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Pet Grief and Loss Online Support Resources

Lap of Love is dedicated to supporting pet families by providing information, resources, palliative, and hospice care to families who have geriatric or end of life circumstances with their pet family members. Also has specialty support groups including unexpected or traumatic loss and Spanish speaking groups.

Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement provides pet loss and grief support and honoring the human animal bond with resources, support groups and education on the loss of pet family members.

Pet-Loss.net hosts many resources and supports to assist families in coping with the loss of their pet family member.

Love, Baxter built to support families through through the most difficult moments of pet care

Pet Loss Community offers support for pet parents struggling with pet loss grief and anticipatory grief through individual and group support.

Veterinary Wisdom Honors the human animal bond and captures the love with memorial ideas to assist pet families with remembering their pet family members.

IAADP Assistance Dogs Loss Committee (For Service Dogs) supports families in coping with the loss of their service dog through peer facilitated support calls and resources.

Specific to Cancer

Kali’s Wish Cancer Foundation Supports pets and their families through pet cancer.

Zoo and Aquarium Mental Health Support

The mission for GRAZE is to strengthen individuals, teams, and organizations within the zoo and aquarium industry by providing training and development programs, supportive services, and crisis response.

Disclaimer: These are suggestions and not an endorsement of any kind by Purdue.  This to provide the reader with resources to assist in the grief and loss process of pet family members. Please visit the website to get more information.  These websites listed above are for support and information and may be monitored by volunteers who are not professional therapists.  If you are experiencing prolonged grief or deep depression please seek out a professional therapist or dial 988 for immediate needs.