Pet Loss Support Group Meetings
(Updated 03/02/13)
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Pats Plus Pet Loss with Understanding
Support
Mobile SPCA
2719 Springhill Ave. Mobile.
Phone: (805) 476-7722
Humane Society of Southern Arizona
Pet Loss Group meets 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month in
Tucson.
Please call Renee Terry 520 603 8319 for information.
Companion Animal Association of Arizona, Inc.
Pet grief support group meets 9:00 - 10:30 AM first Saturday of
every month
Hospice of the Valley 1510 East Flower St. Phoenix.
Contact Marty Tousley Phone: (602) 995-5885
Hope Hospice Pet Loss Support Group (no fee)
6377 Clark Avenue, Dublin, CA 9456
Meets the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month, from 7;00 pm until
8:30 pm.
Call Michele Shimamura, LMFT, CT, for a short phone in-take:
925-683-8463
Pet Grief Recovery Group
Loma Linda University Medical Center
11234 Anderson St. Loma Linda, CA 92354
It is a 7 week long class, and we meet once a week for 1 hour
and half, and we teach about how pet loss grief affects those
suffering, coping skills, and ways of finding closure.
New groups begin the first Tuesday of January, April, July, and
October From 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Phone: 909 558-7355
Pet Loss Support Group
The SPCA for Monterey County
1002 Highway 68, across from Laguna Seca Raceway, Monterey
Meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month from 12:00-1:00
at The SPCA's Education Center
The group is drop-in with no need to register and there is no
charge.
More information: Call Joseph Lumello, VNA & Hospice, at
831-758-8243
"Away From Me Now" Pet Loss Support Group
1101 Sylvan Ave Modesto, CA 95350
Meetings are held on the second Wednesday each month at 7pm.
Participation is free.
Dates and times are subject to change; please call before
coming.
Jack Bullock GC-C Bereavement Counselor Phone: 209-338-3000
Email: jbullock@optimalcares.com
Animal Bereavement Support Group
Meets 2nd Sun. of every month 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Agape International Spiritual Center
5700 Buckingham Pkwy., Culver City, CA. 90230
One From the Heart Ministry
Phone: (310) 348-1260 ext. 426
Pet Loss Support Group
Lorri Greene, Ph.D.
Call for meeting schedule.
4295 Gesner St. Suite 3B San Diego
Phone: (619) 275-0728
Peninsula Humane Society Pet Loss Support Group
1450 Rollins Road, Burlingame (formerly 12
Airport Blvd., San Mateo)
Meets 2nd Thursday of each month at 7 PM. (650) 340-7022 ext.
344
Email: pawmaster@PHS-SPCA.org
Drop in basis - no need to register, no charge.
REVMA Pet Loss Support Group
Cheri Barton Ross
Meets Tuesday nights from 7:15-8:30 p.m.
775 Farmers Lane Santa Rosa
Phone: (707) 579-3411
Alameda County/Contra Costa County Pet Loss
Support Groups
Meets:First Tuesdays of each month at Hillcrest Community
Church, 404 Gregory Lane, Room #9, in Pleasant Hill, CA 94523.
7:00-8:30 pm
AND
Third Tuesdays of each month at 914 Heinz Street (at 7th St.) in
Berkeley, CA 94710 7:00-8:30 pm
Both groups are free and drop-in.
The pet loss support group in Pleasant Hill is sponsored by the
Berkeley East Bay Humane Society, 2700 Ninth Street (at
Carleton), Berkeley, CA.
Contact number for both groups is Jill Goodfriend, (510)
393-1359
Jill Goodfriend is an RN and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
Companion Animal Loss Grief Support Group
Isa Dempsey, MFT
Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month at 7 pm at the Santa
Cruz SPCA
2260 7th Ave., Santa Cruz. Free of charge.
Phone: SPCA (831) 465-5000
Pet Loss Support Group
Betty Carmack, R.N. Ed.D.
Meets the first Tuesday of each month, from 7:30 to 9:00pm
Drop in basis - no need to register, no charge.
