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TOLL FREE! PET LOSS HOTLINES
Grief Recovery
Hotline
(800) 445-4808
Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm PST The Grief Recovery
Institute
(888) 773-2683 The Iams Pet Loss
Support Center & Hotline
(888) 332-7738 Monday thru Saturday, 8am to 8pm
College
of
Veterinary Medicine at the University of Illinois
C.A.R.E. Pet Loss Helpline
(877) 394-2273
http://net.cvm.uiuc.edu/CARE/
The C.A.R.E. Helpline is staffed by veterinary students who have have received training
from grief counselors. They also receive supervision from a licensed psychologist.
American Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) National Pet Loss Hotline
424 East 92nd St., New York, NY 10128
(800) 946-4646, 24 hours a day - use your keypad to punch in the pin number 140-7211 and
then your own phone number. The call will be returned immediately.
Contact:
Stephanie LaFarge, Ph.D
New York City residents may be seen in person at the ASPCA headquarters.
University of
California - Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, Pet Loss Support Hotline
(800) 565-1526
6:30pm to 9:30pm PST Monday thru Friday
Summer Hours: 6:30pm to 9:30pm PST Tuesday thru Thursday
Calls may be returned collect if no counselor is currently available.
Pet Loss Support
Pet Friends
(800) 404-PETS
P.O. Box 131
Moorestown, NJ 08057-0131
Long distance calls will be returned collect.
University of
Florida Pet Loss Support Hotline, Gainesville
(352) 392-4700, Ext. 4080
Staffed by University of Florida Veterinary students
Calls will be returned 7pm to 9pm EST
Website -
http://neuro.vetmed.ufl.edu/alt_med/petgrief/petloss.htm
This hotline will call back anyone, anywhere, at no cost to the caller.
PET LOSS HOTLINES
The Chicago Veterinary Medical
Association Pet Loss Support Helpline
Emil and Mary Baukert. C/O Riser Animal Hospital, 5335 W. Touhy Ave., Skokie, IL
60077
(630) 603-3994
This Helpline was established in 1993. It provides referral materials on professional
grief counseling and information packets on the areas of children & grief, euthanasia,
pet loss & the elderly, and a pet loss bibliography. A volunteer will pick up voice
messages and call back between 7pm and 9pm CST every evening. Long distance calls will be
returned collect. Companion Animal Association of
Arizona Pet Grief Support Hotline
P.O. Box 5006, Scottsdale, AZ 85261-5006
(602) 995-5885
This helpline is operated by trained volunteers 24 hours a day. Long distance calls will
be returned collect. Delta Society Pet Loss Support
Hotline
Palm Springs Network
146 Pali, Palm Springs, Ca 92264
(619) 320-3298
Michigan State University Pet
Loss Support, College of Veterinary Medicine
Clinical Center, C-100 East Lansing, MI 48824
(517) 353-5064
Contact:
Sally Walshaw, M.A., V.M.D.
