Harrogate Borough Council is set to award a £40,000 contract to create a pet crematorium at Stonefall Cemetery.
The crematorium will be built inside a converted shipping container at the crematorium on Wetherby Road.
The contract would cover the purchase and installation of a cremator, as well as five years maintenance.
Councillors backed plans for the district’s first pet crematorium in March 2022.
Stephen Hemsworth, bereavement services manager at the council, said at the time it was likely to cost about £50 for a rabbit to be cremated and over £200 for a dog.
The contract, which is being advertised on a government procurement website, is expected to start in June this year.
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It says:
“This contract includes the purchase of a pet cremator and container in which the cremator will be housed and operated, including delivery, installation, training and periodic maintenance.
“The anticipated contract value is £40,000.00 for the purchase, delivery, siting and installation of the containerised pet cremator including five years maintenance from the date of installation.”
The move to set up a pet crematorium follows in the footsteps of councils in North East Lincolnshire and Barnsley, which have built similar facilities.
The Harrogate facility will include a “goodbye room” in a converted garage where owners can say final farewells to their pets.
