Vermont Pet Loss Resources
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SUPPORT GROUPS:
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Johnsonbury: Linda Moore. Abiding Ties Pet Loss Support Group meets the 3rd Tuesday, monthly, 6:00 – 7:30 pm, at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital, St. Johnsbury, Vermont in Conference Rooms 126 and 127. Please use the main hospital entrance, turn right at the main hallway towards the business center, pass the cafeteria on your left and the conference rooms will be on your right. All adults are welcome, no fee or registration required. chaplain@abidingties.org, http://abidingties.org
CEMETERIES/CREMATORIES:
Please note that most veterinary clinics and many SPCAs/humane societies also offer cremation services.
Fairfax: Island Memorial Pet Cremation, 1176 Main Street, Fairfax, VT 05454, (802) 316-2284, service@awrfh.com, https://www.islandmemorials.com
Middlebury: Homeward Bound/Addison County Humane Society (cremation), 236 Boardman Street, Middlebury, VT 05753, (802) 388-1100, shelter@homewardboundanimals.org, https://www.homewardboundanimals.org/programs-services/pet-cremation-services/
Canaan, NH: Lasting Memory Pet Cremation Services, LLC, 56 Amanda Lane, Canaan, NH 03741, 603-398-4891, dave@lastingmemory.biz, http://www.lastingmemory.biz (also serves Vermont)
When a pet dies, you want help... fast!
You'll find it in Moira Allen's Coping with Sorrow on the Loss of Your Pet. In a book filled with comfort, compassion and support, you'll find the tools and tips you need to:
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- Understand the feelings you're going through -- and find ways to ease the pain
- "Say good-bye" with memorials, tributes and other coping strategies
- Help your children and other family members deal with their grief
- Deal with people who "just don't understand"
- Help surviving pets cope with the loss of a missing companion
- Come to terms with the guilt we so often feel when a pet dies
- Handle the agonizing decision of euthanasia
- Choose the best and most comforting "final resting place" for your pet
- Determine when and how to bring a new companion into your home (how soon is too soon?)
- Improve your chances of recovering a lost or stolen pet
- Help a friend cope with loss
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