Gateway pet cremation plans in Garland would give an existing Garland industrial building a new purpose: pet aftercare. The proposed facility at 3614 Security Street would support cremation services associated with the company’s Fond Memories operation.
The Gateway pet cremation Garland project covers approximately 11,000 square feet. Behind that space is a service many families encounter through their veterinarian: caring for a pet after death and helping owners decide how to remember a companion.
Gateway and Fond Memories: How the Names Connect
Gateway Services is the company or parent operation identified in the TDLR construction filing. Separately, the TCEQ record for the same address identifies the site as “Fond Memories Security St.”
Together, those records connect the proposed Garland operation to Fond Memories within the Gateway organization. The site name provides that connection; it does not establish what every sign or customer-facing service at the finished building will look like.
Gateway’s pet-aftercare network works with veterinary partners and provides cremation, memorial services and grief support. That broader role helps explain what the Security Street conversion is intended to support.
How Gateway Pet Cremation Supports Garland Veterinary Services
Garland City Council previously heard information about the proposed operation. During the council discussion, representatives described a cremation operation without a cemetery and primarily an extension of veterinary services.
That description matters for residents trying to understand the project. Its focus is the aftercare work that follows a pet’s death, often arranged through a veterinary practice. It is not a proposal to create cemetery grounds on Security Street.
For a veterinary team, an aftercare provider handles a different part of the relationship with a family. Medical care may have ended, but families still face decisions about cremation and remembrance. In turn, a dedicated operation supports that next step.
Remembering a Pet, Supporting a Family
Gateway’s pet cremation work also includes support for families, a broader context for the Garland project. Memorial products and grief-support resources recognize that losing a pet can affect the routines and relationships of an entire household.
For example, a photograph, collar or memorial keepsake can become a way to remember an animal that shared years of daily life. The company’s pet-loss support resources also address remembrance and coping with loss.
However, those are services offered across the broader aftercare operation. The available project information does not establish a public visitation area or a full menu of on-site services for this specific Garland address.
Gateway Pet Cremation Garland Project Reuses Industrial Space
The project will reuse industrial space already in place. As a result, the work focuses on adapting the building’s interior. An interior remodel would adapt the roughly 11,000-square-foot building for pet aftercare and cremation, giving it a specialized new use within Garland’s existing building stock.
In other words, the project gives an existing property a new role in veterinary aftercare. The investment goes into converting that space, rather than constructing a new building from the ground up.
The registered construction scope carries an estimated $500,000 value, with work currently scheduled from October 2026 through January 2027. That is a construction schedule, not a confirmed public opening date.
For Garland, the Gateway project adds another chapter to how existing industrial properties find new uses. In this case, the purpose is a quiet but important part of pet ownership: aftercare for animals and support for the people who loved them.