Overall, only 37% of dogs and 5% of cats that end up in a shelter or rescue are reunited with their owners, according to Animal Sheltering.org. Data from a Dallas animal shelter showed the importance of microchipping. Of dogs with a registered microchip, 70% were returned home, compared to 33% without a microchip. Data analysis …
My easiest “hello.” My hardest “goodbye.” “How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” – Winnie The Pooh STAGES, PHASES, TASKS OF GRIEVING The most well-known taxonomy of grief may be Elisabeth Kubler-Ross’ five stages described in On Death and Dying (1969): denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance. They are often …
Losing a pet IS a big deal. They can be a source of socialization, exercise, even identity. Studies have shown that grief at loss of a pet (compared to the same person’s loss of a human being) can range from “much less and much shorter” to “about the same” to “far more intense.” In one …
