Pats Plus Pet Loss with Understanding Support
Mobile SPCA
2719 Springhill Ave. Mobile.
Phone: (805) 476-7722

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

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 831-758-8243or visit www.SPCAmc.org/support.htm

"Away From Me Now" Pet Loss Support Group
Optimal Hospice Care, 122 West Granger 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.
Dianna Bates Volunteer/Bereavement Coordinator Phone: 209-338-3000

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 Grief Support Group
Pasadena Humane Society and SPCA
361 S. Raymond Ave. Pasadena, CA 91105
Group meets on the 1st Saturday of each month, 10am to 11:30am
The group is drop-in with no need to register, and there is no charge.
Group leader: Cathy Wright, LCSW, (626) 793-7822

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
12 Airport Boulevard, San Mateo
Meets 2nd Thursday of each month at 7 PM. (650) 340-7022 ext. 344
Drop in basis - no need to register, no charge.

Pet Loss Support Group
2425 Colorado Avenue, Suite 208 Santa Monica
Days and times are variable, depending on group needs.
Julie Austin 535-1360

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 Berkeley-East Bay Humane Society, 2700 9th St, Berkeley, CA 94710 7:00-8:30 pm

Contact numbers for both groups are: Roy Gesley, (510) 752-7757 Jill Goodfriend, (510) 393-1359

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.

Pet Loss Support Group
Oakland Humane Society
8323 Baldwin Oakland, CA 94621
Phone Carol Nobori at (510) 569-0702 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

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

Halton/Peel Pet Loss Support Group
Meets 4th Saturday of each month
At Clarkson Community Police Station, Mississauga, Ontario.
Call (and ask to leave a message for the Pet Loss Support Group)
(905) 272-4040 or email us at petloss@sympatico.ca

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 303-318-0447There is no cost to attend and no need to call before attending.
Please bring a picture of your pet if possible.

Central Veterinary Emergency Services
Meets the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month at 6 pm
3550 S. Jason St. Denver
Call 303-874-7387
http://www.vrcc.com

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 on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month (with the exception of holidays), from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
In the shelter library, 2323 55th St., Boulder.
There is no charge to attend the group sessions. All ages are welcome and pictures of pets are encourged.
Call Eric Wilden at (303) 442-4030, extension 609 or Carolyn Carpenter-Sheffield extension 628.

Clinical Associates
12 Woodside Avenue Middlebury, CT
Meets 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month, from 7:00 to 8:30 PM
The fee per person is $25.00 for each group session.
Facilitated by Lila Coddington
Phone: (203) 598-0552

Pet Loss Support Group
Pinellas Animal Foundation
Monthly meetings are free and open to the public .
10825 Seminole Blvd. Bldg. A, Unit 3, Seminole, FL and Safety Harbor Public Library.
Crystal Finnis, & Judith Gammonley.
Phone: (813) 347-PETS (7387).

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

Pet Loss Support Group at The Humane Society Naples Florida.
Meets the first and third Sunday of each month at Naples' Education Center from 12 pm to 1:30 pm
370 Airport-Pulling Road North in Naples, 34104, next to the Naples Municipal Airport, one block south of Enterprise Avenue.
These sessions are free and open to the public. Reservations are requested. Call Arlene Ponack at (239) 601-7548.

Hawaiian Humane Society Pet Loss Support Group (http://www.hawaiianhumane.org/programs/petloss/index.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 8:00PM at the CVMA office, 120 East Ogden, Hinsdale, IL
(No reservations needed, no charge, but donations are accepted)
Call (630) 325-1600 for more information.

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

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.

Not Just A Pet: Pet Loss Loss & Bereavement Support Services, LLC
2110 Priest Bridge Drive, Suite #3 Crofton, MD 21114
Free Pet Loss & Grief Support Groups meet the 2nd Tuesday of each month; 7 pm to 8pm; pre-registration required.
Phone (410) 487-5731
Email: PSpear@NotJustAPet.org
www.NotJustAPet.org

Pet Loss Support Group
Sponsored by Partnership for Animal Welfare and Aspen Hill Memorial Park
13630 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring
2nd Tuesday of each month 8:00- 9:00 PM
Suggested donation: $10/session
Call to pre-register: (301) 871-6700

Pet Bereavement Seminar at the Montgomery County Animal Shelter
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: (301) 279-1077

Pet Loss Support Group (Lumpy's Group)
Andover, MA
Meets on the 4th Sunday of the month.
Call Nancy or Todd at (978) 749-8016 for info or directions.

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

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

The Minneapolis Humane Society Pet Loss Support Group
Meets Wednesday evenings at 7:00 PM
845 Meadow Lane N. Minneapolis
Phone: (612) 522-6009

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

"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 every Tuesday evening from 7:30 to 9:30 PM.
Phone: (973) 377-2295

Pet Loss Support Group
Group meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month, 5:30-7 p.m. (free of charge)
3012D Cielo Court, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Contact: Janice Barsky, Licensed Mental Health Counselor
505/424-1402

Animal General
140 West 67 Street, New York City.
Meetings are held the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month
Liz Margolies
Phone: (212) 501-9600
Email: liz.nyc@earthlink.net

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
Meets Friday nights from 7pm-8:30pm at The Independent Living Project
3108 Main St Buffalo, NY 14214
(near Highgate Ave & LaSalle Metro Rail Station - Buffalo's University District)

Must register before attending your first meeting
Call Kym at 836-0822 ext 345 for further info or to register

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
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

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.
Website: www.metro-vet.com

Pet Loss Support Group at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine
They are held the first and third Tuesday of every month from 6:30 p.m-8:00 p.m.
At the UT agriculture campus at the Forest Products Center, 2506 Jacob Drive.
Contact: Sandra Harbison, Media Relations:
Tel: (865) 974-VETS (8387) or Email: sharbiso@utk.edu

Pet Bereavement Support
Individual, Group and Pet Hospice Counseling for Middle Tennessee
Peg Beehan, LCSW
1508 Clayton Avenue Nashville, TN 37212
Phone: 615-269-4080
Email: StandingCentered@bellsouth.com
Website: www.PetBereavementSupport.com

1st Meeting is Saturday, July 19 2008, at 11 a.m.

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

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
Meets twice a month on the first and third Wednesday nights of the month.
For more information-including meeting hours and location -please call the facilitator,
Marguerite David at (434)760-1330.

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

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
Sheila Cohen (301) 652-0995

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

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