
Fill your personalized pet memorial website page with memories, stories, and photos in an online space where friends and family members can also share their memories of your best friend. Or choose to pay your pet’s love forward by creating a pet memorial donation in their honor that helps homeless pets in need.
Celebrate a lifetime of happy memories with a pet memorial or a pet memorial donation
A pet memorial donation returns your pet’s kindness to animals in need
By making a pet memorial donation in honor of your best friend, you help homeless pets find the care, love, and support they deserve.
An online pet memorial webpage allows you to share a lifetime of love
Share all the special memories of your beloved companion by creating a pet memorial page, where you and loved ones can reflect on a lifetime full of laughter and love.
Turn grief into hope with a pet memorial donation
Your gift in memory of your best friend provides homeless pets with the love and care they deserve and supports lifesaving programs across the U.S.
Pay tribute to your best friend with an online pet memorial
Whether you're creating a digital pet memorial page for your own dog or cat, or on behalf of a grieving loved one, share their memories with those who matter most.
Creating a dog memorial, cat memorial, or pet memorial for a beloved companion is a heartfelt way to honor the unconditional love, loyalty, and joy they brought into your life. Our online pet memorial website provides a safe and supportive space to share your favorite photos of your best friend, reminisce about your adventures together, and honor the deep bond you shared
Invite visitors to your online pet memorial to leave thoughtful messages, share kind words, or recount funny stories about your companion. Or choose to connect with others who understand the joy and heartaches of loving and losing a pet by placing a virtual token of remembrance on their memorial pages.
Invite visitors to view your online pet memorial and share their kind words
Whether your pet was a wise senior, a tiny curmudgeon, a sensitive sweetheart, or a master of mischief, an online pet memorial honors all the special characteristics that made them unique. From joyful runs in the park to quiet moments curled up together, dog memorials and cat memorials are the perfect way to capture the moments that mattered most.
Share stories of favorite toys, silly habits, and the countless ways they made your life better by creating a lasting tribute that celebrates a life deeply loved.
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See how people are remembering the pets they love
“Sweet Buddy Boy. We miss you more every day. So blessed to have called you my baby.”
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“Rosie was the sweetest, laziest, beautiful potato of a dog, who was always around when food was around, was a champion napper, toy tugger, balloon chasing, side-eyeing girl who loved everyone and got that same love back.”
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“Chip will always hold a special place in my heart. He was my constant companion and best friend. I’ll love him forever.”
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Losing a pet is hard — that’s why we’ve made creating an online pet memorial as simple and comforting as possible
In fact, it only takes a few short steps to create an online pet memorial that provides a lasting place to honor your loyal companion’s memory.
Here's a guide creating your memorial on our pet memorial site:
1. Share your pet's story
Add their name, photos, and memories of the fun times you shared together.
2. Record your memories
Describe their personality, favorite activities, and the silly things that made them special.
3. Invite others to contribute
Invite loved ones to add their own photos and stories to your pet memorial site.
4. Make an optional pet memorial donation
Pay tribute to your pet's legacy by helping animals in need.
5. Share your memorial
Send a link to loved ones or share it on social media.
More memorial ideas that pay tribute to a special pet's life
When the pet we love is gone, sometimes a token or keepsake can provide comfort amid the grief. Our remembrance gifts are designed to commemorate the spirit of your companion.
Choose from wind chimes, pet memorial jewelry, sympathy cards, memorial tokens, and more.
Memorialize your pet’s love with our pet remembrance gifts
A place for love to live on, even in grief.
Having a tangible item to hold, look at, and cling to can give grief a place to exist. Our pet loss sympathy cards, candles, wind chimes, and pet memorial jewelry are designed to remind you that the bonds you shared were real and that the love you gave will endure.
Choose from pet memorial stones for placement at our Utah animal sanctuary. Personalized wind chimes are available for placement at our sanctuary or available to ship.
Create a lasting tribute to your pet with personalized wind chimes and pet memorial stones
Carry the love of your best friend forward with our pet memorial wind chimes and engraved pet memorial stones.
Personalized wind chimes and pet memorial stones
Please know that you are not alone. You are part of a compassionate community of people who understand pet loss and the unique heartbreak of saying goodbye to a best friend. Together, we can honor the lives of those we’ve loved by committing to create a future where every dog and cat in the country has a safe place to call home.
Coping with pet loss
Grief over the passing of a beloved pet can be indistinguishable from grief over the loss of a person. Our four-legged friends see us at our best and at our worst — and love us regardless.
Our pet loss grief support tools are designed to meet you wherever you are in your healing journey and to help you cope with the grief and pain of losing your best friend.
About Best Friends Animal Society
Pet loss grief can arrive when we least expect it, but there is hope and healing in remembering those we love.
At Best Friends, we understand the special place that pets have in our lives — they’re our confidantes, our support systems, and our best friends. That’s why Angels Rest was built as the heart of Best Friends Animal Sanctuary — to commemorate the special bonds we share with our loyal companions. It’s a place where pet memorial stones line the pathways in between hundreds of wind chimes that sing with the cool canyon breezes, each note a tribute to pets who were deeply loved.
Together, let's celebrate the memories of our pets and the enduring love they inspire at our monthly pet remembrance blessings.