
The PLPA's mission is to provide education and opportunities for professional growth for providers of pet-related death care services.
Click here to visit the PLPA Discussion Forum.
To become a member of the PLPA, click here for the ICCFA Professional Membership registration form.(If you are already a current ICCFA member as a cemetery, funeral home or crematory, there is no additional cost for PLPA membership. Please use the Contact Form to request membership privileges.)
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The Pet Loss Professionals Alliance is committed to being an educational resource to its members. The membership, including pet loss suppliers and pet death care facility operators, will be dedicated to the respectful and dignified treatment of those pets entrusted to us. We will do this through the creation of programs to profitably meet the changing needs of the pet death care industry and our process partners in the areas of cemeteries, crematories and pet loss facilities, as well as the creation of standards to willfully meet our customers expectations.
The PLPA’s commitment to its membership is to assist in:
Foster positive consumer relationships by promoting high ethical standards
Encourage our members to promote the dignified and respectful care of the pet bodies
Promote cemeteries, crematories and memorial centers as respectful resting areas and as a place of lasting tribute to the memories of our beloved pets
Provide services, products and educational opportunities with an emphasis on those resources that members cannot as effectively provide for themselves.
Be proactive in leadership on legislative, regulatory and legal issues
Create mutually beneficial relationships with state, regional, international and allied associations
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Members of the PLPA recognize that we have special obligations to the pets, families and other businesses that we serve. As guardians of pets in death, we pledge:
Click here to visit the Discussion Forum to comment on the Mission and Objectives.
PLPA Co-Chairs Coleen Ellis and Bill Remkus are quoted in a recent article in Tails Magazine (www.tailsinc.com). Read the article now by clicking here.
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Hello Fellow PLPA Members,
As the Chairs of the PLPA, we have been hard at work in putting together the next steps of our wonderful group! We have compiled the information from the surveys that were handed out at the meeting a few weeks ago in San Antonio and are ready to come together, report these findings and establish next steps.
Per our strategy that we outlined at the San Antonio meeting a few weeks ago, we are ready to form the committees that will continue to move our organization forward. Furthermore, we are ready to provide some answers to you for your needs with the PLPA given the other compelling answers on the surveys!
We come to you with two requests:
1) Did you sign up for a specific committee—or is there one that you would still like to be a part of? Please do so now and reply to Coleen@TwoHeartsPetLossCenter.com with your requests. The current committee selections are:
Standards/Accreditation/Ethics
Jon Remkus
David Remkus
Antoinette Girod
Kelly Clem
Christine Engh
David Brown
Ross DeJohn
Nancy & Gary Piper
Skye Stevens
Elleanor Starks
Barry & Debbie Mulrine
Jen Melius
Bill Remkus
Ellen Agee
Mike Fuss
Bernadette Peters
Terry Branson
Blake Kelley
Jimmy Hughey
Robert Blosser
Jocelyne Monette
Joey Casada
CPLP/Education
David Martin
Dedrick Gantt
Amanda Currin
Roberta Knauf
David Remkus
Debbie Mulrine
Kate Moore
Brett VanDeWoestyne
Coleen Ellis
Marketing
Tom Parmalee
Peggy Rouzzo
Jocelyne Monette
Coleen Ellis
Cay Dalrymple
If your name is not on here—this is your chance, NOW, to have yourself heard. I know that we heard from many of you in San Antonio that you wanted to be involved—please make the choice for the committee that’s right for you to be a part of!
Thanks to all of you for your exciting comments and willingness to participate! What an exciting time right now—and we can only make all of this happen with YOU!
We look forward to hearing from all of you!
Coleen Ellis and Bill Remkus
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More than 70 pet loss professionals gathered in March for the First Annual Conference of the newly formed Pet Loss Professionals Alliance (PLPA). Participants included owners and managers of pet funeral homes, cemeteries and crematories; owners and managers of traditional funeral homes, cemeteries and crematories that have added pet products and services to their businesses; and veterinarians interested in learning more about pet loss services.
"Our first conference was a great success and provides a strong foundation for this emerging organization," said PLPA Chair Coleen Ellis, president of Two Hearts Pet Loss Center in Greenwood, Indiana. "There is a growing need for caring, dignified pet loss care in today's society, and our organization and this conference are dedicated to raising the bar to ensure excellent service to families."
The Conference was held March 10-13 in San Antonio, Texas. Among the educational sessions:
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Click here to view the PLPA introductory flier and membership application form.
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