Two Northern Colorado veterinary clinics have accused a Fort Collins pet crematorium of dumping animals’ remains in mass graves or landfills, among other fraudulent business practices, according to a lawsuit filed in late January.
The veterinary clinics are suing Precious Memories Pet Cemetery & Crematory in Fort Collins, which advertises “personalized, compassionate care for you and your pet” on its website , the lawsuit noted. Among the services it advertises, Precious Memories offers on-site pet burial and scattering of ashes, general group and private cremations, and the creation of a clay paw print for pet owners.
But the clinics that filed the lawsuit — Edwards Veterinary Care and Western Skies End-of-Life Veterinary Care — say Precious Memories did not complete those services as requested for an unspecified number of clients.
Instead, the clinics say Precious Memories staff disposed of animals’ bodies or ashes in a landfill or buried animals in mass graves when group cremations were requested, and that the business created clay paw prints of the wrong pets, according to the lawsuit.