Books and References for Pet Loss & Bereavement

Allen, Moira Anderson, Coping With Sorrow On The Loss of Your Pet, Dog Ear Publishing, LLC

Davis, Christine, For Every Dog An Angel, For Every Cat An Angel, Lighthearted Press Inc.

Farnsworth, Annie, Editor, Grace Notes, Sheltering Pines Press

Greene, Lorri A., Ph.D. and Jacquelyn Landis, Saying Goodbye To The Pet You Love, New Harbinger Publications, Inc.

Kowalski, Gary, Goodbye, Friend, Stillpoint Publishing

Kowalski, Gary, The Souls of Animals, Stillpoint Publishing

Kurz, Gary, Cold Noses at The Pearly Gates

Prend, Ashley Davis, Transcending Loss

Reynolds, Rita M., Blessing the Bridge, NewSage Press

Rylant, Cynthia, Dog Heaven, The Blue Sky Press

Sife, Wallace, The Loss Of A Pet, Howell Book House

Smith, Scott S. , The Soul of Your Pet, Holmes Publishing Group

Websites:  Doing a search on pet loss and bereavement will provide a wealth of information and resources.  The ones listed below are good starting points.

APLB.org  (This web site lists an extensive bibliography)

ALDF.org

MSPCA

ASPCA

Petloss.com

Petloss.com/poems    

            Animal Related Resources     (Just a Beginning)

Safe Haven Animal Sanctuary, Inc............... (A work in progress....we have incorporated and our next step is to file the papers to become a 501(c)3, non-profit  shelter/sanctuary for animals.  We welcome anyone interested in volunteering in the formation and then running of the sanctuary.

Our purpose is:

TO PROVIDE CHARITABLE AND HUMANE ANIMAL PROTECTION, INCLUDING SHELTER,
RESCUE AND/OR FOSTER CARE FOR STRAY, ABANDONED, LOST OR INJURED ANIMALS; TO
PLACE ADOPTABLE COMPANION ANIMALS IN PERMANENT HOMES; TO EDUCATE THE
PUBLIC ABOUT ANIMAL WELFARE AND ANIMAL RIGHTS; TO MAKE FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR
ENDEAVORS AND/OR SERVICES RELATED TO ANIMAL PROTECTION AND CARE; AND TO
PROMOTE AWARENESS OF THE MISSION OF SAFE HAVEN ANIMAL SANCTUARY,  A NO-KILL ORGANIZATION, WHERE THE BEST INTEREST OF THE ANIMALS IS PLACED ABOVE EGO OR INDIVIDUAL NEED AND WHERE NO BREED WILL BE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST....