Pet Loss Hotlines

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

Arizona
Companion Animal Association - (602) 995-5885 (24 hrs) The Service offers a 24-hour-a-day telephone helpline, regularly scheduled support group meetings, information, literature, and reading lists on pet loss, and referral to appropriate resources.

California
U.C. Davis College of Veterinary Medicine - (530) 752-4200; (800) 565-1526 (M-F 6:30-9:30pm PST)
The Grief Recovery Institute, Beverly Hills, CA - (888) 773-2683

Colorado
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO - (970) 491-1242 (M-F 9-5 MT)

Florida
University of Florida - (904) 392-4700 x 4080 Messages can be left anytime, calls are retuned M-F 7:00 – 9:00 PM EST. Consultation is free, except for applicable long distance charges. Calls are returned at no charge.

Illinois
Chicago Veterinary Medical Association - (630) 325-1600 Leave voice-mail; calls are returned between 7:00 – 9:00 PM CST
Chicago Veterinary Medical Association in conjunction with the Delta Society (708) 603-3994
C.A.R.E. Pet Loss Helpline, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL – (217) 244-2273 or (877) 394-2273 (toll free)

Indiana
Pet Loss Support Group - (317) 251-4028

Iowa
Iowa State University Pet Loss Support Hotline - (888) 478-7574 (toll-free) Hours: September-April, 7 days a week 6:00-9:00 PM CST, May-August, M, W, F 6:00-9:00 PM CST

Louisiana
Louisiana State University, Best Friend Gone Project (225) 346-5710 (M-F, 8-4:30 PM EST)

Maryland
Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine - (540) 231-8038 (T/Th 6:00 – 9:00 PM EST)

Massachusetts
Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine - (508) 839-7966 (M-F, 6:00 - 9:00 PM EST)

Michigan
Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine - (517) 432-2696 (T/Th 7:30 - 9:30 PM EST)
University of Michigan College of Veterinary Medicine – (517) 336-2696 (messages can be left anytime; office staffed T,W,Th 6:30-9:30 PM EST)
Minnesota  
University of Minnesota School of Veterinary Medicine - (612) 625-3770
The Broken Bond Pet Loss Hot Line/Support Group, Rochester, MN - (507) 289-8169

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.
St. Hubert’s Giralda, Madison, NJ – (973) 377-7094

New York
Animal Medical Center New York , NY - (212) 838-8100Bide-A-Wee Foundation, New York, NY – (212) 532-6395
Capitol Region Pet Loss Network, Albany, NY - (518) 448-5677Companion Animal Hospital, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (607) 253-3932 (T-Th 6:00-9:00 PM EST)

Ohio
Ohio State University Veterinary School - (614) 292-1823 (Hours: M, W, F 6:30-9:30 PM EST; voice mail messages will be returned collect.)

Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine - (215) 898-4525

Texas
United Way Helpline - (210) 227-4357 (7:00 AM - 3:00 PM CST)

Washington
Washington State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Pullman, WA (509) 335-5704. (M-Th 6:30 – 9:00 PST, Sa-Su 1:00 -3:00 PM PST) Calls received after hours will be promptly returned on a collect basis

Wisconsin
The Rainbow Passage, Pet Loss Support and BereavementCenter, Grafton, WI – (414) 376-0340
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) National Pet Loss Hotline. Free nationwide consultation to bereaved owners on a 24-hour basis. Call 1-800-946-4646, use keypad to punch in pin number 140-7211 and then your own phone number. The call will be returned immediately. New York City residents may be seen in person at the ASPCA headquarters