If you wore something with your pet's ashes, what would it be?
A pendant on a chain0%
A ring I'd see every day0%
A bracelet or charm0%
A glass or resin bead with ash swirled in0%
A memorial diamond0%
I honestly don't know yet0%
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Live results: how readers answer our memorial jewelry polls
These totals change as people vote, so read them as a conversation, not a census. Where research exists, we show it alongside: 99.3%[1] of bereaved UK owners in one survey saw their pet as family, friend or companion.
- Live totals, updated with every vote
- Clearly separated from published research
- Honest notes on what the numbers can't show
The method
How these results are counted
Every figure on the board below comes from readers of this site who chose to answer. Voting is anonymous, and each person can vote once per question. Totals update live, so the percentages you see today may shift tomorrow, especially on newer questions with fewer votes. If you're wondering how much ash there will be to share, a study of 100 cremations found human cremated remains weigh about 3.5% of body weight, and pets are broadly similar.
We don't weight the results, clean them up or add votes of our own. That keeps them honest, but it also means they aren't a scientific sample. Want to add yours first? Head to the poll questions and come back.
Live results
How often do (or would) you wear your memorial piece?
Every day, I rarely take it off0%
On hard days and anniversaries0%
Only for special occasions0%
It stays safe in a box0%
On a keyring or bag, not on me0%
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Who fills the piece with ashes?
Me, at the kitchen table with the kit0%
I'd post a small portion to the maker0%
Someone in the family with steadier hands0%
The cremation provider, if they offer it0%
Not decided yet0%
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What would you want inside or on your piece?
A pinch of ashes0%
A few strands of fur or hair0%
Both ashes and fur0%
An engraved paw or nose print0%
Just their name and dates0%
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Which material would you choose for everyday wear?
Sterling silver0%
Solid gold0%
Stainless steel or titanium0%
Glass0%
Resin0%
Whatever won't irritate my skin0%
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Would you get a piece for anyone else in the family?
Yes, one for each person who loved them0%
Two matching pieces, for me and my partner0%
Something gentle for a child0%
No, just for me0%
I'd ask them first0%
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Would you consider a lab-grown diamond made from your pet's ashes or fur?
Yes, it would feel permanent0%
Maybe, but the cost puts me off0%
The months of waiting would be hard0%
No, I'd rather see the ashes themselves0%
I didn't know this was possible0%
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What worries you most about wearing your pet's ashes?
Losing the piece0%
The chamber opening or leaking0%
Water getting in0%
Spilling ashes while filling it0%
What other people might think0%
Nothing, it feels right0%
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Reading the board
What reader votes can and can't tell you
Reader polls are good at showing the range of choices people make and the worries they share. They're less good at telling you what's typical across all pet owners, because the people answering have already found a site about memorial jewelry. Treat a large lead as a signal, and a close split as a sign that both options are common and reasonable.
How often do (or would) you wear your memorial piece?
Tap an answer to vote and see how others answered. Anonymous.
Alongside published research
How our polls sit next to published memorial research
There's no large published study of pet ash jewelry specifically, but the research around it gives useful context. One market analysis found 51% of pet owners are interested in personalized memorials and 70% consider memorializing significant[2]. By our estimate, applied to US pet cremations that works out to ~765,000 families/yr[3] open to a personalized keepsake of some kind. Memorial products make up about 14.4%[4] of the global pet funeral services market in another estimate.
51% / 70%[2]
Astute Analytica reports 51% of pet owners are interested in personalized memorials and 70% consider memorialization significant.
37%[5]
In NFDA's 2025 consumer research, 37% said they would keep cremated remains at home in an urn, and 33.5% would scatter them.
66.9%[6]
66.9% of respondents were surprised by how intense their grief was after losing a pet.
For people, a summary of the National Funeral Directors Association's 2025 consumer research reports that 37%[5] of Americans would keep cremated remains at home in an urn. If our readers lean more toward wearing a little and keeping the rest at home, that fits: jewelry is usually an addition to an urn, not a replacement. Our piece on jewelry versus keeping ashes at home looks at that pairing.
Why the answers feel strong
Why feelings run high in these results
If some answers seem intensely felt, that matches what grief research shows. In the RSPCA's pet-loss survey, 66.9%[6] of bereaved owners were surprised by how intense their grief was, and 75.4%[7] had felt grief in advance, before their pet died. Many people start thinking about a memorial piece during that anticipatory stage.
That's worth knowing if you're comparing yourself with the numbers. There's no correct amount of wanting to keep your pet close. If your answers differ from most readers', that says nothing about how much you loved them.
