Each year on the second Sunday in September, people come together in observing National Pet Memorial Day. On this day, pet owners honour their pets, both past and present, and think about and share with others the important role their beloved pets have played in their lives
We thought we would (attempt to) cover the difficult issue of how to cope with the loss of a pet. As this is not something we have dealt with for a long time, we felt it was best to enlist the help of the expert team at Patch & Purr Cremations.
Doris Zagdanski is a leading figure in modern day grief and empathy education and she’s also the author of ‘When Pets Die – It’s alright to grieve’.
She explains that “The joy of owning a pet goes hand in hand with the sorrow of losing one. It makes no difference that we know they have a shorter life span than we humans – but we just get so attached. Grief can often feel like an isolating experience, it can be hard to talk about and the people around you might not understand why you are so upset. It’s normal to be out of sorts, and possibly more emotional than you expected.”
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