Pet Loss Support Groups

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Alabama Top

Pats Plus - Pet Loss with Understanding support, Mobile SPCA
2719 Springhill Ave
Moibile, AL 36607
Phone: 805-476-7722

Alaska Top

Linda Bruemmer, Memories Are Forever
1206 5th Ave.
Fairbanks, AK 99701
Phone: 907-456-7580

Debbie McBride, Hospice & Home Care of Juneau
419 Sixth Street
Juneau, AK 99801
Phone: 907-523-6206

Arizona Top

Pet Grief Support Service, Companion Animal Association of Arizona, Inc.
1510 E. Flower St.
Phoenix, AZ 85014-5699
Phone: 602-995-5885

Renee Terry, M. Ed., LPC, Humane Society of Tucson
3450 N. Kelvin Blvd.
Tucson, AZ 85716
Phone: 520-603-8319

Pet Loss Support Group
6300 E. El Dorado Plaza, Suite A-100
Tucson, AZ 85715
Phone: 520-885-6026

Arkansas Top

Terry McMahon
P.O. Box 4
Witter, AR 72776
Phone: 501-456-2317

California Top

Audrey Spector MA, LMFT
1398 Solano Ave.
Albany, CA
Phone: 510-704-5502

Berkeley-East Bay Humane Society
2700 Ninth Street
Berkeley, CA 94710
Phone: 510-752-7757

Lorri Green, Ph.D.
San Diego City Pet Loss Bereavement Program
2058 Oxford Ave.
Cardiff, CA 92007
Phone: 760-436-6798

UC Davis Center for Companion Animal Health
School fo Veterinary Medicine
Davis, CA
Phone: 530-752-7295

Animal Bereavement Support Group
Agape International Spiritual Center
5700 Buckingham Pkwy
Culver City, CA 90230
Phone: 310-348-1260 Ext 426

Center for Companion Animal Health School of Veterinary Medicine
University of California
The Pet Loss Support Hotline
One Shields Ave
Davis, CA 95616-8782
Phone: 530-752-7295

Central California SPCA
103 S. Hughes
Fresno, CA 93706-1207
Phone: 559-233-0115

David Hanson, DEH, TFT-DX
80870 Highway 111 Suite #112
Indio, CA 92201
Phone: 760-898-5838

Theresa Crawford, Licensed Clinical Psychologist
1030 Pearl Street #5
La Jolla, CA 92037 (San Diego)
Phone: 858-459-0345

Animal Friends Connection
1110 W. Kettleman Lane, Ste. 38
Lodi, CA
Phone: 209-365-0535

AARC Sanctuary
P.O. Box 578763
Modesto, CA 95357
Phone: 209-527-AARC (2202)

Teresa Wagner, Matters of the Heart
74 Twin Oaks Dr.
Monterey, CA 93940
Phone: 408-375-9389

Sharon Callahan, Emissaries of St. Francis Animal Loss Support
P.O. Box 1056
Mt. Shasta, CA 96067
Phone: 530-926-6424

The East Bay SPCA
8323 Baldwin Street
Oakland, CA 94621
Phone: 510-569-0702

Carol Nobori
Oakland Humane Society
8323 Baldwin
Oakland, CA 94621
Phone: 510-569-0702

Andrea Keith, MA, MFTI, CEAP, GCI
Counseling Center
University Tower
4199 Campus Dr
Suite #E
Irvine, CA 92612
Phone: 949-650-2442

David Hanson, DEH, TFT-Dx
80870 Highway 111 Suite #112
Indio, CA 92201
Phone: 760-898-5838

Cynthia Clay
Bernardo Center Dr
Rancho Bernardo, CA
Phone: 619-679-6537

Pasadena Humane Society and SPCA
361 S. Raymond Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91105
Phone: 626-793-7822

Pet Loss Group
Belle Cooledge Community Center
Sacramento, CA
Phone: 800-565-1526

San Diego Humane Society's Pet Loss Support Group
5500 Gaines Street
San Diego, CA 92110
Phone: 619-299-7012 ext. 2311

