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Evaluating 50 reviews, reviewers had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the staff for their compassionate and understanding approach, making difficult times more bearable. Many people highlight the exceptional customer service, noting the quick and efficient process for returning beloved pets. The products, such as caskets and memorial items, are frequently described as beautiful and well-packaged, adding to the positive experience. However, some people were dissatisfied with the service, citing issues with communication, particularly regarding uncollected pets or delays in receiving ashes. There were also occasional reports of difficulties reaching the company by phone or email, and some reviewers experienced errors with product details like incorrect names or damaged caskets.

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

our beautiful retriever Cooper had to be put to sleep on Monday,he was cremated and we received his casket today Thurs,very quick and efficient service we now have him back home where he belongs .Than... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

We received our ashes back this morning for our beloved Max who passed on 11th August. I did ring yesterday to see when he would come home and they said this morning as he will be collected yesterda... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

They were very good at listening, and went through every detail, carefully, with me. They told me the process of receiving my pet's ashes. Was very pleased with their service. Thanks for making sure t... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

This is [sadly] the 3rd time over 15 years we've used the facilities and service for one of our dogs at the CPC Cambridgeshire/Hertfordshire site. In general, the experience of the CPC Pet crematoriu... See more

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  1. Pet Funeral Service

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CPC offers a wide range of pet cremation services as well as numerous memorial plaques, keepsakes, caskets and urns. At CPC, we understand the emotional weight of loss and offer a dignified farewell for your beloved pet. With utmost respect and compassion, we ensure their journey is more than just a service—it’s a heartfelt tribute. Explore our website and discover our respectful, affordable approach, designed to support you during this challenging time, and you can be assured that your cherished companion will be treated with the care and reverence they rightly deserve.


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4.0

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My vet practice recommended CPC for my…

My vet practice recommended CPC for my cat Biscuit after he passed away after being in an accident.
The minute I called, I was so pleased that I’d been given their details.
Making arrangements was easy and the gentleman I spoke to at Cambridge was really patient and kind and explained the process for me.
Would recommend to anyone.
Thank you

September 22, 2023
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Reply from CPC

Thank you Carol for writing such a nice review at such a sad time.
Sincere condolences to you and your family for the loss of Biscuit.
The CPC Team x

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very disappointed with the service had…

Very disappointed with the service had to call them a number of times to find out when the courier was going to deliver our pet dogs ashes and every time we called they were more concerned about when we had paid the bill !! It turns out that a third-party courier company that had sent a text message to say there was a delay were delivering on behalf of them and they didn’t even know this was going on. They gave me a consignment number but they didn’t know if it was correct it just seems a complete shambles when you call them nothing is logged regarding your conversation with them as you seem to speak to someone different and they don’t know what’s going on you really don’t need this stress when you have just lost a loved one and I don’t think CPC have a clue about that. My Pets ashes were delivered a day late however CPC did not call me to tell me this was happening neither when I made a complaint did they bother to call me when the lady on the phone said she had to put a complaint through to the manager/owner and still to this day have I received a call from them with an apology explanation etc etc I would never use this company again and would urge anyone else to look elsewhere because this has been such an upsetting time for me and my family and you really don’t need any added stress that CPC have caused. Avoid this company !!

September 23, 2023
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Reply from CPC

Dear Mr Durkin

I am very sorry to hear that our chosen courier service has not communicated with you sufficiently and also that when you called into CPC we were unable to advise you of the correct position of delivery for your pets ashes. Unfortunately, we only the same access to data on deliveries as the public and we are very sorry for the frustration felt. I will ensure that this feedback is passed on to the cremations department.

I must apologise to you for not receiving a call regarding your complaint - please do email our Individual Cremations Manager Rebecca Horton directly at rebecca.horton@cpccares.com as this may have not reached her yet.

Without knowing which PDSA your pet was taken to, would you be able to advise who you spoke with or which site?

At CPC we are very compassionate and care very deeply about pet loss, so this is very disappointing to hear that we have fallen short of yours, and our own, expectations on this occasion. For that I apologise on behalf of CPC.

