Human-Animal Bond Resources
- Association for Veterinary Family Practice (AVFP)
www.avfp.org
- American Association of Human-Animal Bond Veterinarians (AAH-ABV)
www.aah-abv.org
- Animal Behavior Associates, Inc.
www.helpingfido.com OR www.helpingkitty.com
- The Delta Society - the Human-Animal Health Connection
www.deltasociety.org
- American Veterinary Medical Association
www.avma.org/careforanimals
Pet Hospice Resources
- www.nhcpo.org
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)
- www.healthypet.com/library_view.aspx?id=9
American Animal Hospital Association
- www.avma.org/onlnews/javma/apr09/090415o.asp
www.avma.org/onlnews/javma/dec07/071215g.asp
American Veterinary Medical Association - journals online
- www.argusinstitute.colostate.edu/pethospice.htm
Colorado State University's pioneer program with veterinary student volunteers
- www.iaahpc.org
International Association for Animal Hospice and Palliative Care (IAAHPC)
The 'umbrella' organization for those interested in providing Pet Hospice. For more information and to become a member, visit their website.
- www.pethospice.org
The website for the Nikki Hospice Foundation for Pets, one of the organizers of an annual pet hospice symposium at UC-Davis (California). For information about the symposium and registration, visit the website.
Pet Loss Resources
- The Argus Institute for Families and Veterinary Medicine at
Colorado State University's Veterinary Teaching Hospital
970-297-1242
www.argusinstitute.colostate.edu
- Ceremony Officiant and Grief Support Specialist
www.marcellafox.com
- Dana Durrance, MA - Grief Counselor
Mountain Shadows Pet Hospital, Colorado Springs, CO
719-533-0910 or email: dldurrance@msn.com
- GriefHealing.com - Marty Tousley, CNS-BC, FT, DCC - Distance Credentialed Counselor - TousleyM@aol.com
Stress Management
- www.vet.utk.edu/socialwork/profiles.shtml (Dr. Elizabeth Strand, University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine)
Self Care
**These resources are updated frequently. We check to be sure the numbers and links we provide you with are the most current we can. If you find that a link or a number does not work, please let us know so we can correct it! --Last updated 09/08/09