For Details and Location call the San Francisco SPCA at (415)
554-3050
Pet Loss Support Group
Redwood Empire Veterinary Medical Association
Meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month
Contact Cheri Ross at (707) 527-9330 for details.
San Diego Humane Society's Pet Loss Support Group
5500 Gaines Street, San Diego CA 92110
Weekend morning and weekday evening sessions available.
Sessions are free, but donations are greatly appreciated.
Sessions are facilitated by a licensed clinical social worker.
For dates and times, please call 619-299-7012 ext. 2311 or check
on-line at http://www.sdhumane.org/site/PageServer?pagename=prg_PetLoss
Halton Peel Pet Loss Support Group
Monthy meetings are held the 4th Saturday of each month.
Dixie Mall Postal Outlet
PO Box 38021
1250 South Service Rd
Mississauga,ON L5E 3G3
Phone: (905) 272-4040 Mississauga, (905) 842-2252 Oakville,
(905)6 37-5233 Burlington
Please email ontariopetloss@gmail.com for times/location
information.
The Pet Therapy Society of Northern Alberta
Meetings are held the first Tuesday of the month - free to
attend.
#415 - 8170 - 50 Street Edmonton, Alberta T6B 1E6
Phone: 780 - 413 - 4682 Fax: 780 - 440 - 3341
Email: pettherapysociety@telus.net
Website: http://www.pettherapysociety.com
Paws to Remember
Meets First Tuesday of Every Month
At the University of Alberta Campus Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
7:00 P.M. Room 1-135 Education North Building.
Free of Charge.
Pet Loss Support Group
Colorado Springs, CO
Meets 2nd Thursday of each month from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. at
Rockrimmon Branch Library Meeting Room
Safeway Village at Rockrimmon and Vindicator
Facilitator: Marcia Anderson, M.S.W.
Questions? Call (719) 447-1818
Colorado Springs Area Pet Loss Support Group
Meets monthly, 10 a.m. - noon in the North Academy Animal
Emergency Clinic, 5752 N. Academy Blvd.
Call (719) 260-7141 or (719) 574-1779
Pet Loss Support Group of the Denver Area
Veterinary Society Meets 6:30 PM on Thursday at the Denver Area
Veterinary Medical Society Office at the NE Entrance of Colorado
Veterinary Medical Foundation-Harrison Center for Animals
(CVMF-HCA) 191 Yuma St., Denver, CO
Phone contact is 303-318-0447 There is no cost to attend and no
need to call before attending.
Please bring a picture of your pet if possible.
http://www.petlossdenver.org
Pet Loss Support
Colorado Animal Rescue Association
Meets every Friday at 5:30 P.M. at Alternatives 103 S. Washatch
Ave. Colorado Springs.
A minimal donation is requested to help defray costs.
Pet Loss Support Group
The Humane Society of Boulder Valley
Meets the 4th Saturday of each month from 1:00pm-2:30pm at the
Humane Society of Boulder Valley, 2323 55th St., Boulder, 80301
on the 2nd floor in the administration offices.
There is no charge for the group.
Facilitated by Anne Cattarello, MA, LPC.
Pet Loss Support Group
Unity of Sarasota
Meets the third Thursday of the month from 7pm-8pm.
It is free of charge and it is facilitated by Rev. Amy
Zehe.
For more information, please call Rev. Zehe at 941-955-3301 x23.
Pet Loss Support Group
St. Catherine's West Rehabilitation Hospital
8850 NW 122nd Street Hialeah Gardens, FL 33018
Mttes in the Lobby Conference Room
Every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
The support group is free and open to the community.
Call: (305) 351-7025
Pet Bereavement Support System
group leader Cara Kaplan, ACSW, LCSW, BCD.
Meets the 1st Thursday of every month from 6 to 7 p.m. in Ms.
Kaplan's office in Lantana Florida.
Call (561) 641-4909
Hawaiian Humane Society Pet Loss Support Group (http://www.hawaiianhumane.org/supportgroup.html)
The group, which is facilitated by experienced volunteers, meets
the first Tuesday of each month, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in
the Humane Society's conference room.
Please call 356-2217, to reserve a seat.
