Pet Loss and Grief Support
Family, friends and society don’t always understand how drastically the loss of a pet can affect us, and therefore they can
find it difficult to support the grief we often feel. The San Diego Humane Society’s Pet Loss Support Group provides an
environment where thoughts and emotions can be shared with those of similar circumstances and feelings of grief are
understood and validated. Our Pet Loss Support group is facilitated by a licensed, clinical social worker.
Reservations are encouraged but not required. Evening and weekend sessions are available to best accommodate your needs.
Click here or call (619) 299-7012, extension 2311 for more information or to make a reservation. Please bring a picture of
your beloved pet to the session.

We are all professionally trained volunteers in pet bereavement counseling, and are here for you. Our beloved animal
friends have brought us together, and in honor of them we are now all here for each other, as well.
The APLB is unique, and the only organization in the world doing all this. Our services are free and available to anyone
bereaving for a beloved pet.
Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement
A gentle and compassionate website for pet lovers who are grieving over the death of a pet or an ill pet. Here
you will find personal support, thoughtful advice, The Monday Pet Loss Candle Ceremony, Tribute Pages,
healing poetry like Rainbow Bridge & much more.
Dedicated to anyone who has loved and lost a companion animal. For 20 years, Dr.
Lorri Greene has provided group and individual pet bereavement counseling. This
website, and its companion group on Yahoo, provides online resources for those who
have lost a companion animal.
Saying Good-bye to the Pet You Love
Lorri Greene, PhD and Jacquelyn Landis, New Harbinger Publications, 2002.
Coping with Sorrow on the Loss of Your Pet
Moira Anderson, Peregrine Press, 1994.
The Human-Animal Bond and Grief
Laurel Lagoni, Carolyn Butler & Suzanne Hetts,
W.B. Saunders and Company, 1994.
Preparing for the Loss of Your Pet
Myrna Milani, DVM, Prima Publishing, 1988.
Oh Where Has My Pet Gone?: A Pet Loss Memory Book, Ages 3-103
Sally Sibbitt, B. Libby Press, 1991.
The Loss of a Pet
Wallace Sife, Howell Books, 1998.
The Tenth Good Thing About Barney
Judith Viorst, Athenum, 1971.
Charlotte's Web
E.B. White, Harper Junior, 1952.
Remembering My Pet: A Kid's Own Spiritual Workbook for When a Pet Dies
Nechama Liss-Levinson, PhD and Rev. Molly Phinney Baskett, SkyLight Paths Publishing,
2007.
Books
San Diego, CA 619-255-6066 mvollaire@transitionsvet.com
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