The Hotline is staffed by veterinary student volunteers from 6:30pm to 9:30pm EST on
Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays. Tufts University Pet Loss
Support Hotline
(508) 839-7966
Hours: Monday thru Friday, 6:00pm to 9:00 pm EST
Companion Animal Hospital Pet
Loss Support Hotline
Box 35, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
14853-6401
(607) 253-3932
Hours: 6:00pm to 9:00pm EST, Tuesday thru Thursday
Virginia-Maryland Regional
College of Veterinary Medicine Pet Loss Support Hotline
(540) 231-8038
Hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 6:00pm to 9:00pm EST
APLB SUPPORT CHAT ROOMS
The
Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement's Chat Rooms are designed to
provide a safe and supportive
haven for those who have lost a beloved animal companion. Discussions are not
ones for social chatting, as they are solely designated to cover topics related
to pet loss and bereavement. It is important to
note that while these chat rooms are caring
and highly effective discussions, they should not be confused with clinical
psychological counseling sessions. Rather, the focus is solely on pet
bereavement. Although the tone is
one of compassion and constructive supportiveness, this association cannot always
regulate the variables that may arise in such an environment. In addition, advice or
other considerations that are offered should not be construed as part of a
professional counseling session. Those who are newly bereaved and visiting
a chat room for the first time
should try to come in as early as possible. In that way, more
individual attention can be provided as chats can get crowded later on in the
sessions. Friday night, 8 - 10, EST. Dr. Wallace Sife, Moderator, Ellie
Waldron, Co- host, and Karen Borga and Connie Starr,
Assistant Hosts
Sunday afternoon, 2 - 4, EST. Sarah Robinson,
Moderator, and Valerie Brideau, Assistant Host
Monday night, 8 - 10, EST. Ursula Brower, Moderator,
Sarah Robinson and Laurie Koen Co-hosts, and Sue Laue,
Assistant Host
Wednesday night, 8 - 10, EST. Ellie Waldron,
Moderator, Gayla Stone and Deborah Norman, Assistant
Hosts
Anticipatory Chat: Thursday night, 8 - 10, EST. Lois
Roach, Moderator, and Jenny Wilson, Assistant Host
Dr. Sife, Ellie, and Ursula can be reached
at aplb@aplb.org
if you are in deep
bereavement and need to communicate before their next scheduled chat
time.
To enter a chat room session, just
click here.
PET LOSS SUPPORT GROUPS &
COUNSELORS
The University of
Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
(215) 898-4529
Jeanne F. Wordley,
VMD, MSW
(610) 566-9019
Jeanne Wordley has been a veterinarian for 25 years. She recently obtained her
Masters of Social Work degree so she could provide more in-depth service.
Dianne Rockenstein, MA
115 Linsdale Drive
Butler, PA 16001
(724) 282-3022
Email:
Kisinfish4@aol.com Sandi Herman, MS
919 South Tenth Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147
(215) 413-7773
Email:
amazingcats@hotmail.com
PET LOSS CEMETERIES AND
CREMATORIES
Altoona: Whispering Pine
Animal Rest, Rt 36, Altoona, PA 16603, (814) 944-4804
Ambler: Parkview Pet Cemetery, 1169 Limekiln Pike, Ambler, PA 19002, (215)
646-1294
Apollo: Green Pastures Pet Memorial Park, 631 Stewart Dr., Apollo, PA 15613,
(412) 727-2276
Bensalem: Dear Pet Memorial Park, Richlieu Rd., Bensalem, PA 19020, (215)
355-3140
Birdsboro: Bridgeview Pet Memorial Park, 12 Brown Lane, Birdsboro, PA
19508-9227, (610) 582-3990, Lutzja@aol.com
Blairsville: Chestnut Ridge Pet Cemetery, 609 E. Market St., Blairsville, PA
15717, (702) 459-7750
