Title: Animal loss - Wikipedia
Headings: Animal loss
Animal loss
Contents
Effect of animal loss on humans
Coping with death
Types of loss
Getting a new animal
Workplace issues
Pet loss resources
Beliefs about non-human death
See also
References
External links

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Animal loss
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Death of an animal
Wealthy Ancient Egyptian families would mummify their treasured pets, believing that the spirit would travel with them to the afterlife. The death of a pet or an animal to which one has become emotionally bonded oftentimes results in grief which can be comparable with the death of a human loved one, or even greater, depending on the individual. The death can be felt more intensely when the owner has made a decision to end the pet's life through euthanasia. While there is strong evidence that animals can feel such loss for other animals, this article focuses on human feelings, when an animal is lost, dies or otherwise is departed. Contents
1 Effect of animal loss on humans
1.1 Coping with death
1.2 Types of loss
1.3 Getting a new animal
1.4 Workplace issues
2 Pet loss resources
3 Beliefs about non-human death
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
Effect of animal loss on humans
There is no set amount of time for the grieving process to occur. However, mourning is much more intense for a pet upon whom the owner was emotionally dependent. Additionally, some pet owners may feel unable to express their grieving due to social customs and norms surrounding pets. If the pet owner internalizes the grief, the suffering increases. The stages of grief proposed by Elizabeth Kübler-Ross were designed in relation to human death, but can be adapted to describe the grief process for the death of a pet. Indeed, pet death includes several lessons: