That's why I was intrigued when Paws, Whiskers and Wags, the Georgia pet crematory that handled Daisy's remains, introduced monthly group grief counseling sessions.

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After he bought the crematory, Remkus asked his own vet to send referrals his way, but the vet was already working with another crematory company.

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"The charring is only on the surface, " unless an accelerant was used or unless the body was subjected to "crematory-like temperatures, " causing it to disintegrate, Spitz said.

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She found rodent bones and a bell from another animal's collar. (Not that unusual, says Thomas Carroll, the crematory operator she'd used, who says dogs eat the darnedest things.) Dornan, outraged, hooked up with Remkus, and they petitioned lawmakers to take action.

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