Pet Loss Support Group Meetings

(Updated 01/09/19)

Alabama

Pats Plus Pet Loss with Understanding Support

Mobile SPCA

2719 Springhill Ave. Mobile.

Phone: (805) 476-7722

Arizona

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.

Pet Loss Grief Support Group

Meets 9:00-11:00 AM First Saturday of every month.

Hospice of the Valley 1510 East Flower St. Bldg 1 Phoenix, AZ 85014

Contact Mara Goebel Phone:602) 530-6970

California

SPCA of Solano County Pet Loss Support Group Meets the first Tuesday of every month from 7 -8:30 pm at the SPCA of Solano County in the Education Classroom, located at 2200 Peabody Rd, Vacaville, CA 95687.

This is a free service but donations are always accepted.

Bring a photo of your beloved pet to share. The group will be facilitated by a mental health professional, Bonnie Mader, a pioneer in the field of pet loss and human emotion and the co-founder of the Pet Loss Support Hotline. The first 45 minutes Dr. Kelly Palm, the other co-founder of the Pet Loss Support Hotline will be there to answer medical questions. Website: http://dogdockp.wix.com/sheltermedicine#!pet-loss/ckra

"Albert's Honor" Pet Loss Support Group

For adults 18 and over

No charge; registration is required

Thursdays from 6-7 p.m.

Held at NCCDI Community Counseling in Red Bluff, CA, 220 Sycamore St.

~~~~No Longer Available~~~~





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 7:00-8:15 p.m.

The Brookdale Lodge at Paulin Creek

2375 Range Ave. Santa Rosa, CA 95403

Phone: 707-527-9330 and 707-579-3411

email cheribross@aol.com

Drop in, no fee, adults and children welcome.



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 https://sdhumane.org/what-we-do/programs/pet-loss-support/

Canada

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.

Colorado

Pet Loss Support Group

Colorado Springs, CO

Meets the second Tuesday of each month from 6:30-8:00 pm at Homeward Bound Pet Memorial Center & Crematorium.

In the Memorial Center, 318 Karen Ln., Colorado Springs, CO 80907.

There is no charge, but we do ask that you RSVP ahead of time to 719-636-1036.



Pet Loss Support Group of the Denver Area Veterinary Society Meets 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM on Thursday at the Denver Area Veterinary Medical Society Office in the second floor board room of the Denver Area Veterinary Medical Society Office at 191 Yuma Street, NE entrance to PetAid Colorado-Harrison Center for Animals.

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 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.



Florida

Harlowe's Hope For Healing Pet Loss Support Group

Our group is moderated by Gretta Waters, a licensed mental health practitioner.



Meetings are designed for you to share your grief and gain helpful healing tools.

It is free of charge, no reservations necessary.

Meets the First Sunday of Every Month 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm.

THE FLORIDA HUMANE SOCIETY SHELTER

3870 North Powerline Rd. , Pompano Beach, FL

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

Meets 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



Georgia

Not Just a Pet Support Group

*NOTE: Group Begins 11/2/17*

Sugar Hill Animal Hospital

5305 Nelson Brogdon Blvd

Sugar Hill, GA, 30518

Meets first Thursday night each month from 6:30 to 7:30. Free of charge.

Facilitator: Sarah Smith RVT, PGRS-C.

Phone: (770) 271-7777

Email sarah@notjustapet.org

Hawaii

Hawaiian Humane Society Pet Loss Support Group (http://www.hawaiianhumane.org/Pet-Loss-Support.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.

Illinois

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

Indiana

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

Iowa

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.



Hamilton’s Pet Loss Support Group

Hamilton’s Academy of Grief & Loss provides a support group for those who have lost a beloved pet. Our goal is to provide a safe environment where the grief of losing a pet can be shared and validated by others who understand.

This group is open to all members of the community ages 18 and up. There is no charge to attend.

Meetings are held as requested. Please contact the Academy of Grief & Loss to make reservations. Meetings are held at Hamilton’s on Westown Parkway, 3601 Westown Parkway, West Des Moines (across from Olive Garden)

Please contact the Academy of Grief & Loss

For more information or to make reservations for this program:

(515) 697-3666 or HFHAcademy@ HamiltonsFuneralHome.com

Kentucky

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.

Maryland

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

Massachusetts

Michigan

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 from 6:30PM to 7:30PM.

Megan Spedoske, LMSW

Phone: 517-432-5967 Email: spedosk6@msu.edu

Minnesota

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.

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

Missouri

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

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

Nevada

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

New Jersey

Pet Loss Support Program

Crown Veterinary Specialists is introducing a comprehensive, free pet loss support program from 7 to 8 p.m. beginning on Tuesday, Feb. 14. at at 23 Blossom Hill Road, Clinton TWP.

Crown will host monthly support circles from 7 to 8 p.m. on the second Tuesday of every month.

Reservations are requested and can be made by calling (484) 453-8210 or e-mailing daybydaysupport@comcast.net.

For more information, call (908) 236-4120 or visit http://crownvet.com/new-pet-loss-support-program-comes-to-crown.html.



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

New Mexico

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

New York

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.

North Carolina

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

Ohio

Pet Loss Support Group

All God's Creatures Grief Support



Meets: 7:00 P. M., the 3rd Tuesday of the month



St. Paul Lutheran Church

2010 Park Ave. West

Ontario, OH 44906

Phone: 419 529-4351



Pet Loss Support Group

Meets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of every month 7:00 to 8:30 PM. at:

Villa Angela Care Center

5700 Karl Road

Columbus, Ohio 43229

Contact: Dorothy Hall, MS, RN

Phone: 614-895-3416

Email: djhall2451@att.net .

Pet Loss Support Group

Directions Counseling Center

**This support group is no longer available.**



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

Oregon

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

-No Longer Available-



Pet Loss Support Group

The Dove Lewis Emergency Animal Hospital in Portland

Meets four times a month.

Phone: (503) 228-7282

Pennsylvania

"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

-Closed-



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.



South Carolina

Pet Loss Support Group

"On This Side of Rainbow Bridge"

Meets on the second Tuesday of each month.

Meet at Electric City Animal Clinic 1403 Pearman Dairy Rd Anderson SC 29625

Our contact number is 864-225-0015

Facilitated by

Mandy Ford, LVT

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/onthissideofrainbowbridge









South Dakota

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

Tennessee

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://www.vet.utk.edu/socialwork/index.php



Texas

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

Virginia

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

Charlottesville Pet Loss Support Group

For more information-including meeting dates and location -please contact the facilitator,

Marguerite David Phone: (434)760-1330.

Email: margueritedavidcoaching@gmail.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. 7:00 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

Washington

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

West Virginia

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

Wisconsin

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: http://www.wvrc.com/pet-owners/resources/bereavement-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

Wyoming

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