The Pet Loss Support Group

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.

Staffed by the University of
California-Davis veterinary students
Weekdays 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. PT
( 916 ) 752-4200

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 University of California-Davis veterinary students Weekdays 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. PT
( 916 ) 752-4200

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

Staffed by the Virginia-Maryland
Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
Tuesday & Thursday 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. ET
( 540 ) 2318038

Staffed by the Ohio State University veterinary students Monday, Wednesday & Friday 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. ET
( 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