Bloomsburg: Slumberland Pet Cemetery, RD 9, Bloomsburg, PA, (717) 437-2142
Canonsburg: Peaceful Pastures, 2095 Washington Rd., Canonsburg, PA 15317,
(724) 745-7008, Bogan@nb.net
Clarks Summit: Greener Pastures Pet Cemetery, Humane Society of Lackawanna
County, 967 Griffin Pond Rd., Clarks Summit, PA 18411, (570) 586-3700
Conneaut Lake: Forever Friends Pet Memorial Park, 12670 Foust Road, Conneaut
Lake, PA, 16316, (412) 931-2909
Douglassville: Reading Pet Cemetery, RD 2, 90 Oleyline Rd., Douglassville,
PA 19518-8827, (610) 689-5757
Douglasville: Heidi Memorial Pet Cemetery, RR1, Douglassville, PA
19518-9801, (717) 385-2647
Dover: Suburban Pet Haven, 3875 Bull Rd., Dover, PA 17315-4804, (717)
292-2141
E. Smithfield: Faithful Companions Pet Cemetery, East Smithfield, PA 18817,
(717) 596-3192
E. Stroudsburg: Pocono Pet Cemetery, Interstate 80, Exit 51, East
Stroudsburg, PA 18301-8301, (717) 424-0970
Erie: Hearthside Rest Pet Cemetery, 3024 W. 26th St., Erie, PA 16506, (814)
838-7638
Export: Airy Pines Pet Cemetery, 931 Old Frankstown Rd., Export, PA 15632,
(412) 733-2242
Feasterville: Pet Rest Park, 140 W. Street Rd., Feasterville, PA, (215)
357-8463
Foglesville: Kimberly Memorial Park, Foglesville, PA 18051-8051, (610)
285-2720
Frazer: Great Valley Pet Cemetery, 124 Phoenixville Pike, Frazer, PA
19355-1023, (610) 647-3330
Gettysburg: Lake View Pet Haven, 1380 Chambersburg Rd., Gettysburg, PA
17325, (717) 334-3412
Greensburg: Pet Haven Cemetery, 1124 W. Newton Rd., Greensburg, PA 15601,
(412) 834-8338
Hallidaysburgh: Chimney Rocks Animal Rest, RR#1, Box 136,
Hallidaysburgh, PA 16648, (814) 695-2591
Harrisburg: Golden Lake Pet Memorial Gardens, 304 S. Progress Ave.,
Harrisburg, PA 17109-5722, (717) 541-8650
Harrisburg: Pet Haven Cemetery, Lexington St., Harrisburg, PA 17109, (717)
545-8121
Harrisburg: Shoops Pet Haven Cemetery, 4332 Lexington St., Harrisburg, PA
17109-2752, (717) 545-8121
Hazleton: Lacey Memorial Pet Cemetery, R1000 S. Church St., Hazleton, PA
18951, (717) 454-6655
Huntington Valley: Pet Cremation Service, 2621 Philmont Ave., Huntington
Valley, PA, (215) 947-9970
Jamestown: Shenango Valley Pet Cemetery, 117 Royal Rd., Jamestown, PA
16134-9542, (412) 932-3761 Johnstown: Dan View Pet Cemetery, 707 Horner St.,
Johnstown, PA 15902, (814) 535-6814
Kittanning: Pets at Rest, RR1, Kittanning, PA 16201, (412) 783-7303
Lancaster: Greenwood Cemetery, 719 Highland Ave., Lancaster, PA 17603, (215)
826-2803, klee@cornerstonefs.com
Lancaster: Lancaster Pet Cemetery, Second Lock Rd., Lancaster, PA 17603,
(717) 291-1929 Landisburg: Saint Francis Garden, RR1, Landisburg, PA
17040-9801, (717) 789-3162
Lewistown: Juniata Memorial Park, RR 4, Lewistown, PA 17044, (717) 242-2555
Ligonier: Hillsview Pet Cemetery, RR5, Ligonier, PA 15658-9805, (412)
238-9151
McKeesport: Beaver Falls Cemetery Memorial Park
Mechanicsburg: Golden Lake Pet Memorial Gardens, 210 Andersontown Rd.,
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-6023, (717) 691-0880
Natrona Heights: Mount Airy Cemetery, 3012 Old Freeport Rd., Natrona
Heights, PA 15065, (412) 224-0555
New Brighton: Peaceful Valley Pet Burial Services, 1622 Goehring Rd., New
Brighton, PA 15066, (412) 843-5717
New Brighton:New Sewickley Pet Crematory, RR2, New Brighton, PA 15066-9801,
(412) 452-9343
New Britain: New Britain Pet Cemetery, 238 Almshouse Rd., New Britain, PA
18901-5200, (215) 340-1790
Palmerton: Stony Ridge Pet Cemetery,
Palmerton, PA 18071, (610) 826-4990
Philadelphia: Paws To Heaven Pet Crematory, 5301 Tacony St., Philadelphia,
PA 19137, (215) 744-4400