Pet Loss Support Group
Lorri Greene, Ph.D.
Call for meeting schedule
4295 Gesner St., Suite 3B
San Diego, CA
Phone: 619-275-0728

Betty Carmack, RN, Ed.D.
Grief Counseling for Pet Owners
449 Melrose St.
San Francisco, CA 94103-4213
Phone: 415-334-5036

Randy Chelsey, MA Counseling
Certified Hypontherapist
San Jose, CA 95128
Phone: 831-423-5751

Hospice of San Luis Obispo County, Inc.
1432 Higiera St.
San Luis Obispo, CA
Phone: 805-544-2266

Peninsula Humane Society Pet Loss Support Group
12 Airport Blvd.
San Mateo, CA
Phone: 650-340-7022 ext. 344

Anne de Lovinfosse, Ph.D.
Pet Loss Support Group and Individual Conseling
711 D St. Ste 212
San Rafael, CA 94901-3704
Phone: 415-456-5502

Shiva's Center for the Human-Animal bond
California Animal Referral & Emergency (CARE) Hospital
2050 Alameda Padre Serra, Suite 100
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Phone: 805-899-CARE or 805-687-7001

Helaine Ronen, MSW
Humane Society of Santa Clara Valley
2530 Lafayette St.
Santa Clara, CA 95050
Phone: 405-727-3383 ext. 869

Humane Society Silicon Valley
2530 Lafayette Street
Santa Clara, CA 95050
Phone: 408-727-3383 Ext. 858

Isa Dempsey
Santa Cruz SPCA Companion Animal Loss Support Group
2260 7th Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
Phone: 831-465-5000

San Francisco SPCA Pet Loss Support Group
2500-16th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103-4213
Phone: 415-554-3000
Fax: 415-552-7041

Animal Health Foundation Pet Loss Support Group
St. Augustine by the Sea
1227 4th St.
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Phone: 213-559-3164

The Redwood Empire Veterinary Medical Association's Pet Loss Support Group
2375 Range Ave.
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Phone: 707-573-9803

REVMA Pet Loss Support Group
Cheri Barton Ross
775 Farmers Lane
Santa Rosa, CA
Phone: 707-579-3411

Roy Gesley
Phone: 510-752-7757

Jill Goodfriend
Phone: 510-393-1359
(Bay Area) , CA

Contra Costa Veterinary Medical Association
Alameda/Contra Costa Pet Loss Support Group
Hillcrest Congregational Church
404 Gregory Lane
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Phone: 925-932-0607 or 510-752-7757

Colorado Top

Mary Jeanne Murl, LMFT, LCSW
Aurora, CO 80014
Phone: 303-745-0860

Pet Loss Support Group
The Humane Society of Boulder Valley
2323 55th St.
Boulder, CO
Phone: 303-442-4030 Ext 609 or Ext 628

Boulder Pet Loss Support Group
Anne Cattarello, M.A., L.P.C.
100 Arapahoe Ave., Ste. 4
Boulder, CO 80302
Phone: 720-352-0930

Pam Parry, Pet Loss Support Group
5752 N. Academy Blvd.
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
Phone: 719-260-0823

Pet Loss Support Group
Rockrimmon Branch Library Meeting Room
Colorado Springs, CO
Phone: 719-447-1818

Colorado Springs Area Pet Loss Support Group
Sara Sugarman, MSW, MS
5752 N. Academy Blvd.
Colorado Springs, CO
Phone: 719-260-7141 or 719-574-1779

"When You Lose a Pet" Pet Loss Support Group
The Human-Animal Bond Trust
789 Sherman St, 1st Floor Conference Room
Denver, CO 80203,
Phone: 303-318-0447

Central Veterinary Emergency Services
3550 S. Jason St.
Englewood, CO
Phone: 303-874-7387 Ext. 7312

Peter L. Poses, Ph.D.
Front Range Pet Loss/Human-Animal Bond Support Network
The Front Range Center for Changing Family Relations
1006 Robertson St., #202A
Fort Collins, CO 80524-3925
Phone: 303-351-7265,

