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PET GRIEF SUPPORT SERVICE
Whether you're anticipating or coping with the loss
of a beloved companion animal, the Pet Grief Support Service
recognizes your pain and offers you understanding, compassion
and support.
Operated entirely by trained volunteers who themselves have suffered
the loss of a pet, the Service provides an informational telephone
Helpline directing callers to monthly pet loss support group meetings, pet grief information, literature
and reading lists, and referrals to appropriate resources.
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PET GRIEF SUPPORT SERVICE HELPLINE
602-995-5885
Although we are unable to take messages or return calls
to our Helpline at this time,
we still can help by pointing you to other pet loss
resources that are available to you:
PET LOSS TELEPHONE HELPLINES, MESSAGE BOARDS, and CHAT ROOMS are now available at various
hours all across the country. They are listed here:
Helplines, Message Boards, Chats
SEE ALSO:
Pet
Loss Counseling
Pet
Loss Articles
Children and Pet Loss
General Pet Loss Resources
If You're Thinking About Suicide:
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SUPPORT GROUP FOR GRIEVING ANIMAL LOVERS
meets on the first Saturday of every
month
from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m.
in Conference Room 1 at:
Hospice of
the Valley 1510 East Flower Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85014
Purpose
The Pet Loss Support
Group offers a safe, confidential, structured place where animal
lovers
bound by the experience of loss can come together on a
regular basis to share their stories,
get their concerns and
feelings validated, learn more about normal grief and the mourning
process,
express and work through their feelings, and reflect on the
meaning of it all.
Unlike what happens in individual telephone,
email or chat room counseling,
participants in the support group
have the opportunity to grow by giving help as well as receiving it.
Directions
Nearest cross streets for
Hospice of the Valley's central office are Osborn Road and 16th
Street.
Take 16th Street two blocks south of Osborn Road.
Turn west
onto Flower Street.
Hospice of the Valley is a free-standing,
clearly marked building on the north side of Flower Street.
Turn
into the driveway, and feel free to park anywhere in the lot.
The
entrance is on the north side of the building, off the parking lot.
A sign at the reception desk will direct you to the Conference Room.
For further information, please contact Hospice of the Valley's
Bereavement Office, 602-530-6970
ON-LINE FORUM
FOR LOSS OF A PET
Give words to your grief by sharing your story with those who
understand.
In this safe, secure, online forum you can post messages about the pet you
have loved and lost
and find emotional support and inspiration from other animal
lovers. Moderated by our mental health consultant
(a certified hospice bereavement counselor
who also specializes in pet loss)
this forum is available to you at no cost, 24 hours a day, seven
days a week.
Simply click on
GRIEF HEALING DISCUSSION
GROUPS then click on "Register" next to the "Welcome Guest" greeting at the
top of the page,
and follow the instructions there.
After you register, scroll down the main page until you come to the
forum labeled "Loss of a Pet," and remember to bookmark the location as one of your
favorite places!
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ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BECOMING A
PGSS VOLUNTEER?
Have you suffered the loss of a special
companion animal, but long enough ago to have developed some
perspective?
At some point in your grieving process, you may feel the need to
channel your pain, as well as the time and energy once devoted to
your beloved animal, into something productive and meaningful. As
one who truly understands this grief journey, you may feel ready to
reach out to others who are suffering the pain of loss.
The Pet Grief Support Service (PGSS)
welcomes animal lovers in the Phoenix metropolitan area who have
experienced and worked through the loss
of their own cherished animal companions and are now interested in
helping others.
You are cordially invited to call the
Companion Animal Association of Arizona, 602-258-3306
and leave a message with your name and telephone number, indicating
your desire for further information and/or your willingness to
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For information
call the Pet Grief Helpline
602-995-5885
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P.O. Box 5006