Pet Loss Support Group (Wings)
Chicago Veterinary Medical Association
“Wings” meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 7:30PM at
the CVMA office, 100 Tower Drive, Suite 234, Burr Ridge, IL.
(No reservations needed. No charge to attend, but donations are
accepted.)
Call (630) 325-1600 for more information or visit our website: www.chicagovma.org
C.A.L.M. Pet Loss Support Group (Companion Animal
Loss & Memories).
Meets the first Tuesday of every month from 6-7:30.
At Circle City Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Hospital
9650 Mayflower Park Drive, Carmel, Indiana
Call (317) 872-8387.
This is a free meeting.
Pet Loss Grief Support Group in the Indianapolis
area.
Meets the second Saturday of the the month from 2-4PM.
In addition to the meetings there is telephone support and
information on coping with the grief of losing pets to death or
disappearance.
Call (317) 251-4028 for details.
Reaching For Joys petloss support group
Meets every third Saturday of the month, from 10:00 a.m. to noon
in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Volunteer online counseling and person to person meetings can
also be arranged with a volunteer Grief Counselor.
For more information you may call Ken Prather ( Volunteer
Hospice and Petloss Counselor ) at ( 260 ) 637-1705 or can be
emailed at Ken@Reachingforjoy.com
Mandy's Memories Support Group
The very FIRST meeting of Mandy's Memories Support Group will be
held on Sunday September 25th, 2011 at 7:00 PM.
Please join us at The First Methodist Church in Ames, Iowa. The
address is 516 Kellogg Ave. Ames, Iowa.
For more information please call Doug Hill at (515) 298-4012 or
E-mail him at cavaliers74@yahoo.com.
After that, the group will meet every 1st Tuesday and 4th Sunday
of each month.
Pet Loss Support Group
The Cat Clinic of Louisville
P.O. Box 4963 Louisville.
David Jones, D.V.M.
Phone (502) 451-2673 for location.
The
Nicodemus Memorial Park at Baltimore Humane Society
1601 Nicodemus
Road Reisterstown,
MD
Holds a monthly bereavement group to help you cope with the
loss or extreme illness of a pet.
Anyone whose pet has passed away, been lost, sick, or dying
is welcome to join the group at any time.
The group
meets the first Tuesday evening of each month at 7pm for one
hour.
Please call
to RSVP. Call 410-833-8848 ext. 219 or email
amazan@bmorehumane.org .
Pet Bereavement Seminar at the
Montgomery County Humane Society
14645 Rothgeb Drive Rockville
Dr. Mary Knipmeyer
Meets the 3rd Wednesday of every month at 7:30 p.m.
Free but reservations are required by the preceding Friday.
Phone: (240) 773-5973
Pet Loss Support Group
Joyful Spirit Counseling
9500 Highland Road, Suite 6A, Hartland, MI
Meets the third monday of each month from 7-8:30 pm.
Facilitated by Kimberly Cardeccia M.A., L.L.P.C., certified
trauma and loss consultant.
Phone: (248) 330-9813
e-mail: kim@joyful-spirit.com
Pet Loss Support Group
MSU, College of Veterinary Medicine
A-174 Veterinary Teaching Hospital
East Lansing.
The support group meets the second and fourth Thursdays of the
month in A174 Small Animal Clinic at 6:30PM.
Linda L. Lawrence, MSW, LMSW
Veterinary Social Work Services
Phone: 517-432-5967 Email: lawren45@msu.edu
Companion Animal Love, Loss and Memories Group (CALLM)
The University of Minnesota Veterinary Medical
Center (VMC) offers a biweekly bereavement group to support
those grieving the loss of a beloved animal.
Meets on the second and fourth Wednesday of every month at the
University of Minnesota's St. Paul campus - Pomeroy
Student-Alumni Learning Center, Room 115
Dates may be adjusted to accommodate holidays.
Please call to confirm our schedule before attending. Sessions
begin promptly at 6:30 p.m. and conclude at 8:00 p.m. and are
free of charge. (http://www1.umn.edu/twincities/maps/PomH/index.html)
Space is limited! For more information and to reserve your seat,
please contact VMC Social Work Services at 612-624-9372.