Longmont Humane Society
Longmont, CO
Phone: 303-772-1232 Ext 26

Connecticut Top

Clinical Associates
12 Woodside Ave
Middlebury, CT
Phone: 203-598-0552

Delaware Top

(no listings)

Florida Top

The Humane Society of Broward County in Fort Lauderdale
2070 Griffin Rd.
Hollywood, FL
Phone: 954-266-6815

Forget-Me-Not Bereavement Center
1721 S.E. 4th Ave.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
Phone: 954-467-7423 Ext 1501

The Animals at Heart Pet Loss Support Group
8464 Beach Blvd.
Jacksonville, FL
Phone: 904-338-9764

Pet Bereavement Support System
Cara Kaplan, ACSW, LCSW, BCD
Lantana, FL
Phone: 561-641-4909

The Humane Society of Greater Miami Pet Loss Support Group
16101 West Dixie Highway
North Miami Beach, FL
Phone: 305-749-1820

Pet Loss Support Group
Judith Tobin
9101 SW 97th Ave.
Miami, FL
Phone: 305-279-0520

Judith Tobin
Pet Loss Support Group
Greater Miami Humane Society
7807 SW 88th Terrace
Miami, FL 33156
Phone: 305-975-1933

Pinellas Animal Foundation
10825 Seminole Blvd., Bldg. A, Unit 3
Seminole, FL 34648
Phone: 727-347-PETS (7387)

Hillsborough Animal Health Foundation
P.O. Box 9431
Tampa, FL 33674-9431
Phone: 727-221-4804

Georgia Top

(no listings)

Hawaii Top

Hawaiian Humane Society
2700 Waialae Ave.
Honolulu, HI 96826
Phone: 808-356-2217

Idaho Top

(no listings)

Illinois Top

Chicago Veterinary Medical Association
120 E. Ogden Ave., Ste. 17C
Hinsdale, IL 60630
Phone: 630-325-1231 or 630-325-1600

Marilyn G. Putz, MA
Lincolnshire Animal Hospital Pet Loss Counseling
420 Half Day Rd.
Lincolnshire, IL 60069
Phone: 847-634-9250

Loyal Friends
Provena-Covenant Hospice and The Center for Grief, Loss, and Hope
Provena-Covenant Medical Center
1400 W. Park, Room 710
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: 217-337-2470

Indiana Top

Faithful Friends Pet After Care Services
1606 Navajo St.
Elkhart, IN 46516
Phone: 574-390-9900

Reaching For Joys Petloss Support Group
Fort Wayne, IN
Phone: 260-637-1705

Pet Loss Grief Support Group
P.O. Box 53765
Indianapolis, IN 46253-0765
Phone: 317-251-4028

Pet Loss Support Group
914 South Street
Layfayette, IN
Phone: 765-497-3113

Healing Hearts Support Group
Action for Animals
P.O. Box 835
Muncie, IN 47308
Phone: 765-774-3509 or 765-741-7858

Forever In Our Hearts
Pet Bereavement Support Group
P.O. Box 1161
Mishawaka, IN 46546
Phone: 574-339-4493

Veterinary Family Support Service
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Phone: 317-494-1107

Iowa Top

Heavenly Helpers
304 South St.
Hopkinton, IA 52237
Phone: 319-926-2167

Kansas Top

David Jones, DVM
Cat Clinic of Louisville
P.O. Box 4963
Louisville, KY 40204
Phone: 502-451-2673

Thomas L. Haffner, MAMFT
4308 Taylorsville Road
Louisville, KY 40220
Phone: 502-296-6706

Kentucky Top

(no listings)

Louisiana Top

Stephanie Johnson, BCSW
Best Friend Gone Project
LSU School of Veterinary Medicine
South Stadium Rd.
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: 504-346-5710

Maine Top

Pet Bereavement Support Group
Vicki Gayton, LCSW and Deb Konieczko, LCSW
836 Main St.
Westbrook, ME 04092
Phone: 207-854-0907 Ext: 4

