Additional Pet Loss Support Resources
Every pet owner deserves plenty of support as they are grieving the loss of a beloved pet. Visit these helpful links to explore additional resources to help navigate your pet loss journey.
Supporting Children & Teens After The Death of a Pet
This resource is meant to provide the information and language to support children & teens.
Helping a Child Grieving a Beloved Pet
A resource with gentle guidance for supporting children as they grieve the loss of a beloved pet.
Supporting a Grieving Pet
A resource with gentle guidance for supporting a surviving pet after the loss of an animal companion
Lap of Love: Pet Loss Support Groups
Lap of Love offers gentle grief support after the loss of a beloved pet, including virtual support groups, one-on-one support, courses, and additional resources led by certified pet loss coaches.
Association of Pet Loss and Bereavement
The Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement offers free, scheduled online chat sessions for people grieving the loss of a pet or anticipating a loss. Sessions are led by trained volunteer Pet Loss Grief Specialists.
The Pet Loss Support Page
The Pet Loss Support Page offers articles, handouts, and resource listings to help people cope with grief, euthanasia decisions, supporting children, memorializing a pet, and finding support groups or counselors.
Pet Parent Grief Support Resources
This collection of articles offers support for understanding grief, honoring and remembering your pet, helping children and older adults through loss, caring for surviving pets, and finding ways to cope in the days ahead.
Podcast: “These Relationships Matter”
DoveLewis’ Debrah Lee, LCSW, joins Dougy Center’s Grief Out Loud podcast to talk about why pet loss grief is real, valid, and worthy of support, and the deep bonds behind that loss.
OVC Pet Trust Pet Loss Support Resource Centre
This resource centre offers support for people preparing for or grieving the loss of a beloved pet. Explore videos, support guides, expert interviews, and additional resources focused on grief, healing, and the lasting bond we share with our pets.
The Pet Loss Companion YouTube Channel
This video resource offers short, gentle support for people grieving the loss of a beloved pet, helping them feel less alone and find comfort in the days after loss.
Losing Lulu
Losing Lulu is an online grief support community for people who have lost an animal companion to behavioral euthanasia, offering a kind and understanding space for this specific and often isolating type of loss.
Cornell Pet Loss Support Line
Cornell offers compassionate support for people grieving the loss of a pet, with calls answered by trained veterinary student volunteers. Call the support line at 607-218-7457.
Tufts Pet Loss Support Helpline
Tufts offers caring, nonjudgmental support for people grieving a pet or facing a difficult goodbye. The helpline is staffed Monday through Thursday, 6–9 p.m. ET, with 24-hour voicemail. Call the support line at 508-839-7966.
Chicago Veterinary Medical Association Pet Loss Support
The Chicago Veterinary Medical Association offers free support through the Dr. Mary K. Baukert CVMA Pet-Loss Helpline and monthly virtual WINGS support group. Call the support line at 630-325-1600.
TED Talk: Pet Loss Grief, The Pain Explained
TED Talk: The Emotional Costs of Euthanasia
