NATIONAL HOTLINES:

(Many hotlines listed by state, below, will also return calls nationwide.)

• ASPCA National Pet Loss Hotline - 877-GRIEF-10, http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/pet-loss/
  
  
• Grief Recovery Hotline - (800) 445-4808 - M-F 9am-5pm PT
  
  
• Iams Pet Loss Support Hotline - 1-888-332-7738 - M-F 9am-5pm, http://www.iams.com/en-ca/dog-article/pages/the_death_of_a_pet.aspx#2

STATE HOTLINES:

• Colorado: 970-297-1242 - Argus Institute for Families and Veterinary Medicine, Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Ft. Collins - M/F 9am-5pm MT. Call and leave a message and a counselor will return your call. http://www.argusinstitute.colostate.edu/clinic.htm. See the Counselor listing under Ft. Collins, below, for more info.
  
  
• DC: (202) 966-2171 - The PAL Pet Loss Comfort Line can be accessed by calling the PAL office in Washington, D.C., Monday through Friday, from 9am to 5 pm. You will be referred to a PAL counselor. http://www.peopleanimalslove.org/our_programs.php#petloss, info@peopleanimalslove.org
  
  
• Florida: (352) 392-4700 - University of Florida School of Veterinary Medicine. If someone is not available to talk with you when you call, your call will be returned within 24 hours on weekdays. Weekend calls will be returned on Monday. Calls returned anywhere within the US. http://www.vetmed.ufl.edu/veterinary-hospitals/small-animal-hospital/pet-loss-support/
  
  
• Illinois: (630) 325-1600 - Chicago Veterinary Medical Association (see "Support Groups"); leave message, calls will be returned between 7-9 pm CST; long-distance calls will be returned collect. http://www.chicagovma.org/petlosssupport
  
  
• Illinois: (877) 394-2273 - University of Illinois CARE Pet Loss Helpline - (toll-free) Sun/T/Th 7-9pm CST; voice mail messages will be returned. Local calls: (217) 244-2273. http://vetmed.illinois.edu/CARE/, griefhelp@vetmed.illinois.edu
  
  
• Iowa: 319-338-3357 - Johnson County Humane Society HelpLine, JCHS, P.O. Box 2775, Iowa City, IA 52244-2775, http://www.johnsoncountyhumane.org/death.html, jchs@johnsoncountyhumane.org
  
  
• Maryland: (540) 231-8038 - Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, T/Th 6-9 PM ET, http://www.vetmed.vt.edu/students/ots/events.html
  
  
• Maryland: See DC.
  
  
• Massachusetts: (508) 839-7966 - Tufts University veterinary school; M-F 6-9 pm ET; calls from outside Massachusetts will be returned at no charge. For more information, visit http://www.tufts.edu/vet/petloss/
  
  
• Michigan: (517) 432-2696 - Pet Loss Support Hotline, Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 6:30-9:30 pm ET http://cvm.msu.edu/petloss/index.htm
  
  
• New Jersey: (800) 404-PETS - PetFriends hotline. Outside of NJ Dial (856) 234-4688. Phones answered 24 hours a day. http://www.contactburlco.org/services/petfriends
  
  
• New Jersey: (732) 542-0040 - Monmouth County SPCA - Bob Szita MS, LPC, Co-Director of Contemporary Counseling Center of Marlboro, NJ and Pet Loss Counselor for the Monmouth County SPCA will return calls at no charge to the public. http://monmouthcountyspca.org/services/bereavement-counseling/, http://www.actionartz.com/petlosshelpline.htm, ContactUs@ActionArtz.com
  
  
• New York: (607) 253-3932 - Cornell University Pet Loss Support Hotline, T/Th 6-9 pm ET; messages will be returned, http://www.vet.cornell.edu/org/petloss/
  
  
• New York: (877) GRIEF-10 - ASPCA - http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/pet-loss/. You can also e-mail questions to Dr. Stephanie LaFarge at http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/ask-the-expert/ask-the-expert-pet-loss/
  