Pre-registered attendees may park in the VMC parking lot;
parking permits will be issued by group facilitators immediately
preceding each CALLM session.
Pet Loss Support Group
The Animal Humane Society 845 Meadow Lane North, Golden Valley.
Meets Monday evenings at 7:00 p.m. at the shelter. There is no
admission charge.
Phone: (763) 489-2220
http://www.ahshc.org/pet_loss.htm
KC - Pet Loss Support Group
Meets the last Tuesday evening of the Month
Sponsored by: The Struan Center, LLC 4044 Central St. - Kansas
City, MO 64111
Please Call for Times, Location, and Information
No charge - donations accepted to offset costs
Individual Counseling services available contact: Raphael Smith,
PsyD - Clinical Psychologist
Phone: (816) 960-4525
email: DrRaphaelSmith@att.net
St. Louis Pet Loss Support Group
Meets the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month 3:00-4:30 P.M.
Petropolis Pet Center 16830 Chesterfield AIrport Rd.
Chesterfield, MO
No charge but donations are appreciated
Contact: Harriet Cuddy, BA,MA
Phone: (636)-537-2322 ext. 28
email:(work) groomcareer@earthlink.net (home)
HARRIETMaLtEsE01@aol.com
or:
Jon Rios
Phone: (314)-427-7458
email: PUGBOY01@aol.com
Individual counseling services also available. Inquire regarding
fees.
Rolling Acres Memorial Gardens for Pets
12200 NW Crooked Road Kansas City, MO 64152
Owner Nancy Piper facilitates Pet Grief Support Group meetings
on the second Wednesday of each month 6:30-8 pm
Phone (816) 891-8888 Fax (816) 891-8781
http://www.visitrollingacres.com
TLC Pet Loss Support Group
1611 Mills Road Ozark Meets Tuesday evenings at 6:00 PM
Diane J. Newman MS LPC and Nova Hilton
Phone: (417) 836-5449 ; fax (417) 836-4918
Pet Loss Bereavement Support Group of Las Vegas
Meets Monday's at 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Community Lutheran Church 3720 East Tropicana Avenue Las Vegas,
near Sandhill Road and about a 1/4 mile from the US 95
expressway.
This program is offered FREE of charge.
Call Dr. Wheeler at (702) 735-5544 to confirm your attendance.
Please arrive at least 15 minutes early.
http://www.pets702.org
Group Pet Bereavement Session
Oradell Animal Hospital
580 Winters Ave. Paramus, NJ 07652
Meets once a month at 7:00 P.M.
See website for date of next meeting: http://oradell.com/
Attendees must be 16 years or older
Session is free Individuals may attend up to eight sessions.
You are encouraged to bring a photo of your pet
Email: info@oradell.com Phone:(201) 262-0010, (800) 624-1883
Samaritan Hospice for Grief Support
5 Eves Drive
Marlton, NJ 08053
Please call for next starting dates and times for the Pet Loss
Support Group.
1-800-596-8550
"Friends Of Nikki" Pet Loss Support Group
Somerset, NJ
Meets generally the 3rd Sunday of each month from 1-2:30 PM
There are no fees. Donations accepted
Facilitator: Donna Kahora, RN
Phone (732) 246-2124 E-mail: friendsofnikki@comcast.net
St. Hubert's Giralda
Madison
Meets 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month from 7:30-9:00 PM
Phone: (973) 377-2295
Pet Loss Support Group
Meets: First Monday of the month - 5:30-6:30 pm
Second Tuesday of the month - 6:00-7:00 pm
Third Saturday of the month - 10 - 11 am
Fourth Wednesday of the month - 5:30 - 6:30 pm
$20 per group; individual sessions available in the Albuquerque
area, as well as phone sessions.
Locations vary; please register by calling Ann Beyke M.A., LPC;
(505) 265-3087 or petlosscounselor@aol.com; www.petlosscounselor.com
Pet Loss Support Group
Meetings are held on an as needed basis, at the Fayetteville
Library 300 Orchard Street, Fayetteville, NY.
The group is free and open to anyone suffering from the death of
their pet or preparing for their pet's death.
