Pets are part of our family and the sense of loss we all go through cannot be underestimated. Besides feelings of sadness people often experience various emotions such as Guilt, Anger, Shock & Denial and Depression.  Sadly most of us have to make the impossible decision to put our pet to sleep. Even though it is the last act of love we can offer our pet and is made in their best interests we tend to looks for ways to question our decision and can have feelings of guilt after the event.
 
The leaflet "Coping with Pet Bereavement" has been produced by the APPCC with the help of Jane Matthews, author of Losing a Pet. It is designed to help you through this difficult time and can be downloaded here.

If you would like more help then you may find some of the books in our Poetry and Books section useful.

Pet Bereavement Support Service
The Pet Bereavement Support Service (PBSS) is dedicated to offering support and understanding to bereaved pet owners through a national network of trained volunteer telephone and email befrienders, all of whom are ready to help. All calls and emails are treated confidentially.

Tel: 0800 096 6606
Email: pbssmail@bluecross.org.uk

The service is run by The Blue Cross in conjunction with SCAS (The Society for Companion Animal Studies). It is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and adopts its code of ethics. The service is also a member of the Telephone Helpline Association, and is supported by the British Small Animal Veterinary Association.

For more information and help on pet loss please visit our links page

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