  
• Ohio: (614) 292-1823 - The Ohio State University Companion Animal Listening Line, M-F 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm EST, Sat-Sun 10 am - 4 pm EST; voice-mail messages will be returned. (Most hotline volunteers are veterinary students, therefore hours are dependant on volunteer availability and may be more limited during summer months.) http://vet.osu.edu/vmc/pet-owner-support-and-counseling
  
  
• Texas: (214) 461-5131 - SPCA of Texas, Dallas. All calls are returned within 24 hours. http://www.spca.org/Page.aspx?pid=253
  
  
• Virginia: (540) 231-8038 - Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, T/Th 6-9 PM ET, http://www.vetmed.vt.edu/students/ots/events.html
  
  
• Virginia: See DC.
  
  
• Washington: (866) 266-8635 or (509) 335-5704 - Washington State University, Pullman; http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/PLHL/; also offers e-mail support at plhl@vetmed.wsu.edu

INTERNATIONAL HOTLINES:

• Canada: 519-824-4120 x53694 - Pet Loss Support Hotline, Teaching Hospital, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1. Tuesday - Thursday 6:00 pm -9:00 pm ET. An answering service is available outside regular hotline hours. http://www.ovc.uoguelph.ca/petloss/, petloss@uoguelph.ca
  
  
• Great Britain - 0800 096 6606 - Society for Companion Animal Studies, 8:30 am-8:30 pm. daily. (UK only including northern Ireland). The support line is open from 8.30am - 8.30pm every day. All calls are free and confidential from a landline. If calling from a mobile phone, some phone networks may charge. Support is provided by trained volunteers. http://www.scas.org.uk/1970/pet-loss-support-.html Also offers e-mail suppport - pbssmail@bluecross.org.uk

BOOKS

Coping with Sorrow on the Loss of Your Pet
by Moira Anderson. Coping with Sorrow on the Loss of Your Pet celebrates more than 20
years in print with a newly updated, expanded 3rd Edition - now available from Amazon.com!

Pet loss: A Thoughtful Guide for Adults and Children
by Herbert Nieberg, Ph.D. New York, Harper & Row 1996

Loving and Losing a Pet: A Psychologist and a Veterinarian Share Their Wisdom
by Michael Stern and Susan Cropper Northvale, NJ Jason Aronson, Inc. 1998

The Loss of a Pet
by Wallace Sife, Ph.D. rev. ed. NY Howell Book House 1998

Good Grief: Finding Peace After Pet Loss - www.goodgriefpetloss.com
by Sid Korpi, Healy House Books 2009
This book shows you how to: Emotionally prepare for a pet's euthanasia - understand when it's time, View death not as an ending, but (as animals see it) a natural transformation, Take care of yourself around insensitive people, Memorialize and celebrate your pet's life, Move on after your loss and love again.

ORGANIZATIONS

Angel Hearts
A beautiful site with poems and the ability to post pictures of your departed pet for others to view. 

Animal Love and Loss Network (ALLN)
The Animal Love And Loss Network (ALLN) seeks to bring together those who are mourning the injury, illness or loss of an animal companion. We also represent and support those who are working to end the exploitation and suffering of all animals. Weekly online forums to discuss your loss with others.

A Garden of Rest
A beautiful website offering a Pet Grief Forum, eSympathy cards and pet grief poems and stories all of which is completely FREE.

American Veterinary Medical Association's Pet Loss Page
http://www.avma.org/careforanimals/animatedjourneys/
goodbyefriend/goodbye.asp

The American Veterinary Association
The American Veterinary Association web site has a listing of further resources in the Pet Care section of it's web site at www.avma.org

The Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement (APLB)
PO Box 106, Brooklyn, NY 11230 (718) 382-0690

Animal communicator Frances W. Greenspan speaks to your pets here and to those who have passed on to the other side.  Find out what they want to communicate to you, resolve unanswered questions, behavioral issues - phone readings.    Contact her at illusbyfwg@aol.com or her website:  www.franceswgreenspan.com

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