Pet owners who undergo immense grief over the loss of their animals may experience posttraumatic growth (PTG), or positive changes that happen following highly challenging life crises, the study ...

Discover how the deep bonds we share with pets mirror human relationships, and explore the unique grief we experience when losing a beloved animal companion.

Madison hated being the only dog after losing her brother Bentley in August, which led her owner to find a source of healing—a rescue puppy.

A video clip came across my social media feed from “The Daily Show,” where host Jon Stewart shared a tearful on-air tribute ...

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The past couple of days have felt like a waking nightmare for many of us. Sure, any presidential election is bound to bring ...

Hal Kitchings, pastor of Easthaven Baptist Church in Brookhaven, has written a book to encourage people who have lost a pet ...

Pets are the family members who supply unconditional, uncomplicated love, and for many people, losing a pet comes with a somewhat unexpected wave of deep grief ... profound loss and help them ...

If there’s a silver lining to any of this, it’s that she had a grief support group to pour out her heartache to those who ...

When you’re memorializing and grieving your pet, the funds for that go back ... Mikita said she has been facilitating an animal companion loss grief support group for 13 years in West Michigan.