"The Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley values and protects all animals...by striving to end pet overpopulation, by sheltering the homeless, by shielding the beaten and abused, by educating and advocating so that the suffering might end.”

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Books
Anderson, M. (1994). Coping with Sorrow on the Loss of Your Pet, 2nd Edition. Loveland, Co: Alpine Publications.

James, J. W. & Friedman, R. (1998). The Grief Recovery Handbook: The Action Program for Death, Divorce, and Other Losses. New York: Harper Collins Publishers, Inc.

Lagoni, L.; Butler, C.; Hetts, S. (1994). The Human Animal Bond and Grief. Philidelphia: W. B. Saunders.

Lagoni, L. (1997). The Practical Guide to Client Grief: Support Techniques for 15 Common Situations. Denver: AAHA Press.
Sife, W. (1998). The Loss of a Pet (revised edition). New York: Howell Book House.

Poems
The Rainbow Bridge
A Dog's Plea

Audio Tapes
Antinori, D. Journey Through Pet Loss. Basking Ridge, NJ: Yoko Spirit Publications.

Butler, C., Hetts, S., Lagoni, L. (1996). Friends for Life: Loving and Losing Your Animal Companion. Boulder, CO: Sounds True.

Web Sites

Pet Loss Grief Support, Rainbow Bridge, Monday Candle Ceremony
www.petloss.com

Pet Loss Support Page by Moira Anderson, M. Ed.
www.pet-loss.net

Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement
www.aplb.org

www.cvmbs.colostate.edu/changes/
docs/resourcespetowners.html

www.argusinstitute.colostate.edu/
links.htm

Pet Loss Support Lines
University of California Davis: weekdays 6:30-pm- 9:30pm PT
916/752-4200

The National Cancer Support Group for Animals: 24 hours a day, sometimes with a return call 508-285-2525

Tufts University Scholl of Veterinary Medicine: weekdays, 6-9 pm ET. Voice mail messages returned daily (collect if outside of Massachusettes). 508-839-7966 Cemeteries/Crematories

Clarksville: Garden of Love Pet Cemetery, 2571 Whitfield Rd., Clarksville, TN 37040-7500, (615) 647-8980

Columbia: Cedar Hills Pet Cemetery Inc., 2467 Nashville Hwy., Columbia, TN 38401-7230, (615) 486-3255

Gallatin: Pet Rest Memorial Gardens, 1618 Hwy 109 N., Gallatin, TN 37066, (615) 452-3573

Germantown: Pinecrest Pet Cemetery, 5100 Hacks Cross Rd., Germantown, TN 38125-3801, (901) 754-1100

Hermitage, TN Faithful Companions Pet Crematory (615) 872-9221

Millington: Dixie Memorial Pet Cemetery, 7960 Epperson Mill Rd., Millington, TN 38053, (901) 873-4127, bgwdixie@aol.com

Ooltewah: Pet Haven Cemetery & Crematory, 10088 Standifer Gap, Ooltewah, TN 37363, (423) 396-9877

Russellville: Pet Haven Cemetery, 1900 Fall Creek Rd., Russellville, TN 37860, (423) 581-5784

Seymour: Resthaven Pet Cemetery, 914 Maryville Hwy., Seymour, TN 37865-5844, (423) 577-2900

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Web Sites/Articles pertaining to the HSTV:
www.friendsofanimals.org
www.avma.org/onlnews/javma/oct02/021015a.asp
www.animalpeoplenews.org
www.knoxville-zoo.org
www.heartlandgoldenrescue.org

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