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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below, I don't re-visit each of them regularly, and I'm not always notified when sites are no
longer active.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 have checked all of the
helpline numbers to make sure they work, but if you encounter any that
don't, please let me know so I can correct them. I also welcome your suggestions
for additions to these listings. Please send your comments and
suggestions to me at
TousleyM@aol.com.
Thank you! [All links on this page last reviewed on
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The Animal Love and Loss Network (on Facebook)
Ontario Pet Loss
Support Group (on Facebook)
Virtual Pet Loss Support Groups: Comfort and Healing Online
PET LOSS SUPPORT TELEPHONE HELPLINES:
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CONTACT of Burlington
County, NJ, 856-234-4688. Offers free telephone support,
information and referrals to anyone who is mourning or anticipating
the loss of a pet; 24-hour crisis helpline.
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Nikki Hospice for Pets Foundation (NHFP) Pet Loss Support Hotline,
707-557-8595. Callers are invited to leave a brief
message if no one answers, and carefully articulate their name and
call-back number, especially if using a wireless phone or when
emotionally distressed, so that messages do not become garbled or
unintelligible. Calls will be returned as quickly as possible,
usually within 72 hours.
- The
Iams Company’s Pet Loss Support Center & Hotline, 1-888-332-7738.
A special toll-free number for grieving pet
owners, Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm.
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630-325-1600
Staffed by Chicago VMA veterinarians and staff. Leave voice-mail
message; calls will be returned 7 pm to 9 pm Central Time
(Long-distance calls will be returned collect);
http://www.chicagovma.org/pet-loss-support/
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540-231-8038
Staffed by Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary
Medicine; Tuesday, Thursday, 6pm to 9 pm Eastern Time
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508-839-7966
Staffed by Tufts University veterinary students; Monday through
Friday, 6 pm to 9 pm Eastern Time; voice-mail messages will be
returned daily, collect outside Massachusetts;
https://vet.tufts.edu/petloss/
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607-218-7457
Staffed by Cornell
University veterinary students; Monday through Friday, 6-9pm EST,
Saturday and Sunday 12pm-9pm EST; via Google Voice.
https://www.vet.cornell.edu/about-us/outreach/pet-loss-support-hotline
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