Grieving over a pet can be just as painful as mourning a human family member, new research has shown. The study by the academic journal PLOS One suggests guidelines on severe grief should be changed ...

Losing a pet is the first time many children encounter death. The experience can become an opportunity for profound emotional learning and influence how young people understand and process grief when ...

For many of us, pets are more than just animals. They are family. So, when a beloved pet dies, the grief can feel overwhelming. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. For ...

POWHATAN COUNTY, Va. -- Allison Marks left her 2-year-old golden retriever, Colby, at a Petco store Friday for what she thought would be a routine grooming. When she called to ask about him, though, ...

But what about pets? What happens to a pet owned by the deceased, if the deceased forgets to include the pet in the will? In such a case where the pet is omitted in the will, the pet is treated like ...

When a pet dies, owners face hard decisions about how they would like to memorialize them. In Jefferson City, those decisions may soon look slightly different, as the city's animal shelter is ...

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A person shared on a community forum that they believe that dog owners should be given compassionate time off from work if their pet dies The dog owner argued that such a loss is just as difficult to ...

Many of us have experienced the loss of a pet. It’s a feeling that words can hardly capture—horrendous, often surprisingly so. For a child, that grief can be even more overwhelming. Although words may ...