Kind regards
The CPC Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Would like to say a massive thank you…

Would like to say a massive thank you to everyone at CPC Cambridge for looking after my mums cat Sparky. Especially thanks to Stacey who was with us on the day of viewing and talked us through step by step of what would happen. They done a wonderful job Sparky looked so peaceful just looked like he was asleep. It gave my mum closure as she's never been there before. It was clean and tidy in reception area and viewing area was presentable and clean. Thank you so much.

September 28, 2023
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Reply from CPC

Thank you Michael for writing such a kind review.
I will pass on your thanks to Stacey.
Please accept our sincere condolences for the loss of Sparky.
Thinking of your family.
The CPC Team x

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Thank you

On the recommendation of the PDSA, I contacted CPC to organise an individual cremation. Our beloved Lab, Benji, had to be put to sleep & along with the PDSA, CPC were so supportive & helpful. I cannot find fault in them at all. I first spoke to Reuben at CPC & thereafter a few female members of staff who made this heartbreaking process easier to get through. Benji arrived home today in a beautiful wooden box we chose. Thank you so much CPC. I wouldn't hesitate to use you again in the future. Sue

September 12, 2023
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Reply from CPC

Dear Sue

Thank you so much for your feedback. We are so honoured to have looked after Benji on his final journey and it is lovely to hear that the team made an incredibly difficult time a little easier.
Sincere condolences to you and your family for the loss of Benji.
Kind regards
The CPC Team x

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Disgusting

After all the upset we had over our cat,almost 4 weeks later we are still not able to bring this whole grieving process to an end as I'm still having to contact this awful company and their awful employees,chasing my payment.this company have no care about anything other than profit..please do not use this company.Im sorry the day I let my cat go, I wish I would have buried him myself. Disgusting.

September 7, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Compassionate team

We recently went through the devastating reality of losing our cat (Tinkerbelle) who was sadly run over. The minute I contacted CPC, I felt that they understood how I was feeling as I was unable to communicate properly over the phone and all I was shown was patience and compassion.
I read all the reviews before contacting CPC and saw some bad reviews, but I was recommended them by my sister (she used CPC when she lost her rabbit earlier in the year) so I gave them a call and I am so pleased I did.
We received Tinkerbelle back in a gorgeous scatter tube with a rose on and also a lovely sympathy card.
Thank you CPC for looking after our baby. I wouldn't hesitate recommending you to my friends.
Thank you so much - from the Davies family x

August 22, 2023
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Reply from CPC

Dear Sal
We really appreciate you taking the time to write such a kind review at such a sad time.
CPC pride ourselves on being compassionate and providing a personal service.
Sincerest condolences to you and your family for the loss of Tinkerbelle.
Kind regards
The CPC Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT TAKE YOUR PET HERE!!!!

Update in response to CPCs reply
If you could give me a copy of your CCTV surveillance, I will be more than happy to prove you wrong!!!! There is proof of you throwing poor defenceless animals!!!!!

DO NOT TAKE YOUR PET HERE!!!!
All this company does is give you false hope!! Cpc do not care for animals as me and my partner witnessed first hand at their Sheffield location!!!! Unfortunately we had to have our 12 wk old puppy put to sleep on Saturday the 2nd September 2023 and was quickly rushed into making a decision by the vets to have our beautiful little puppy cremated by cpc, after we made our decision something didn’t quite sit right with us after reading all the AWFUL REVIEWS ABOUT CPC!!! We decided to go and collect our blue eyed girl from our vets on Monday morning when we got there we was told she had already gone to CPC we were heartbroken !!! As we had decided to bury our baby girl at home as we didn’t trust CPC, the vets quickly called to ask if they would not cremate her and told Cpc we would be going to pick her up and bring her home cpc agreed to this. We made the one hour journey to pick up our Luna it took us ages to find the location as it’s not very well sign posted upon finding the place finally we went to reception and was told they would go get our baby from the van that they where unloading imagine my shock to see frozen pets in yellow see through bags with black cable ties being taken off the van passed to another man who was tossing the poor animals into a big building bag no care was used when placing these poor animals into the bag they were literally thrown!!! It took at least 5 minutes to find our baby who was at the bottom of the pile!!! We were finally reunited with her I could clearly see it was Luna because of her distinctive marks on her head with the bag being see through which was very distressing to me as the vets assured me I wouldn’t be able to see her !!! Which was clearly a lie !!!! The man hand Luna to me and said IT HAS BEEN PUT DOWN AS A FRENCHIE !!!! which I found very rude and I corrected him telling the man she is a frenchie and her name is Luna, the woman then tried to hug me which I didn’t appreciate I wanted to take our baby home !!!! And take her away from what I had just witnessed !!! I’m so glad we took our baby home we was very lucky !!!! She is bow at peace at last back home where she belongs, please feel free to reply bk to This post Cpc because I would love to know why lies you make up about this review !!!!

