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The Grief of Losing a Pet Is Traumatic and Universal. So Why Don't We Talk About It?

By Eliza Henry-Jones — 2016

Animals are accepted as part of the family but there is an overwhelming perception that mourning their loss is not truly valid. That needs to change.

Read on www.theguardian.com

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6 Ways to Say "I Care" to Friends Who Are Facing Pet Loss

Six ways to show your support for someone facing the loss of a pet, without minimizing, or reducing, their experience.

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Adam Clark LCSW, AASW
2017
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End of Life Care

Coping with the impending loss of a pet is one of the most difficult experiences a pet parent will face.

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American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
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Grieving the Loss of a Pet

Mourning a pet may not only be painful because of the loss itself, but deeper due to the potential loneliness of this type of grieving.

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Julie Axelrod
2016
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The Loss of a Companion Animal

Your animal companion is a member of your family. So, much like the death of a parent, sibling, spouse, or dear friend, the grief over the loss of an animal companion can be overwhelming and even debilitating.

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PETA
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Mourning and Instagramming the Death of a Pet

In 1998, photographer Preston Gannaway and her college roommate answered a newspaper listing that advertised kittens. They drove out to a house and found a man waiting in the driveway, carrying a kitten in each arm.

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Preston Gannaway
2018
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Man’s Best Friend: 5 Considerations for Grieving the Loss of a Pet

For as many people who don’t get it, there are just as many who do, but this divide poses a challenge when a pet is ill, lost, or dies. On the one hand, there are those people who understand the depths of the loss, on the other, there are those who think you are crazy.

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Litsa Williams
2015
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Your Child's Favorite Pet Died. Now What?

At long last, Lisa Wolfe had an hour of uninterrupted work time. Then her 3-year-old son came to her in tears because his turtle died. What's a mother to do?

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isa Wolfe
2002
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How Do You Tell a Child About the Death of a Pet?

A pet can be a child’s closest friend, a faithful companion and comforter sharing the child’s joys and disappointments.

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Artofdyingwell.org
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Grief Stricken? How to Deal with Pet Death

Losing a pet is a subject most pet owners never want to think about, but unfortunately must deal with at some point. I personally had to deal with the loss of two dogs, both more than six years ago. I can honestly say that I have never gotten over it — I've just gotten used to it.

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Jill Rappaport and the ASPCA
2008
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Are You Punishing Yourself for Your Pet's Death

It is not uncommon to blame ourselves for our pet’s death even if they died from natural causes. Grief brings about all kinds of painful thoughts of what we could have done or should have done to prevent their death.

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Karen Anderson
2019
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Death or Loss of an Animal Companion