# Check a pet crematory's records and paperwork

Check a provider's approval record, ask how it identifies your pet from intake to return, read the authorization form and keep the right records.

- Level: Specialist
- Length: 75 minutes
- Exam questions: 9, pass mark 80%, up to 3 attempts
- Certificate: valid for 12 months

## What you will learn

- Look up a Great Britain approval number on the APHA register and say what it does and does not show.
- Separate a government approval, a trade membership and a provider's own statement.
- Ask how a provider identifies your pet from intake to return, and which record links the ashes to your pet.
- Read an authorization form line by line and ask for a correction before you sign.
- Match the final invoice and the return of the ashes to the quote, and keep the records.

## Lessons

1. [Check the approval record](https://petcremation.fyi/academy/check-pet-crematory-records-and-paperwork/check-the-approval-record.md) (18 minutes)
2. [Approval, membership and a provider's own claims](https://petcremation.fyi/academy/check-pet-crematory-records-and-paperwork/approval-membership-and-claims.md) (15 minutes)
3. [Identity, handling and the return of ashes](https://petcremation.fyi/academy/check-pet-crematory-records-and-paperwork/identity-handling-and-ashes.md) (16 minutes)
4. [The authorization form and your records](https://petcremation.fyi/academy/check-pet-crematory-records-and-paperwork/authorization-form-and-records.md) (18 minutes)

## Questions

### Does this course check providers for me?

No. It shows you what to ask and which public records to read. A listing on this site is a record, not a recommendation. The course gives no verdict on any provider.

### Is this legal advice?

No. The course lists questions to ask and records to read. For a question about your rights or the rules in your place, ask a qualified professional.

### What does the certificate of completion show?

It is a certificate of completion from this site. It records that you passed the exam. It does not vouch for any provider, and it is not a licence or an approval of any kind.

Also on the [web page](https://petcremation.fyi/academy/check-pet-crematory-records-and-paperwork).