Philadelphia: Philadelphia Pet Funeral Services, 5126 Roosevelt Blvd.,
Philadelphia, PA, (215) 533-1225
Pittsburgh: Animal Rescue League of Western Pennsylvania, 6620 Hamilton
Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15206, (412) 661-6452, http://www.animalrescue.org/
Pittsburgh: Backyard Burials, Pittsburgh, PA 15202, (412) 766-8404
Pittsburgh: Crestview Pet Cemetery/Animal Memorial Park, 9915 Frankstown
Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15235, (412) 731-7112
Pittsburgh: Pet Memorial, 128 Hazelwood Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15207, (412)
421-6910
Pittsburgh: Western Pennsylvania Humane Society, 1101 Western Avenue,
Pittsburgh, PA, (412) 321-4625
Pottstown: Fairview Pet Cemetery, 1587 Farmington Ave., Pottstown, PA
19464-1401, (610) 323-2451
Pottstown: Peterman Road Animal Hospital, 1620 New Schuylkill Road,
Pottstown, Pa 19465, 610-323-9454, petermanroad@healthypet.net
Quakertown: Abbey Glen Pet Memorial Services, 80 Kelly Road, Quakertown, PA
18951, (888) 651-7555; http://www.abbeyglen.com/
Quakertown: Buck's County Pet Cemetery, 1765 Old Bethlehem Road,
Quakertown, PA, 18951, (215) 257-9584
Renfrew: Meadowbrook Pet Cemetery, 277 Beacon Rd., Renfrew, PA 16053-9403,
(412) 586-9643
Reynoldsville: Northern Tier Pet Cemetery, RR3, Reynoldsville, PA
15851-9803, (814) 653-2016
Royersford: Tri County Pet Cemetery, 44 Swamp Pike, Royersford, PA
19468-1406, (610) 495-3010
Schuylkill Haven: Heidi Memorial Pet Cemetery, RR1, Schuylkill Haven, PA
17972-9801, (717) 385-2647
Somerset: Friends to the End, 1933 W. Bakersville Edie Rd., Somerset, PA
15501, (814) 443-1318
State College: Pine View Pet Cemetery, 1032 Benner Pike, State College, PA
16801-7318, (814) 237-4108
Stonnington: Northumberland Memorial Park Corp., Rt 61., Stonnington, PA,
(717) 286-2008
Ulster: Faithful Companions Pet Cemetery, RD 2, Box 210, Ulster, PA
18850, (570) 596-3192
Uniontown: Faithful Pets Memorial Gardens, 693 New Salem Road, Uniontown, PA
15401, (412) 245-8524
Uniontown: Faithful Pets Memorial Gardens, RR 3, Uniontown, PA 15401, (412)
438-4260
Verona: The Animal Rescue League of Western Pennsylvania, 6000 Verona Rd.,
Verona, PA 15147-2833, (412) 793-1135
Waterford: Animal Friends Cremation Service, 11711 Sharp Rd., Waterford, PA
16441-9049, (814) 796-2510
Watsontown: Pet Rest Memorial Park, RR3, Watsontown, PA 17777-9803, (717)
538-2008
Wellsboro: Pennsylvania SPCA, Rt 6, Rd 7, Box 226, Wellsboro, PA 16901,
(717) 724-3687
West Chester: Pet Memorial Services, 319 Westtown Rd., West Chester, PA
19382, (888) 738-6365; http://www.petmemorialservices.com
Williamsport: Side of the Road Pet Cemetery, 2805 Reach Rd., Williamsport,
PA 17701-4178, (717) 322-4646
York: Brookside Pet Cemetery, 1502 Mount Rose Ave., York, PA 17403-2910,
(717) 845-6618
York: Memorial Pet Cemetery, 435 N. Adams St., York, PA 17404, (717)
845-9252
York: Noah's Garden Pet Cemetery, Chestnut Hill Rd., York, PA 17315, (717)
244-7674
York: Susquehanna Memorial Gardens, Chestnut Hill Rd., York, PA 17315, (717)
244-7674
The above resources only serve as a guide.
Although I am a Nationally Certified School Psychologist published in the field
of human loss and bereavement (Stress and Illness in the
Family: A Linear versus Family Life Space Perspective; The Child with Cancer: A
Life Space Study of Six Families), I do not have personal knowledge of the expertise
of any of those persons or facilities providing these pet loss services.
Rochelle Lesser, School Psychologist
President & Founder
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