Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day on August 28 sets aside a day to remember the pet companions we’ve lost.
With the death of a pet, whether furry, feathered or an uncommon variety, we feel the loss deeply. They become family and a familiar part of our lives. Mourning their death is different for everyone and Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day provides a way to help heal, or at least share, the ache of loss.
Whether you lost your beloved companions last week, last year, or even years ago, their memory is surely still alive. While people in your life without pets may not always understand, you know that the grief over a pet that’s passed away can be as deep and as acute as that for a human loved one.
Author Deborah Barnes started Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day to give all pet-lovers a day to share memories of beloved pets that have crossed the Rainbow Bridge and are waiting for us there. The event is a time to celebrate the life of the animals that have brought us joy, unconditional love, comfort, and laughter through the years.
Here is a brief list of pet loss grief support sites. If you Google “Pet Support Grief Loss” you will find others who can help you in your grief.
Pet Loss Grief Support
Pet Loss http://www.petloss.com/
Pet-Loss http://pet-loss.net/
Rainbow Bridge Grief Support Center https://rainbowsbridge.com/Grief_Support_Center/Grief_Support_Home.htm
APBL – Pet Bereavement Counseling https://aplb.org/
Pet Loss Support Line at Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine 508-839-7966 https://vet.tufts.edu/petloss/