Maryland Top

Pet Loss Support Group of Western Maryland
Frostburg, MD
Phone: 301-687-0355

Dr. Mary Knipmeyer
Montgomery County Humane Society Pet Bereavement Seminar
Montgomery County Animal Shelter
14645 Rothgeb Dr.
Rockville, MD
Phone: 301-279-1077

Pet Loss Support Group
Animal Welfare and Aspin Hill Memorial Park
13630 Georgia Ave.
Silver Spring, MD
Phone: 301-871-6700

Massachusetts Top

Pet Loss Support Group (Lumpy's Group)
Andover, MA
Phone: 978-749-8016

MSPCA Pet Loss Support Program
350 S. Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA 02130
Phone: 617-522-7400

Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine
Center for Animals and Public Policy
200 Westboro Rd.
N. Grafton, MA 01536
Phone: 508-839-7991

Michigan Top

Pet Rest Gardens
7185 Gillette Road
Flushing, MI 48433
Phone: 810-659-6114
Fax: 810-569-6113

Pet Loss Support Group
Michigan State University Small Animal Clinic located on the southeast corner of Bogue Street and Wilson Road
East Lansing, MI 48824
Facilitated by Linda Lawrence, LMSW
Phone:  517-432-5967
e-mail:  lawren45 @ cvm.msu.edu

Joyful Spirit Counseling
9500 Highland Rd. Suite 6A
Howell, MI 48843
Phone 517-898-5094

Minnesota Top

Friends of Animals Humane Society
1418 Highway 33
South Cloquet, MN 55720 (near Duluth)
Phone: 218-879-1655

Animal Humane Society Pet Loss Support Group
845 Meadow Lane N.
Minneapolis, MN 55422
Phone: 612-522-6009

The Broken Bond Pet Loss Hot Line/Support Group
1218 5th Street NE
Rochester, MN
Phone: 507-289-8169

University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine
St. Paul, MN
Phone: 612-624-9372

Mississippi Top

(no listings)

Missouri Top

St. Louis Pet Loss Support Group
Petropolis Pet Center
16830 Chesterfield Airport Rd.
Chesterfield, MO. 63005
Phone: 636-537-2322 ext. 28

Jeanie Ransom, MA
Creve Coeur Counseling Associates
939 Gardenview Office Parkway
Creve Coeur, MO 63141
Phone: 636-544-1525

Rolling Acres Memorial Gardens for Pets
12200 N Crooked Road
Kansas City, MO 64152-4900
Phone: 816-891-8888

Pet Grief Support Group
Unity Temple on the Plaza
707 West 47th St
Kansas City, MO 64112
Phone: 816-561-4466

Kansas City: Pet Grief Support Group Unity Temple
707 West 47th Street
Kansas City, MO 64112
Phone: 816-561-4466

TLC Pet Loss Support Group
1611 Mills Rd.
Ozark, MO
Phone: 417-725-2908 or 417-836-5449

Humane Society of Missouri
1201 Macklind Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63110
Phone: 314-647-8800 x 578

Sponsored by Agape Pet Cremations
Mid-Missouri Bank
100 North Main St
Webb City, MO
Phone: 417-782-7387

Montana Top

(no listings)

Nebraska Top

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Nevada Top

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New Hampshire Top

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New Jersey Top

Dr. Francine Michaels
Cliffside Medical Center (meetings)
663 Palisades Ave., Ste. 304
Cliffside Park, NJ 07010
Phone: 201-941-9166
Toll Free: 800-941-FRAN

Mt. Pleasant Animal Shelter
194 Route 10 West
E. Hanover, NJ 07936
Phone: 973-386-0068

Pet Loss and Bereavement Support Group
Liberty Humane Society
235 Jersey City Blvd.
Jersey City, NJ
Phone: 210-547-4147

St. Hubert's
22 Prospect St.
Madison, NJ
Phone: 973-761-4925

Samaritan Hospice
5 Eves Dr., Ste. 300
Marlton, NJ 08053
Phone: 856-596-1600
Toll Free: 800-229-8183

