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From the lens Funeral Celebration.

  • Christina_Moore Jan 10, 2011 @ 12:48 pm | delete
    Putting together funeral plans can save your family a lot of money and stress while they are grieving. Talk to your loved ones and let them in on what you are planning on doing.
  • sebner Dec 4, 2010 @ 6:58 pm | delete
    This is a nice overview of how to turn a funeral into a celebration of life. There are more ideas at Funeral Ideas at Next Gen Memorials.
    They also have some unique ideas here Funeral Ceremony, Five Unique Ideas
  • ny4whales Jun 11, 2011 @ 7:30 pm | delete
    The public is deceived by funeral - and wedding - planners who say there is no harm done to the birds during white dove releases at weddings and funerals, as seen on your website, ?The dove is actually a specially bred homing pigeon and returns safely to its' home.?

    Nothing could be farther than the truth. The birds, white ring-neck doves and white rock doves (pigeons) are cheap and easy to raise, and the loss of dozens of birds during a release is a financial windfall to the breeders, who do not take the time to "train" the birds to return home. Breeders of released birds know they will not be caught releasing the birds which are raised in small cages for profit, yet they dupe the public constantly to believe the birds are not harmed by releases. Most of the birds are poor flyers, too heavy to fly far, have never been outside, and don't know how or where to find food or survive. At a local cemetery I recently picked up 4 white pigeons released during a funeral in my area - starving, cold and soaked from rain, very sick and near death. THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET ?HOME?, and after just a few days left out in the wild are too weak to even fly anyway. As a licensed wildlife rehabber, I have witnessed and joined rehabbers trying to rescue doves abandoned - dozens of them - from weddings and funerals - only to die after exposed to the elements and starving. Releasing white doves or pigeons at a funeral is inhumane and cruel and presents a burden to wildlife rehabbers who are called to "clean up the mess" left behind from this harmful activity. More often than not we are called too late. Please do not promote the release of birds at a funeral or wedding. You perpetuate a lie when you say the birds are ?homers?. Bird releases are a death sentence to the birds. Please, let's honor our loved ones or celebrate without harming birds!"

    This enticement on your site leads to cruelty, hardship and most often, even death to the birds:
    ?6) Release a single dove into the sky, winging its' way to the heavens and symbolizing letting go or saying good-bye. You will need to use internet sources to locate and order doves as they have a 50 mile radius for release. The dove is actually a specially bred homing pigeon and returns safely to its' home.?
  • rmstouffer Oct 21, 2010 @ 6:48 am | delete
    Thanks for the resource. I needed a few funeral messages and ideas for a cousin's memorial, and this has really helped.
  • EasyW Oct 5, 2010 @ 10:46 am | delete
    Nicely done lens! This is a great resource, very informative.
    Please stop by and check out my lens Eulogy Speeches.
    Thanks for the effort.
  • ccgala4 Aug 29, 2010 @ 1:28 am | delete
    I completely agree that the celebration of life service is much more uplifting and encouraging to the family. After all, often the funeral service is really for the family. Often families use funeral programs and place many photos from the life of the deceased and information to honor them in their final life celebration.

    Thanks for your lens!
  • TheWebDesignTeam Aug 8, 2010 @ 6:25 am | delete
    Hi, like this - please check over the related new online service: http://www.squidoo.com/online-funeral-planning - Funerals To Die For.

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