Where polls stop
Questions reader votes can't settle, and where to look instead
No number of votes can tell you whether a particular pendant will leak, whether a metal will irritate your skin, or how long a maker will take. Those depend on the specific piece. For sealing, water and cleaning, our care notes for ash jewelry are a better guide than any poll.
Likewise, how many pieces your pet's ashes can fill is a question of measurement, not opinion. Cremated remains weigh about 3-5% of body weight[8], and the jewelry ash capacity guide turns that into a count of pendants, rings and beads for your own pet.
And the hardest question, whether wearing ashes will comfort you, has no majority answer at all. Some people find a pendant a steadying weight; others find it too present, too soon. Waiting is fine. A small portion set aside now can be made into something whenever you're ready.
Using what you've seen
What to take from the results before you choose
- If most readers fill their own pieces, that's a sign self-fill pendants feel manageable. The filling guide makes it easier still.
- If worries about leaks or water rank high, look closely at glass or a maker-sealed chamber.
- If many want pieces for family members, plan the split first with the ashes sharing planner.
- If diamonds split opinion, read the memorial diamond guide before deciding either way.
Free tool
Ashes sharing planner
Split ashes fairly between family members, keepsake urns and jewelry.
When you're ready to see real pieces and prices, tell us what you'd like and we'll reply by email. For every type of piece explained, see the services page, and for how options differ by area, our local pages.
Reader polls
What would you choose?
Vote anonymously and see how other readers answered. The results are live counts from people who visit this site, so they show real opinions, not a scientific sample.
How often do (or would) you wear your memorial piece?
Tap an answer to vote and see how others answered. Anonymous.
What would you want inside or on your piece?
Tap an answer to vote and see how others answered. Anonymous.
Do you keep more than one memorial for the same pet?
Tap an answer to vote and see how others answered. Anonymous.
Questions people ask
Why do the percentages keep changing?
Because the results are live. Every new vote is added straight away, so the balance shifts as more people answer. Newer polls move the most; ones with many votes settle down and change only slightly from day to day.
Can I trust these results as statistics?
Treat them as a snapshot of what our readers think, not as research. They aren't drawn from a random sample, and people interested in memorial jewelry are more likely to answer. For published figures, we link each statistic to its source on our research page.
Why does a poll say I've already voted?
Each question accepts one vote per person, so a second vote from the same browser isn't counted twice. You'll see the current totals instead. That's how we keep a handful of enthusiastic voters from tipping a result, which matters most on newer polls with fewer answers.
Are the results ever edited?
No. We don't change totals, weight answers or add votes of our own. What you see is the running count of what visitors chose. If a question stops being useful, we may retire it, but we won't rewrite what people already said.
How many votes does a poll need before it means anything?
There's no magic number, but a result with a few hundred votes is far steadier than one with a few dozen. Check the vote count beside each poll. On newer questions, look at which answers are clearly ahead or behind rather than reading much into the exact percentages.
Do the results include people from outside the US?
Yes. Anyone who visits the site can vote, wherever they live, and we don't record location with a vote. That means the totals mix readers from the US, UK, Canada, Australia and elsewhere, which is worth remembering when comparing them with country-specific research.
Sources and our estimates
- [1] In the RSPCA's pet-loss survey (over 4,000 respondents), 99.3% saw their pet as family, a friend or a companion. RSPCA — Pet Loss Survey Results, 2026.
- [2] Astute Analytica reports 51% of pet owners are interested in personalized memorials and 70% consider memorialization significant. Astute Analytica via GlobeNewswire — Global Pet Preservation Services Market to Hit USD 112.7 Million by 2032 (Apr 2, 2024), 2024.
- [3] Around 765,000 U.S. families a year are likely open to a personalized pet keepsake. Our estimate: 1.5M pet cremations x 51% interest in personalized memorials. How we calculate.
- [4] Memorial products accounted for an estimated 14.4% of the global pet funeral services market in 2024. Market.us — Pet Funeral Services Market report page, 2024.
- [5] In NFDA's 2025 consumer research, 37% said they would keep cremated remains at home in an urn, and 33.5% would scatter them. Cremation.Green summary of NFDA 2025 Cremation & Burial Report, 2025.
- [6] 66.9% of respondents were surprised by how intense their grief was after losing a pet. RSPCA — Pet Loss Survey Results, 2026.
- [7] 75.4% of RSPCA pet-loss survey respondents experienced anticipatory grief before their pet died. RSPCA — Pet Loss Survey Results, 2026.
- [8] Embrace notes cremated remains typically weigh about 3-5% of the pet's original body weight. Embrace Pet Insurance - Bury or Cremate Your Dog? Costs, Pros & Cons, 2025.
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