September 4, 2023
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Reply from CPC

Dear Ms Dean

As with your partners review yesterday, CPC categorically refute your claims of animals being thrown and mistreatment of any animals, you and your puppy Luna.

We are very sorry for the loss of Luna.

The CPC Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If it was an option I would not give…

If it was an option I would not give them any stars!! Avoid this company like to plague!! Vets should be ashamed for using them.
They make out they all dogs will get an individual cremation that have paid for it but they don’t they put them all in together.
I have first hand witnessed today them getting around 30 plus dogs out of a van that was all pilled on top of each other and throwing them ( and I mean THROWING) them into large building bags! Thank god we went to rescue our dog from them today before they threw her too! They still took £50 aswell and refused to give that bag. Our dog has been squished and was right at the bottom of the pile! I hope people get to see this review before it’s to late and they end up with multiple dogs ashes and there dog being mistreated at there final steps in this world before they go over the doggy rainbow !

5/09/2023 further to your reply below so you are saying you had toxic waste pilled on top of dogs to! I know exactly what I saw and to the right of reception there are bins full of animals.

I will be reporting this company as it’s disgusting and the fact our beautiful dog was completely squished because she was at the bottom of the pile is disgusting clearly you don’t have pets or morals or care.

My partner was hugged by a lady she didn’t have a choice in the matter because she was holding our dead puppy!

There is a big reason that my partner Jemma couldn’t walk up and collect our dog cause if she had of got closer she would have witnessed what I saw! You tried to usher us to the car because we was to close to witnessing what awful things you was doing. I walked off to my car as i couldn’t stand there and watch it anymore!

Updated!
If that’s the case then why did my puppy come off that van?
I was not mistaken at all neither was the person that saw dogs all in the bins at the right side of the reception!!

You will be reported we have photo evidence of your appalling site!
If that is the case I would love you to invite us back to your site to review this CCTV I’m sure you won’t mind if your telling the truth which you’re not!

September 4, 2023
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Reply from CPC

Dear Sophie

I am sorry to say that your review is completely inaccurate.

All animals which has been requested to be cremated individually are done so and the fact that multiple pets are collected from a collection from a veterinary practice does not change this.

When you arrived at our site yesterday there was a van unloading, and what you actually saw was clinical waste bags being unloaded into waste bins (rigid not bags). From a distance, vet bedding and such items can look like fur, but I can assure you that no pets were thrown anywhere!

With regards to the money, this is between you and the veterinary practice as no money exchanged hands between yourself and CPC, so we did not keep any money from you.

We are very sorry that you have lost your pet and we understand that it is a very emotive time, so our team are very sensitive to this and when we handed your pet back to you, we wrapped her in a blanket and gave her back to you as requested by your veterinary practice. When you left you even hugged one of the team, so to write this review is very confusing.

The CPC Team

UPDATED RESPONSE: We have reviewed the CCTV and your review is inaccurate. There were 2 vans on site when you arrived.
One was a courier van collecting ashes and one was our company van returning which was blocked from view and what was being unloaded was clinical waste, not animals.
We do not put waste on top of pets, nor do we store them in a car park.
Therefore you are mistaken with what you saw.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Recommend

Losing my Lulu was very hard but the lady I spoke to was very kind and made the upsetting process so much easier. Lulu is now home in a beautiful urn. Thank you.
Would recommend

July 25, 2023
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Reply from CPC

Thank you for your kind words and we are so sorry for the loss of Lulu.
Warm regards
The CPC Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I visited the garden of remembrance at…

I visited the garden of remembrance at cpc Cambridge and found it well looked after . Also, I think it's really thoughtful of cpc to place token ash from communal cremations in the garden and commemorate with a plaque. I have also had some email communication with CPC Cambridge and have always been very pleased with their responses.

