Pet Loss Resources

Recommended Articles

The following articles are presented in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format. 

Defining Quality of Life - by Moira Anderson Allen, M.Ed.
"Whenever one considers the painful choice of euthanasia, one is always advised to take the pet's "quality of life" into account..."

Death of a Family Pet, Losing a Family Friend - courtesy of ALPO® Pet Foods
"We grieve over the death of a pet. This reaction is only natural. Our feelings toward pets are so special that experts have a term for their relationship: the human-companion animal bond..."

Recommended Web Sites

www.petloss.com - Pet Loss Grief Support is the first place to visit when a beloved pet passes on. Here are personal support resources, Monday Candle Ceremony, healing poetry including Rainbow Bridge and much more.

www.pawtoheart.org - Paw To Heart bereavement services include a support group that meets in Plainview, NY, workshops, lectures and an online chatroom.

www.aplb.org - The Association of Pet Loss & Bereavement, Inc.;
a non profit organization with an informational web site. This site has many links regarding pet bereavement, poems, and memorials.

www.in-memory-of-pets.com - Pet Loss and Grief Support, Family Pet Loss, Pet Loss Memorials, Pet Loss Tributes and Pets Family Stories, Candle Light Rose Ceremony, and much more...

www.ourpals.com - OurPALS.com posts articles on different aspects of pet loss, grief and bereavement.

www.simplypets.com - Pet loss page includes a comprehensive listing of online pet loss support links.