Note: Although I have visited and personally evaluated all of the sites listed below, I don't re-visit each of them regularly, and I'm not always notified when sites are no longer active.  I would greatly appreciate your feedback on the usefulness of any of the sites listed, and if you should encounter an inactive site, please let me know.  I also welcome your suggestions for additions to these listings. Please send your comments and suggestions to me at TousleyM@aol.com.  Thank you! [Links on this page last updated April 8, 2024]

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A Bill of Rights for Grieving Animal Lovers
Adoption Failure Leads to Relinquishment and Guilt
Afraid to Love My Remaining Pets
Animal Hospice
Animal Hospice and Palliative Care: Suggested Resources
Animal Loss: Myths and Realities
Animal Rescuer Devastated As Shelter Disregards Her Wishes
Animal Souls Matter
Anticipating the Death of a Cherished Pet
Can I Euthanize My Dog On My Own?
Can You Explain A Pet's Death to Another Pet?
Cat With FIV Euthanized Too Soon ~ Guilt Follows
Children and Pet Loss: A Family Deals with An Accidental Death
Children and Pet Loss: Following Their Lead
Comfort and Support in Your Time of Grief: Articles by Teresa Wagner
Coping with Companion Animal Loss Across the Age Continuum (Article by Betty Carmack)
Dad Troubled by Accidental Death of Son's Kitten
Daughter Wants to Help Mom after Death of Beloved Dog
Dealing with Grief in a Pack (Article by Martin Deeley)
Dealing with the Death of a Horse
Death of a Pet: Breaking The Sad News
Death of a Service Dog
Did My Cat Go to Heaven?
Disaster Preparedness for Pets
Do Animals Have Feelings?
Do Animals Have Souls?
Do Dogs Mourn?
Do Pets Go to Heaven? Viewpoints from Various Faiths
End-of-Life Care for Animals
Equine Euthanasia
Euthanasia at Our Hospital
Euthanasia: The Facts
Euthanasia: Making the Decision
Explaining Pet Loss to Children: Some Do's and Don'ts
Exploring Questions about Euthanasia
Family Writes Bucket List for Dog (Article by Ian Hamilton)
Finding a Counselor Who Is Sensitive to Pet Loss
Finding Support for Pet Loss
From the Backyard to the Pet Bed: The Changing Role of Animals in Society (Article by Michelle Linn-Gust)
Funerals for Pets?
Ghost Stories: Visits from the Deceased (Article by Vaughn Bell)
Grief and Pet Loss (Articles by Christine Jette)
Handling the Holidays When You're Feeling Blue
Helping a Child with Pet Loss
Helping Another with Pet Loss
Helping Children Cope with a Pet's Euthanasia
Helping Grandchildren with Pet Loss
Helping Elderly Parents with Pet Loss
Helping Seniors with Pet Loss
Helping Young Children with Pet Loss
Hospice Care: Ending Life with Compassion
Hospice Care for Pets: Why You Should Consider It
If You Need Help Paying for Veterinary Services: Listing on Speaking for Spot
In Grief: Comparing Pet Loss to Loss of a Person
In Grief: Preparing for The Loss of A Pet
In Grief: When Pet Loss Feels Worse Than Person Loss
Involving Children In The Euthanasia Decision
Losing a Cherished Pet: Myths and Misconceptions
Loss and the Burden of Guilt
Loss of a Therapy Animal
Loving A Pet Too Much: When Bonding May Be Unhealthy
Memorializing a Cherished Pet
Memorializing Pets We Have Lost
Music for A Pet Loss Service
National Pet Memorial Day
Offering Support: What to Say (or Not) to a Grieving Animal Lover
Pet Euthanasia Gone Bad
Pet Euthanasia: When Is It Time To Say Goodbye?
Pet Loss: A Disenfranchised Grief
Pet Loss: A Family Deals with An Accidental Death
Pet Loss: A Letter of Thanks
Pet Loss: A Reader Asks, How Am I Doing?
Pet Loss: A Run-Away Train of Grief,
Pet Loss: A Young Teen Loses Two Best Friends
Pet Loss: Adoption Failure Leads to Relinquishment and Guilt
Pet Loss: Afraid to Love My Remaining Pets
Pet Loss: Amazed At How We Are Grieving
Pet Loss and Animal Communication: Suggested Resources
Pet Loss and the Elderly
Pet Loss: At My Age, Is It Selfish to Get Another Dog?