August 19, 2023
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Reply from CPC

Thank you for the lovely review. We are very proud of our Garden of Remembrance, so thank you for your kind words.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Let down.

As every pet owner knows, when your pet dies it's heartbreaking. Having decided to take my dog to Cambridge Pet Crematorium myself, which was difficult, I was hoping for caring service. On arriving at reception, after a few minutes I was met by a man who didn't introduce himself and took my details. He said that if i brought my dog in, he would take him from me. When I brought my dog in, to my surprise, he just wanted me to hand my dog over stood there in the corridor. It was left to me to ask if there was a room where I could lay my dog to say my goodbyes. Hardly a caring approach to grief.
A couple of days later I returned to collect my dog only to find that he was placed in the wrong casket. Not what I needed but soon rectified. I queried the price as I had paid for a individual cremation and keepsake box but the price didn't reflect this. To my surprise they had charged me extra because I had brought my dog to CPC and charged me for a "speedy service", neither did I ask for this or was this explained to me at any time, nor does it mention this on the website.
I decided to make a complaint via email, which appears to have fallen on deaf ears. If you're expecting a response in 24 hours then forget it! 9 days later and two sent emails sent and no reply from a company who's motto is "CPC Cares"
I suspect that the only reply I might receive will be a very generic response to this review saying how sorry they are.
I hope I never have to use this company again who like the vets service prey on the emotions of pet owners by over charging for poor service.
Update, (21.08.23). As I suspected still no reply to emails sent on the 2nd August. So much for acaring service.

August 2, 2023
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Reply from CPC

Dear Mr Rankin

Thank you for your feedback. I hope you find this response in no way generic, but we are genuinely sorry if you felt the service did not meet with your expectations.
We always to advise that there are additional drop off/attending charges as we never want this to come as a surprise, so for you to be unaware is not only upsetting for you, but unacceptable to us. We do advise there are additional charges on our website, so I will request that this information is highlighted more.

I will raise the issue of your emails to the Head of Customer Care immediately as all emails are responded to within 24 hours, so again this is very surprising to us as there have been reports of issues with our email system.

Should you wish to speak to the Head of Customer Care directly, please do call 01763 207700 option 1. Again we do apologise for any upset you may have felt during this already sad time.

Kind regards
The CPC Team

Updated 22.08.23 - We have tried emailing you on 3 separate occasions and your emails unfortunately are undeliverable. We do not have your home address to send our communications onto you. Therefore, please do contact our Head of Customer Care directly on 01763 207700, option 4 and request to speak with Lauren Billman.
Kind regards
The CPC Team

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Rating 4 out 10

Arranging everything over the phone was no problem, the lady was considerate and kind.
Only things I'm upset about is the beech casket comes sealed and can not open and family want some ashes in memorial necklaces that have purchased so really upset about that if I known it came sealed and could not open would not have had it.Plus I'm angry that I never got notice that mollys ashes were arriving today no text call what so ever that's out of order.

August 9, 2023
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Reply from CPC

Hi there
I am sorry that you felt disappointed by the casket being firmly sealed, there are screws on the underside which can be undone if needed, but it is not a hinged casket.
Again apologies that our chosen courier did not send a text to your mobile number as we do provide these details if given to us, so I will pass this feedback onto our couriers.
We are very sorry for your loss.
Kind regards
The CPC Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Christine and Michael,heartbreaking to lose our little princess Zoe.

Cremation Id.,P2079684.Thankyou CPC Tewkesbury for individually cremating our absolutely amazing and wonderful little 16yr old Jack Russel Zoe,she was a whole lot more than a pet to us,everybody loved her,she was our fantastic friend and true companion and she loved us just as much as we loved her and now we feel some small comfort in having her back here with us positioned in the home where she spent so many happy years and now lay resting inside her oh so cute little brass personalised sealed beech casket complete with such a lovely sympathy card,we felt the dignified service in which CPC provided for us was second to none,impeccable in informing us along the way of Zoes' collection day from our local vets right through to her delivery day with a text beforehand giving us a 2 hour slot,the whole process only taking 10 days in getting Zoe back home to us.The service in which you have provided for us is a credit to you all at CPC so we are sending you our sincere thanks to your fabulous team.