Friends of Nikki
46 Patterson St.
New Brunswick, NJ
Phone: 732-246-2124

Dr. JoAnn Jarolmen
352 Corona Place
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Phone: 201-445-3321

Animal Bereavement Center
P.O. Box 1376
Summit, NJ 07901
Phone: 973-829-1967

New Mexico Top

Ann Beyke M.A. LPC,
1111 Carlisle SE
Albuquerque, NM
Phone: 505-265-3087

Pet Loss Support Group
525 Guadalupe Court NW
Albuquerque, NM
Phone: 505-321-0261

Janice Barsky, MA, LMHC
109 Los Hornos Road
Lamy, NM 87540
Phone: 505-466-3500

Pet Loss Support Group
Janice Barsky
3012D Cielo Court
Santa Fe, NM
Phone: 505-424-1402

New York Top

The Community Hospice of Albany Pet Bereavement support Services
P.O. box 8553
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-724-0200

Capital Region Pet Loss Network
c/o Terri Plain
11 Terrace Ct.
Ballston Lake, NY
Phone: 518-448-LOSS (5677)

The Humane Society of Rochester and Monroe County
Pet Loss Group
Lollypop Farm, 99 Victor road
Fairport, NY
Phone: 585-223-1330

Animal General
140 West 67 Street
New York, NY
Phone: 212-501-9600

Pet Loss Support Program
Animal Medical Center
510 E. 62nd St.
New York, NY 10021
Phone: 212-838-8100

Emma Tate, Hospice Inc.
70 S. Hamilton St.
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Phone: 914-473-2273

North Carolina Top

Christy Gunther, MA, LPC,
Pet Loss Support Group
338 Merrimon Ave., Suite B
Asheville, NC 28801
Phone: 828-258-3229

Unicorn Bereavement Center
Triangle Hospice
Hillsborough, NC
Phone: 919-644-6869

North Dakota Top

Souris Valley Humane Society
1935 20th Ave. SE
Minot, ND 58701-6015
Phone: 701-852-6133

Ohio Top

Tina W. Bulucea, MSSA, LISW (facilitator)
3450 Lee Road
Shaker Hts., OH 44120
Phone: 216-407-4037

Humane Society of Greater Akron
4904 Quick Rd.
Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Phone: 330-657-2010

Sally Williamson
8173 Ballash Rd
Medina, OH 44256
Phone: 330-769-3393

Rescue Village
15463 Chillicothe Rd.
Russell Township, OH 44072
Phone: 440-338-4819

Animal Hospital Inc.
2735 SOM Center Rd.
Willoughby, OH 44094
Phone: 440-946-2800

Oklahoma Top

Pet Loss Support Group
2655 E. 36th St.
(northwest corner of 36th St. and Columbia Pl., on 36th St. between Lewis and Harvard)
Tulsa, OK
Phone: 918-224-5558

Oregon Top

The Humane Society of Redmond
339 SW 6th St.
Redmond, OR
Phone: 541-923-0882

Juliane Conrad, MSEd
Pet Loss Support Group
Philomath Counseling Center
132 S. 17th St.
Philomath, OR
Phone: 541-929-7020

Enid Traisman, MSW
Dove Lewis Emergency Animal Hospital
1984 NW Petty Grove
Portland, OR 97209
Phone: 503-234-2061

Humane Society of Willamette Valley
Pet Loss Support Group
4246 Turner road SE
Salem, OR 97301
Phone: 503-585-5900 Ext 322

Pennsylvania Top

Linda Peterson, LCSW
Center for Pet Loss Counseling and Education
P.O. Box 357
Chadds Ford, PA 19317
Phone: 610-399-3168

Heartland Hospice
217 Granite Run Drive
Lancaster, PA
Phone: 717-581-1450.

