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1. Table of Contents
   1. Consumer Protection / Accountability
   2. Green Burials
   3. Blogs on Animals & Death
   4. Pet Cemeteries
   5. Bereavement
   6. Human-Animal Bond / Interspecies Relationships
   7. Podcasts / Media
   8. Cultural Traditions
   9. Transportation / Shippers
   10. Pet Trusts
   11. Military Dogs
   12. Home Funerals
   13. Ecology
   14. Cemeteries: Past, Present & Future
   15. Film
   16. Alternatives to Burial
   17. Trade Associations – Pet Cemeteries
   18. Special Days

Table of Contents

Consumer Protection / Accountability

• Better Business Bureau  www.bbb.org
• Funeral Consumers Alliance  http://www.funerals.org/
• Funeral Ethics Organization  http://www.funeralethics.org/

Green Burials

• Green Burial Council  http://greenburialcouncil.org/
• Natural Burial Co-operative / Centre for Natural Burial  http://naturalburial.coop/
• The Natural Death Centre / Association of Natural Burial Grounds (UK)  http://naturaldeath.org.uk
  • More to Death – a free e-magazine from The Natural Death Centre
• Green Cemeteries (Australia)  http://www.greencemeteries.com.au/
• Natural Death Centre (Australia)  http://www.naturaldeathcentre.org.au/
• Natural Burial Association (Canada) http://www.naturalburialassoc.ca/

Blogs on Animals & Death

• Hilda Kean – Historian, educator, guide | public history, animals, London http://hildakean.com
• Pet & Wildlife Burial – “these images document the lives of the animals who have lived in our homes and shared their days with us, or those wild creatures we would never get the chance to experience unless upon discovery of their earthly remains.” http://pet-burial.tumblr.com
• The Hatching Cat: True and Unusual Animal Tales of Old New York http://hatchingcatnyc.com

Pet Cemeteries

• Pet Cemeteries: A practical guide to burying your dog – https://happyoodles.com/2021/01/pet-cemeteries/
• Can Pet Ashes Be Buried With Humans? USA State By State Laws – https://farewellpet.com/can-pet-ashes-be-buried-with-humans/

Bereavement

• Veterinary Grief Counseling Program at Penn Vet’s Ryan Veterinary Hospital
• Bereavement support  www.pet-loss.net
• Grief Healing with Marty Tousley  http://www.griefhealing.com
• The Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement (APLB)  http://aplb.org

Human-Animal Bond / Interspecies Relationships

• Animals & Society Institute  www.animalsandsociety.org
• International Society for Anthrozoology  www.isaz.net
• The Latham Foundation  www.latham.org/
• Society for Companion Animal Studies (UK)  http://www.scas.org.uk

Podcasts / Media

• Losing a pet is hard. Here’s how to cope. By Keisha “TK” Dutes, who was grieving for her cat, Feisty Misses Peabody (FMP), with Alexander Hardy, who was grieving for his dog, Papi. NPR: Life Kit. Updated July 27, 2023.

Cultural Traditions

• Kavod V’Nachum – Jewish Funerals, Burial and Mourning  http://www.jewish-funerals.org/
• National Association of Chevra Kadisha  http://www.nasck.org
• YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe  http://www.yivoencyclopedia.org/article.aspx/Death_and_the_Dead

Transportation / Shippers

• Pets to Vets (formerly, Pet Taxi LA) – For delivery of deceased pets originating in LA and Orange counties, CA. They have an arrangement with United Airlines.
• International Pet and Animal Transportation Association (IPATA) – on IPATA’s website, search for a local shipper who might be able to help you.  http://www.ipata.org/for-pet-owners/find-a-pet-shipper/

Pet Trusts

• Rachel Hirschfeld, Esq. – Pet Trust Lawyer  http://www.pettrustlawyer.com
• Danny E. Meek, Esq. – Pet Trust Law Blog  http://www.pettrustlawblog.com

Military Dogs

• US Department of Veteran Affairs – Eligibility for burial in a National Cemetery
  http://www.cem.va.gov/burial_benefits/eligible.asp

Home Funerals

• National Home Funeral Alliance  http://www.homefuneralalliance.org
• Home Funeral Directory  http://homefuneraldirectory.com

Ecology

• Buglife  https://www.buglife.org.uk/
• DIRT! The Movie  http://www.dirtthemovie.org/
• On “scattering ashes” in the USA  http://www.cremationsolutions.com/Scattering-Ashes-Laws-Regulations-c108.html

Cemeteries: Past, Present & Future

• Atlas Obscura  http://www.atlasobscura.com
• The Association for Gravestone Studies  http://www.gravestonestudies.org/
• The Cemetery Club & Epitaphs Magazine  http://www.thecemeteryclub.com/
• Design for Death [& Living]  http://www.designboom.com/project/design-for-death-living

Film

• Does the Dog Die? Archive of films where pets may get hurt and die.  www.doesthedogdie.com
• ZooScope: The Animals in Film Archive  https://zooscope.english.shef.ac.uk/home

Alternatives to Burial

• Eternal Reefs – “a designed reef of 100% natural cast concrete that can include the cremated remains of a loved one and/or pets”  http://eternalreefs.com

Trade Associations – Pet Cemeteries

• International Association of Pet Cemeteries & Crematories (IAOPCC)  – the first association of pet cemeteries and crematoria – focusing on all aspects of such enterprises.  www.iaopc.com
• Pet Loss Professionals Alliance (PLPA),  a committee of the International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association (ICCFA) – focusing on business interests http://www.iccfa.com/groups/pet-loss-professionals-alliance
• Association of Private Pet Cemeteries & Crematoria (UK & Europe)   http://www.appcc.org.uk/index.htm

Special Days

National Puppy Day – March 23
National Pet Day – April 11
National Pet Month – May
National Dog Day – August 26
National Pet Memorial Day – second Sunday in September
National Black Cat Day – October 27
National Cat Day – October 29

Day of Help to Forest Animals (Poland) – February 11
National Cat Day – February 17th (Italy, Brazil, Poland), February 22 (Japan), March 1st (Russia), August 8 (Canada)
National Pet Month (UK) – April
World Pet Memorial Day – second Tuesday in June
International Cat Day – August 8
Remembrance Day for Lost Species – November 30

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updated December 7, 2023