If you want to bury your pet at home or somewhere on your own property, you’ll need to check your local laws first.  Calling your local Animal Control Agency for legal guidance may not be sufficient if you want to avoid paying fines and exhuming your pet.

Finding the best care for your deceased pet would be contacting a pet aftercare professional in your area. Use Search for Pet Aftercare Near Me or URGENT Request for Price Quotes to find out what options are available in your community before you DYI bury your pet at home.

Search for pet burial laws:

Michigan State Law Center Animal Legal & Historical Center 

Helpful Articles:

What to Do With Your Pet’s Remains After Death

Handling My Deceased Pet’s Remains

Legal How-To: Burying your own pet by FindLaw
http://blogs.findlaw.com/law_and_life/2014/09/legal-how-to-burying-your-pet.html

Rules for Pet Burials by Memorials.com
http://www.memorials.com/Rules-for-Pet-Burials-information.php