Megan Pera, MA, LCSW - Resources

Megan Pera, MA, LCSW - Pet Loss Therapist

Stephen Huneck's Dog Chapel in St. Johnsbury, VT, is a chapel which celebrates the spiritual bond we have with our dogs.

Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement is an organization which offers a multitude of resources for anyone suffering the loss of a beloved pet.

Animal Spirit Healing & Education Network is a collaborative school offering educational classes and certificate programs in holistic animal care and intuitive healing arts. Courses on animal loss and grief support are available for both animal guardians and practitioners.

Animals In Our Hearts (Teresa Wagner) provides resources for pet loss grief support and animal communication.

Chaplain of Pets is an online interfaith ministry that offers compassion, empathy, comfort, and kindness to pets and their human families during times of loss, sickness, transition, and grief.

In Home Pet Euthanasia Directory is an online source hoping to connect families with local veterinarians specializing in home euthanasia for companion pets.

International Association of Pet Cemeteries and Crematories helps to ensure that you are dealing with a reputable provider who is expected to uphold the standards set by the association.

4 Paws Forever offers only the highest quality original memorial jewelry and keepsakes.

Everlife Memorials offers pet headstones, urns and cremation jewelry as well as a host of other pet memorial products used to honor your beloved pet's memory.

Lisa Havelin creates permanently sealed reliquary lockets designed to hold a small momento of your beloved pet.

Sybil Sage creates unique cremation urns that embed photos of your beloved pet into a beautiful mosaic design.

Dogs Held Dearly offers absolutely beautiful one-of-a-kind and individually handcrafted glass urns.

The American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association explores and supports alternative and complementary approaches to veterinary health care. Here, you may find a holistic veterinarian in your area.

Whole Dog Journal is a monthly guide to natural dog care and training.

Mercola Healthy Pets features Dr. Karen Becker, an integrative wellness veterinarian, and is an excellent resource for online pet health articles and discussions.

American Animal Hospital Association has created Pain Management Guidelines to help educate pet owners about recognizing and managing pain in their pets.

Land of Pure Gold Foundation seeks to support and disseminate information on canine cancers. They provide a comprehensive listing of financial assistance organizations, online discussions and support groups and hospice-related resources.

Spirits in Transition supports people worldwide in providing hospice care to their animals.

The Kindred Spirits Project assists 'animal lovers throughout the world to gather together and unite in order to nurture, transform, concentrate and focus the unconditional love that they share with their animal companions into compassionate action to help improve the quality of life, happiness and health of all beings.'

Mountain Dog Photography based in Monkton, VT, specializes in studio and on-location animal portraiture. Photographer Kelly Schulze has spent her life working with all types of animals. She has a deep respect for their individual personalities and their role in people's lives. With each session she merges emotion, technical expertise and style to create distinctive portraits that her clients love and can cherish for a lifetime.

Missing Pet Partnership is a national, nonprofit organization dedicated to reuniting lost companion animals with their owners/guardians.

QuoteArts.com is an excellent online source for Tula Marie pet sympathy cards by The Borealis Press. They have a huge selection of dog and cat greeting cards, as well as veterinary holiday cards.

SeedsofSympathy offers cards which have a 'living sentiment' embedded within the paper. When planted, these wildflower seeds will spring forth new life in memory of the beloved animal companion.