Hearts & Halos is a small pet aftercare business serving Orange, Los Angeles, and Ventura counties, including the San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys, that offers in-home euthanasia and pet aquamation as an alternative to conventional pet cremation. Its dedicated aquamation page defines the method as alkaline hydrolysis, a water-based aftercare process combining gentle water flow, elevated temperature, and minerals to accelerate natural decomposition. The company states it was the first licensed small business in California to offer the service.
The provider details how the output differs from fire cremation: the only solid remains are the mineral ash of bone, roughly 20% more volume than flame cremation and lighter in color because it is free of carbon discoloration, with a one-to-two-day drying period before return. Hearts & Halos lists lower energy use, no harmful greenhouse gases, and about one-tenth the carbon footprint of conventional cremation as the process-level reasons it offers aquamation.