It is a place to share feelings with others who consider their
pets as members of their family.
Discussions include: personal stories, euthanasia issues,
hospice care, preparing for pet loss, and burial options.
The group is led by two experienced facilitators, Hannah Davis
and Carol Rothschild. Please call (315) 445-8170 to learn more
or sign up for the next meeting.
Our support group was recently featured in the Syracuse
Newspapers. Click here
for the video.
Pet Loss Support group
Sponsored by the Chautauqua County Humane Society
The Group is open to anyone 18 years of age or older who is
experiencing grief from the passing of a beloved pet.
Meets the first Tuesday of each month at the Prendergast Library
509 Cherry Street, Jamestown in the conference room on the
second floor.
Facilitating the meetings will be Maggie Irwin, Jennifer Morse
and Roberta Thompson.
For questions or for more information on this free service
please contact Roberta Thompson at 716-664-1080.
ANIMAL SPECIALTY CENTER PET LOSS SUPPORT GROUP
9 Odell Plaza, Yonkers, NY 10701
Meets 7:00-8:30 PM on the first and third Thursdays of each
month.
The support group sessions are free and open to the general
public.
Laurie Sine will be facilitating our sessions at our hospital.
Laurie is a licensed social worker and certified community
mediator and has counseled numerous owners grieving the loss or
coping with serious illness of a beloved pet.
For further information about attending ASC PET LOSS SUPPORT
GROUP sessions, please contact ASC at 914-457-4000
If you plan to attend, you are encouraged to bring a photo
and/or memento of your pet to the group.
Animal Medical Center
510 E. 62 Street New York City
Meets every 2nd Saturday afternoon
Phone: (212) 838-8100
Capital Region Pet Loss Network
c/o Jill Iversen, Albany, NY.
Meetings monthly in Albany, NY area
Phone: (518) 448-LOSS
Paw To Heart
c/o Medea Berkman
Plainview
Meets the last Monday of every month.
At the Plainview Library
Phone: (516) 785-6416
The Empty Leash Pet-Loss Support Group / Buffalo
New York
Life Transitions Center
150 Bennett Road Cheektowaga, NY 14043
Meets every 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month. 6:00-7:30 PM
Must register with Kym at (716) 714-5785 before attending first
meeting.
Pet Loss Support Group
Meets The 3rd Tues of each month, 7pm to 8 or 8:30 pm.
At The Forsyth Veterinery Emergency Clinic on North Point Blvd.,
Winston-Salem
A phone call is required before coming.
Judi Merritt
Phone: (336) 351-5301
Pet Loss Support Group
Meets 1st Wednesday every month, 6-7:30 p.m.
Unitarian Universalist Church-Jefferson House
21 Edwin Place, Asheville, NC 28801
No fee, however, donations gratefully accepted.
Facilitator: Christy Gunther, MA, LPC
Phone: (828) 258-3229
Pet Loss Support Group
Meets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of every month at:
Villa Angela Care Center
5700 Karl Road
Columbus, Ohio 43229
Contact: Dorothy Hall, MS, RN (614)895-3416
Pet Loss Support Group
Directions Counseling Center
Group meets every other Thursday, starting January 5th from
6:30-7:30 p.m.
6797 N. High Street Suite 350 Worthington, OH 43085
Pet loss support specialist: Sue Mocniak BSW, MSW, LSW
Call to register. Phone: 614-888-9200
Website: http://www.directionscounseling.com/adult/pet-loss-support-columbus-ohio
Support group is free.
Pet Loss Support Group
Sponsored by: Routsong Funeral Home & Pet Loss Services
2100 E. Stroop Rd. Kettering, Ohio 45429
Phone: (937) 293-4137
website: www.routsong.com
Our pet loss support groups are held at different times and at
different locations.
For more information on upcoming support groups, please contact
at (937) 293-4137 or by emailing sfults@routsong.com.
Our support groups are at no cost and open to everyone in the
community
The Humane Society of Greater Akron
Meets monthly.