Pet Loss: Can I Euthanize My Dog On My Own?
Pet Loss: Cannot Stop Crying
Pet Loss: Caring for Your Pet When You Cannot
Pet Loss: Cat With FIV Euthanized Too Soon ~ Guilt Follows
Pet Loss: Coping with Multiple Losses
Pet Loss: Coping with The Trauma of An Unexpected Death
Pet Loss: Curious Cats Get Killed in Clothes Dryers
Pet Loss: Curious Cats Still Getting Killed in Clothes Dryers
Pet Loss: Death of A Service Dog
Pet Loss: Deciding on After-Death Care for A Cherished Pet
Pet Loss: Deciding When To Bury The Body
Pet Loss: Delayed Grief
Pet Loss: Do Pets Go To Heaven?
Pet Loss: Euthanizing An Aggressive Dog
Pet Loss: Feeling Lost, Broken in Wake of Parents' Euthanasia Decision
Pet Loss: Finding Peace After Euthanasia
Pet Loss: Finding Support In A Group
Pet Loss: Grief in the Wake of a Dog's Wrongful Death
Pet Loss: Guilt Follows Adoption Mistake
Pet Loss: Guilt In The Wake of A Kitten's Accidental Death
Pet Loss: Guilt In The Wake Of The Euthanasia Decision
Pet Loss: Has My Cat Gone Off to Die?
Pet Loss: Helping A Friend With Unresolved Grief
Pet Loss: How Long Before Adopting Another?
Pet Loss: Is It A Different Kind of Grief?
Pet Loss: Keeping The Secret Of A Cremation Mistake
Pet Loss: Keepsake Yarn Spun from Pet Hair
Pet Loss: Negligence or Accident?
Pet Loss: Providing for Pet Care In Your Absence
Pet Loss: PTSD Following Euthanasia Decision?
Pet Loss: Questions from A College Student
Pet Loss: Relinquishment Leads to Unresolved Guilt
Pet Loss: Regrets Following Dog's Burial,
Pet Loss: Seeking Support From A Group
Pet Loss: Sharing The Sad News With Grandchildren
Pet Loss: Sibling's Insensitivity Causes Family Discord
Pet Loss: Signs of Progress in Grief
Pet Loss: Spiritual Beliefs and Prayer
Pet Loss: Still Mourning 3 Years Later
Pet Loss: Struggling With My Cat's Ending
Pet Loss: Supporting A Teen on the Autism Spectrum through Grief
Pet Loss: Supporting Your Grieving Pet
Pet Loss: The Pain of Relinquishment
Pet Loss: Waiting for Biopsy Results
Pet Loss: Was My Cat Saying Goodbye?
Pet Loss: When A Pet Goes Missing
Pet Loss: When A Pet's Routine Surgery Goes Bad
Pet Loss: When A "Pocket Pet" Dies
Pet Loss: When Guilt Goes Unresolved
Pet Loss: When Guilt Overshadows Grief
Pet Loss: When Needed Support Is Lacking
Pet Loss: When Nothing Eases The Pain
Pet Loss: When Social Support Is Lacking
Pet Loss: Why Does It Hurt So Much?
Pet Loss: Why Surrender An Animal to A Shelter?
Pet Loss: Yet Another Kitten Killed in Clothes Dryer
Plan Now to Protect Your Pet in a Natural Disaster
Predeceasing Your Pets: Ensuring Their Care After Your Death
Providing for Pet Care in Your Absence
Real Men Don't Grieve, Do They?
Remembering Two Precious Souls
Replacing a Pet Who Has Died: When Is It Time?
Saying Goodbye: Memorializing Your Canine Companion
Saying Goodbye to a Golden
Saying Goodbye to Beringer
Sorting Out Spiritual Beliefs about Death, the Afterlife
Spiritual Connection with Bubba, Kat Berard's Beloved Horse
Suffering: Barking Up the Wrong Tree
The Tragedy of Shelter Euthanasia and What You Can Do to Stop It
Using Children's Books to Help with Grief
Using Story to Explain Pet Loss to Children
Veterinary Malpractice and the Human-Animal Bond
Video: Going Home: Finding Peace When Pets Die
Video: Til Then
When Pet Loss Affects Feelings for Those Remaining
When Your Companion Animal Is Missing
Widow Considers Adopting A Second Dog
 

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