CARES (Center for Animal Referral and Emergency Services)
2010 Cabot Boulevard West, Suite D
Langhorne, PA 19047
Phone: 215- 292-1057

University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
Phone: 215-898-4529

Rhode Island Top

Potter League for Animals
87 Oliphant Lane
Middletown, RI 02840
Phone: 401-846-8276

South Carolina Top

Aliix Plaxco, MS
Sharing and Caring
Bees Ferry Veterinarian Boarding Kennel
22517 Ashley River Rd.
Charleston, SC 29414
Phone: 843-763-4246

Pet Rest Cemetery and Cremation Service
225 N. Red Bank Rd.
P.O. Box 904
Goose Creek, SC 29445
Phone: 843-797-5735

South Dakota Top

(no listings)

Tennessee Top

Regional Institute for Veterinary Emergencies and Referrals
2132 Amnicola Highway
Chattanooga, TN 37406
Phone: 423-698-4612

Veterinary Social Work
Department of Comparative Medicine
2407 Rive Drive, Rm. A205
Knoxville, TN 37996-4543
Phone: 865-755-8839

Barbara Wells
Memphis-Shelby Co. Veterinary Medical Association
Pet Loss Support Group
Memphis, TN
Phone: 901-873-4127

Texas Top

Samantha Rahmberg (contact)
Humane Society of Austin & Travis County
124 W. Anderson Lane
Austin, TX 78752
Phone: 512-837-7985 Ext 226

Bridges
Dallas, Ft. Worth. Metro, TX
Phone: 817-784-6362

The Houston SPCA
900 Portway Dr
Houston, TX
Phone: 713-869-7722 Ext 127

S.A.P.P.Y.
Pet Loss/Grief Support Group of San Antonio
6800 Evers Road
San Antonio, TX
Phone: 210-216-0920 or 210-216-0920

Utah Top

Dr.ÊAlan Cunningham
461 E 200 N
American Fork, UT 84003
Phone: 801-756-2640

Becky Andrews, MS, CPCI
Davis Counseling Center
1466 N. Hwy 89, #230
Farmington, UT 84025
Phone: 801-447-6000 or Phone: 801.259.3883
Fax: 801-479-9684

Vermont Top

(no listings)

Virginia Top

Kathy Reiter
Animal Welfare League of Alexandria
4101 Eisenhower Ave.
Alexandria, VA 22304
Phone: 703-838-4774

Lynn McDowell, RN
Pet Loss/Grief Support Group
Abingdon, Bristol, VA
Phone: 540-619-5590

Pet Loss/Grief Support Group, Abingdon
Bristol, VA
Phone: 877-301-2290

Kathy Reiter
Fairfax County Animal Shelter
4500 West Ox Rd.
Fairfax, VA 22030
Phone: 703-830-1100

The Rite Circle Pet Bereavement Support Group
Fredericksberg, VA
Phone: 540-361-7487

Dr. Sandra Barker
Center for Human-Animal Interaction
School of Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
Phone: 804-828-PAWS (7297)

Washington Top

The Humane Society for Seattle/King County
13212 SE Eastgate Way
Bellevue, WA 98005-4408
Phone: 425-641-0080

Pet Loss Support Group Seattle Animal Shelter
2061 15th Avenue West
Seattle, WA
Phone: 206-937-6934

Humane Society for Tacoma and Pierce County
2608 Center St
Tacoma, WA 98409
Phone: 253-253-383-2733

West Virginia Top

Melody L. Hunter, AS, BS, MA
8 Lovell Dr.
Charleston, WV 25302
Phone: 304-345-8625

Wisconsin Top

City of La Crosse Park and Recreation Dept.
South Side Neighborhood Center.
1300 S. 6th Street
La Crosse, WI 54601
Phone: 608-789-8298

Sara Westgor
Pet Loss Bereavement Services, LLC
205 W. Doty Ave.
Neenah, WI 54956
Phone: 920-540-0506

Wyoming Top

Cheyenne Pet Clinic
Pet Loss Support
3740 E. Lincolnway
Cheyenne, WY 82001
Phone: 307-635-4121

Cheyenne Animal Shelter Meeting
Laramie County Library
Phone: 307-632-6655 ex 26

Pam Brekken
Laramie Pet Loss Support Group
P.O. Box 1674
Laramie, WY 82073
Phone: 307-721-4119a

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