July 22, 2023
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Reply from CPC

Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a lovely review.
We pride ourselves on making such a difficult and upsetting time a little easier and I will ensure your review is team by our team in Tewkesbury.
Kind regards
The CPC Team.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing company

We had to have our 16 year old Yorkie Alfie put to sleep and the vets recommended CPC. The process was very smooth and I called up a few times to check what was happening and if he’d been collected from the vets etc. It was a very distressing time and I could barely speak over the phone due to the emotion but the staff were great. We received Alfie’s ashes back in a beautiful little wooden casket with a sympathy card that stated the date he was cremated. It brought comfort at a very difficult time.
Thank you CPC.

July 11, 2023
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Reply from CPC

Thank you for your review Nadine. It is such a difficult time for you and CPC are thinking of you.
Sincere condolences on the loss of Alfie.
The CPC Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We lost our beautiful boy Teddy

We lost our beautiful boy Teddy in unexpected circumstances. We were beyond distraught and in a daze a friend gave us CPC's details and we are so pleased they did.
We were shown great patience and kindness and that will mean more than we can ever express as this was the first time we have experienced losing a pet.
The lady on the phone explained everything to us and when we received Teddy's ashes back, they were packaged so beautifully and the urn was just as lovely as we hoped it would be and the sympathy card inside was greatly appreciated.
Would recommend CPC to anyone who has lost their pet.
Thank you

June 19, 2023
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Reply from CPC

Thank you Erin for such a lovely review. Please accept our sincere condolences for the loss of Teddy.
We are so glad that CPC were able to help you at such a terrible time.
Kind regards
The CPC Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Phoned CPC for a update on yogi’s cremation

Phoned CPC about my yogis cremation The receptionist was very very rude to me and didn’t want to deal with anything I said because I had my vet organise the cremation as I have paid for a private cremation. CPC should deal with the owner of the dog And the payee no matter what suspicion has set in now, very disappointed with CPC

July 18, 2023
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Reply from CPC

Dear Mr Ledbury

We are very sorry that you felt that your contact with CPC was anything less than compassionate.

Even in the circumstances where the pet owner is not our client, such as in this instance, we do understand your frustrations especially as Yogi was part of your family.

Please do email our client services manager at support@cpccares.com with further details and we can review how your call was handled.

We sincerely apologise to you and we hope you accept our deepest sympathies for your loss.

The CPC Team

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Lady on the phone was very rude

Lady on the phone was very rude. Was quite shocked how rude actually considering your calling about a lost pet.

July 1, 2023
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Reply from CPC

Dear Georgina
We are very sorry that you felt your call was taken by someone less than compassionate. This is very surprising to hear. If you are able to provide more details, please email info@cpccares.com then we can investigate this and listen to the call, and then speak to the advisor if required?
Kind regards
The CPC Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Highly recommended.

Our beloved family member sadly reached the end of his days June, 2023. The veterinary practice did not send our boy to be cremated with his correct name. CPC staff were very kind. They amended the error, even though it was not their fault. I emailed them. Stating what had happened. They rang me the next day. Sent us a new casket via courier. I cannot thank them enough for being so kind and understanding.

June 29, 2023
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Reply from CPC

Thank for you taking the time to write such a kind review, especially in light of the error you experienced.
We are sorry for your loss.
Kind regards
The CPC Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The staff were amazing

We recently lost our beautiful Belle and it broke me and my family. When I called to make arrangements, the lady on the phone was so kind to me as I was very upset. She gave me all my options and explained everything.
When we received her ashes, the casket was as lovely as I thought it would be and the card inside was so comforting.
Thank you CPC for looking after my Belle.

May 18, 2023
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Reply from CPC

Thank you for writing such a lovely review at such a heart breaking time.
Thinking of you.
The CPC Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Our beautiful soft Marley was put to…

Our beautiful soft Marley was put to sleep at Abbeymoor vets in Sheffield . We were devastated to see him go but was assured that he would be treated with dignity and respect. Today Marley came back to us with a beautiful card from CPC and today we lay him to rest ❤️❤️ thank you for taking and looking after Marley on his final journey over rainbow 🌈 bridge

June 12, 2023
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Reply from CPC

Thank you for such a lovely review.
We are thinking of you at this sad time.
The CPC Team

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