Pet Loss Support Groups

The Empty Leash:  

A local group that meets on Thursday evenings at:

Life Transitions Center, 150 Bennett Rd. In Cheektowaga

MUST REGISTER WITH KYM AT 668-2446 OR SUE AT 656-0871 BEFORE ATTENDING YOUR FIRST MEETING.

Hotlines

 - Cornell University Pet Loss Support Hotline, T/Th 6-9 pm ET; messages will be returned (607) 253-3932
 
 - ASPCA - (212) 876-7700  -Dr. Stephanie LaFarge - counselor@aspca.org, pager: 1-(800) 946-4646, PIN 1407211, or (212) 876-7700, Ext 4355. Leave message and Dr. LaFarge will return your call. 

 - Grief Recovery Hotline: (800) 445-4808 - M-F 9am-5pm PT 

 - Arizona: Companion Animal Association - (602) 995-5885 (24 hrs) 

 - California: U.C. Davis College of Veterinary Medicine - (800) 565-1526 (M-F 6:30-9:30pm PT), http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/petloss/ 

 - D.C. - The PAL Pet Loss Hotline can be accessed by calling the PAL office in Washington, D.C., 202-895-1395, Monday through Friday, from 9am to 5 pm. You will be referred to a PAL counselor

 - Florida: University of Florida - (904) 392-4700 x 4080 (M-F 7-9pm ET) 

 - Iowa: Iowa State University Pet Loss Support Hotline - (888) 478-7574 (toll-free). 

 - New Jersey: PetFriends Inc. - (800) 404-PETS, (609) 667-1717 for local southern NJ calls. Callers may leave their number at any time; local calls will be returned at no charge, long-distance calls will be returned collect.