4904 Quick Road Cuyahoga Falls.
Phone: (330) 657-2010
Pet Loss Support Group
Sponsored by the Medina County SPCA
Meetings are held every Tuesday from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Call for meeting location.
Sally Williamson, MSW (330) 769-3393
Legacy of Love: a Pet Loss Support Group
At WinterSpring Center for Living with Loss and Grief
Medford, Oregon
Schedule varies: call for dates, time and location of 6-week
group
Contact by telephone. (541) 772-2527
website: www.WinterSpring.org
Pet Loss Support Group
At the Philomath Counseling Center
P.O. Box 939 Philomath
Every Thursday from 6:00 PM until 7:30 PM
Juliane Conrad, (541) 929-7020
Pet Loss Support Group
The Dove Lewis Emergency Animal Hospital in Portland
Meets four times a month.
Phone: (503) 228-7282
"Celebrating the Bond" Pet Loss Support Group
Offered by: American Pet Memorials at our Family Care Center
every 1st Monday of the month at 7:00pm.
107 West Lancaster Ave, Downingtown, Pennsylvania 19335
Please RSVP to Brenda at 267.567.0871
Free of charge
"Celebrating the Bond" Pet Loss Support Group
Offered by: Lancaster Pet Memorials at our Family Care Center
every 3rd Thursday of the month from 6:30-7:30pm.
234 West Orange Street, Lancsater, Pennsylvania 17603
Please RSVP to Andrew at 717.397.8255
Free of charge
Pet Loss Support
211 East Main St. Plymouth, PA 18651
Group groups held first and third Monday evening, at 7:00 PM
Contact Lorraine Smith, MS, NCC
Phone:(570) 779-1837 or (570) 822-9023
Pet Loss Support Group
Metropolitan Veterinary Associates
Norristown, PA
Meets once or twice a month from 7:00-8:30pm.
Facilitator: Carolyn Thomson, DVM
Phone: 610-666-1050 ext 235 to RSVP and for meeting dates.
Emergency Veterinary Hospital
Pet Loss Support Group
1655 S Valley Dr Rapid City, SD 57703
For more information please call 605-721-0789
Pet Loss Support Group Meetings held the first Thursday of every
month from 6:30-7:30 PM.
Please RSVP at the number above.
Facilitator: Christina Fischer, DVM
Website: www.animalclinicrc.com
Pet Loss Support Group at the University of
Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine
We hold a support group every Tuesday evening.
The 1st and 3rd Tuesdays are traditional support groups held
from 6:30-8 pm.
The 2nd and 4th Tuesdays we have an art group that we use to
help clients process grief and find new ways to memorialize
their animal, held from 6:30-8:30 pm.
All groups are held at the UT Veterinary Teaching Hospital, 2407
River Dr., Knoxville, TN 37996.
In addition to the support group, we also offer individual,
couple or family sessions, in person or by phone.
All of our services are provided to the clients for free. Our
website is http://utcvmfs1.vet.utk.edu/VSW
S.A.P.P.Y. Pet Loss/Grief Support Group of San
Antonio
This loving group meets every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
Please call (210) 216-0920 or e-mail sappypetloss@sbcglobal.net
for location information.
Grief Support Group at the SPCA of Texas
Meets the first Saturday of each month at one o'clock at 362 S.
Industrial Blvd. Dallas, TX
Diane Pomerance, Ph.D. Certified Grief Recovery Specialist
The Pet Grief Hotline is 888-ANIMALS ext. 172
The Houston SPCA Pet Loss Support Group
Meets the first Tuesday of each month at 7 PM at the SPCA
education center,
900 Portway Drive Houston
Contact Stacey Wilbanks
Phone: (713) 869-7722, extension 127
The Humane Society of Austin & Travis County
- Austin Humane Society & SPCA
124 West Anderson Lane, Austin.
Meets the last Monday of each month from 7pm to 830pm
Facilitator, Debra Rimmer, CSW., Elizabeth Warren, RVT
Contact Samantha Rahmberg (512) 837-7985 ext. 226 Lisa Starr
512.646.7387 Ext. 226
(Starting in January 2012)
The Hampton Roads Pet Loss Support Group
Free Meetings in Hampton & Va. Beach Public Libraries
For locations and times please contact Susanna Horner, LCSW
757-788-9636 or walkersus@gmail.com
Pet Loss Support Group
Ashburn Psychological Services 44110 Ashburn Shopping Plaza
Suite 251 Ashburn, VA 20147 (handicap accessible)
Meets Every Third Tuesday of the Month from 7-8 PM
Phone: 571-278-9162
Charlottesville Pet Loss Support Group
For more information-including meeting dates and location
-please contact the facilitator, Marguerite David
Phone: (434)760-1330.
