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When our animal friend is lost, a significant inner bond is broken. We become separate once again. The work of the pet loss support group is to create a safe environment for sharing our stories about that part of us that has died and to learn to reclaim a sense of wholeness within ourselves.

Since its establishment in 1988, the Pet Loss Support Group of the Human/Animal Bond Trust has provided a weekly gathering for individuals grieving the loss of a pet companion. The support group has received local media attention in the Rocky Mountain News, The Denver Post, KMGH News and KUSA News, as well as a three-part news feature "Healing the Heart." Each group is facilitated by a licensed therapist and is available at no cost to the participants. The Trust offers referrals for individual grief counseling and music, art or movement therapy. The Human/Animal Bond Trust also provides educational seminars for veterinary professionals and the public.

Pet Loss Support Hotline Numbers

Staffed by the University of Florida veterinary students Weekdays 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. ET
(352) 392-4700 then 1 and 4080

Staffed by the Michigan State University veterinary students
Tuesday - Thursday 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.ET
(517) 432-2696

Staffed by the Chicago Veterinary Medical Association veterinarians and trained volunteers; leave a voice mail message (long distance calls returned collect)
Calls returned 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. CT
(630) 603-3994

IAMS Pet Loss Support Resource Center             (888) 332-7738

Pet Loss Support Groups
Michigan State University-Free Service
Meets the second and fourth Thursdays of each month in the Michigan State University Small Animal Clinic located on the SE corner of Bogue Street and Wilson Road. Please call or email for further information.
Facilitated by Linda Lawrence LMSW
(517) 432-5967
Email: dingwell@cvm.msu.edu

University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine-Free Services
Meetings 1st and 3rd Tuesdays 6:30-8 pm are traditional support groups.  The 2nd and 4th Tuesdays 6:30-8:30 pm is an art group that helps process grief and memorialize animals.  All groups are held at the UT Veterinary Teaching Hospital, 2407 River Dr., Knoxville.
Support line operates Monday-Friday 9am – 6pm.  (865) 755-8839.
Website: http://utcvmfs1.vet.utk.edu/VSW

Staffed by the Virginia-Maryland
Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
Tuesday & Thursday 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. ET
(540) 231-8038

Staffed by the Ohio State University veterinary students. Hours of operation are Weekdays 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. ET and Saturday and Sunday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET . Hotline coverage is dependent on volunteer availability.
(614) 292-1823

Staffed by Tufts University veterinary students Tuesday & Thursday
6:00 - 9:00 p.m. ET
(508) 839-7966

Staffed by the Iowa State University veterinary students
Weekdays 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. CT
(888) 478-7574

Staffed by the Cornell University veterinary students
Tuesday - Thursday 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. ET
(607) 253-3932

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 24 hours Stephanie LaFarge Ph.D.
(800) 946-4646 pin # 140-7211 and leave your number.


         

                     



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