Eternity Pet Memorials

On April 28. 2025, the Office of Attorney General filed criminal charges against Patrick Roy Vereb, 70, of Pittsburgh, PA.

Vereb is the owner of Eternity Pet Memorials. Vereb offered pet owners cremation and burial services for their departed pets.

Vereb is charged with Deceptive Business Practices and Theft by Deception for failing to provide these promised services, and failing to return the proper ashes to their rightful pet owners.

The OAG will continue to provide the public with any updates on the status of this case, through this website. Please check back on this site to obtain the most recent case information.

Current Status of Case:

AG Sunday Charges Pittsburgh-Based Funeral Home Owner with Deceiving 6,500+ Pet Owners who Paid for Burial Services, but Received Ashes from other Animals

The Defendant has waived his right to a preliminary hearing. That means the Defendant is not challenging the evidence at this stage. This is not an admission if anything. This means that all of the charges will proceed forward to the Court of Common Pleas. When there is a new court date in this matter, that information will be shared on this site.

Therefore, there will be no criminal proceedings at the magistrate on May 9, 2025. Please do not appear at the magistrates office, as no parties will be present on this case.

The OAG has determined that the victims in this criminal case were walk-in and direct-pay clients of Eternity Pet Memorials, as well as pet owners from 20 veterinarians/businesses. The OAG sent letters and emails to the identified victims whose pets were not cremated. This only involves the time frame from 2021 through 2024. If your pet was sent for cremation under this specific criteria, please select the correct option below and fill out the form. If you do not have or use email, please try to provide us with an email address for someone who can relay information to you, or check back on this website periodically for updates.

Veterinary Practice*
Please select the option below which applies to you and your pet. You will then be asked to provide additional information below. If none of these options apply to you, then you are not a victim in this criminal case, and we ask that you do not fill out the form.
Name
First Last
Name
First Last
Address
Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code
Email
Enter Email Confirm Email
Phone
Pet Name
Pet Type
- Dog
- Cat
- Bird
- Rabbit
Pet Date of Death
MM slash DD slash YYYY
Service Purchased from Eternity Pet Memorials
Amount Paid
Did you use pet insurance?
- Yes
- No
As a victim of a crime, you have the right to provide a victim impact statement. The OAG invites you to provide any statement you wish in the box below:
Do you give the OAG permission to share your victim impact statement with the Court and Defense?
- Yes
- No