Email: centerofwellnessnow@yahoo.com
Alexandria Animal Shelter
4101 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA
Meets the first Wednesday of each month. 7:30 PM
c/o Kathy Reiter Alexandria
Phone: (703) 838-5050
Fairfax County Animal Shelter
4500 West Ox Road
Meets the third Wednesday of each month. 7:30 PM
Kathy Reiter Phone: (703) 830-1100
Pet Loss/Grief Support Group
The group meets monthly at Pet Partners in Bristol.
Leashed pets are welcome.
No charge but donations are welcome.
Contact: Lynn McDowell, RN
Phone: (540) 619-5590
Pet Loss Support Group
The group meets the 1st Tuesday of each month from 6:30pm -
7:30pm
14 South Madison Street, Courtyard Level. Middleburg, VA
There is no fee for the group but donations to the Middleburg
Animal Foundation are accepted.
Contact Kathryn L Vieweg, LPC, CEAP, Hunt Country Counseling,
LLC
Phone: (540) 287-8844
Email: KLVHCC@verizon.net
PET LOSS SUPPORT GROUP
Meets every Saturday Morning 10:00 to 12:00
At The Humane Society for Tacoma and Pierce County shelter
building
2608 Center Street, Tacoma
Enter through the main lobby
There is no charge for these meetings.
www.thehumanesociety.org
Phone: (253) 383-2733
The Humane Society for Seattle/King County
Pet Loss Support Group
Meets every Saturday from 10:00 a.m. - Noon.
The meeting is held on a drop-in basis in The Humane Society
13212 SE Eastgate Way in Bellevue. (425) 641 0080
PAL (People, Animals, Love)
Meets 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month from 10:00 AM until noon
At the William Wendt Center
4880A MacArthur Blvd., NW.
No charge but donations are welcome
To talk to a volunteer call: 202-966-2171.
Paws From Heaven
Meetings held the third Wednesday of each month: 2:00 PM.
#8 Lovell Drive Charleston
Contact Melody L. Hunter, AS, BS, MA
Phone: (304) 345-8625
The Wisconsin Veterinary Referral Center (WVRC) has partnered with Red Oak Counseling to offer Free Pet Loss Support Group.
Held on the First Tuesday of the Month from
7pm-8pm,
Each Pet Loss Counseling Session is a Group Format, Conducted in
a Safe, Quiet Environment at Red Oak Counseling’s Office:
12970 W Bluemound Road, #308. Elm Grove, Wisconsin
Phone: (262) 780-1020
All of the Staff at Red Oak Counseling are Licensed
Professionals Specializing in Mental Health and AODA Issues.
For more information, visit www.wvrc.com/waukesha/pet-loss-counseling
Pet Loss Support Group
U-W School of Veterinary Medicine
2015 Linden Dr. Madison.
Meets twice monthly at the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital
on the UW-Madison campus.
Contact: Myrna Solganick.
Phone: (608) 836-7297.
Pet Loss Support Group
Rapids Mall, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495.
Free of charge, meets every Monday evening, 6:00-7:30 pm,
Contact Patti Nelles.
Phone: (715) 421-2950, email CW_PLGrp@yahoo.com
Pet Loss Support Group
Cheyenne Animal Shelter Meets 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m.
at the Laramie County Library
No registration required.
Contact Michelle Hazzard
Email: michelle@cheyenneanimalshelter.org
Laramie Pet Loss Support Group
Contact: Pam Brekken P.O. Box 1674, Laramie, WY 82073
Phone: (307) 721-4119 Email: Burley@uwyo.edu