Cherish Their Memory

We create a meaningful product that celebrate the love you shared, ensuring your pet's memory lives on.

We honor the bond between you and your beloved pets by providing heartfelt memorial Pet Body Bag and personalizing option to write your own message on the bag that celebrate their lives.

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EUTHABAG

Created in 2016 by Celine Leheurteux, a small animal Canadian veterinarian, Vetceterra Solutions (VS) is now exporting in 30 countries and provides a dignified ending to close to 700 000 animals a year. Still a young and agile company with innovative ideas, VS now has the means to have great ambitions to put our vision in action.

CÉLINE LEHEURTEUX, DVM
CEO and Founder

Active in small animal practice since 1999, Dr. Leheurteux is interested in the psychological aspect of veterinary practice with the purpose of optimizing relationships both within the care team and with clients. 

Through the years, she has developed a personalized approach to euthanasia, a defining medical act, one that has a huge impact both for the client and the veterinarian, and for which practitioners are not prepared well for during their University curriculum. Having suffered from the lack of training in euthanasia, she is committed to sharing her knowledge and clinical experience with veterinary teams to improve the experience of euthanasia for everyone involved in the process. In the last years, she has attended international veterinary conferences and is on a mission to share the best of what she has learned in lectures on end-of-life and communication and in the clinic on the Practical Classes in Small animal Euthanasia RACE approved CE platform.

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Is EUTHABAG Biodegradable ?

No, and for good reasons. According to regional statistics, more than 90% of animals will be cremated and not buried.

Many of the products currently on the market, used to bury animals, have claimed to be comprised of “Biodegradable matter”. However, this “Biodegradable matter” is usually comprised of starch from genetically modified corn which deals extensively with the corresponding pesticides used to secure the crops. Additionally, after a few months, biodegradable bags may degrade during storage.

EUTHABAG is not biodegradable in the short term. The speed of deterioration is not a priority, because:

  1. A dead animal can pose a danger to wildlife and should ideally be bagged. Most municipalities ban the burial of animals outside of agricultural production.
  2. Animal remains can be inadvertently dug up by animals or people. So it's best if leftovers are wrapped.

Can EUTHABAG be buried?

Yes. The cover contains no heavy metals or chemical components that can contaminate the soil. It is for this reason that the recycled material we use is post-consumer and not industrial.

It is also important to know that The AVMA 2020 Euthanasia Guidelines are very clear on the veterinarian's liability on animal burying:

"Serious repercussions may occur when veterinary health professionals who should be well informed about the necessity for proper disposal of animal remains, fail to provide it, or fail to inform their clients how to provide it.  Cases of suspected wildlife death from animal remains containing pentobarbital are investigated by the regional US Fish and Wildlife Service law enforcement office. Animal remains containing pentobarbital are potentially poisonous for scavenging wildlife, including birds of prey, carnivorous mammals, and domestic dogs.

Is EUTHABAG ecological?

Yes. Since the vast majority of EUTHABAGs will end their lives in cremation, it was imperative that they didn’t contain vinyl or chlorinated compounds nor produce dioxins or furans at incineration.

EUTHABAG is made in part from recycled material. Our objectif is to bring it to 100% in 2025 while maintaining the product’s resistance.

5 ecological benefits when using EUTHABAG:

The Necrophagous insects and microorganisms have access to the remains to decompose the body.

When buried, the remains are contained and do not leach euthanasia products or germs into the environment.

EUTHABAG does not contain heavy metals or chlorinated compounds and can therefore be buried or incinerated without toxic fumes.

  • The glue (vegetal-based) and the ink (water-based) used are environmentally safe.
  • The EUTHABAG, as well as its packaging box is made of recycled material.

Suitable for Burial and Cremation

Suitable For CREMATION or BURIAL: easier to bury and transport than a coffin. No metal parts. More dignified than plastic bags commonly used. WATERPROOF base to prevent body fluid leakage.
ECO-FRIENDLY: Made from recycled materials. Not BIODEGRADABLE to protect domestic and wild animals and the environment of a contact with the euthanasia solution.
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