Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital Resources
Adopting a pet
Adoption – Dane County Humane Society
Wisconsin Dog Rescue – Listings for Cats,
Dogs, Ferrets, Horses, Parrots, Pot-Bellied Pigs, Rabbits, and Reptiles
Humane Animal Welfare Society
Petharbor.com- an online imaged database of
lost and adoptable pets
Petfinder.com – a searchable database for
the adoption of homeless pets
Animal Care
Choosing a Pet Care Provider - Care.com
Animal Health
Healthypets.com – American Animal
Hospital Association
Tumor types –
Auburn University
Ringworm – Dane
County Humane Society
Reference Links –AVMA
Lost Pet Search – Dane County Humane Society
Re-home your pet – Dane County
Humane Society (List your pet with a re-homing service)
Solutions to problems that
often prompt a decision to surrender a cat – Dane County
Humane Society
Can we help you keep your pet-
wonderpuppy.net
SNAP –Spay/Neuter Assistance Program – Dane County Humane Society
Dog Care Resources – Dane County
Humane Society
Cat Care Resources – Dane County
Humane Society
Bird Care Resources – Dane County
Humane Society
Rabbit Care Resources – Dane County
Humane Society
Rescuing wild animals - Dane County Humane
Society
Rescuing wild animals – Four Lakes
Wildlife Center
Pet Sitter International – an online
resource to locate pet sitters
Plants that are poisonous to animals – a partial listing from doberdogs.com
Cemeteries/Crematories:
Campbellsport: Paradise Valley Pet Cemetery, W1595 Paradise
Ln., Campbellsport, WI 53010-1412, (414) 477-2001
DecSoto: Rivers Edge Pet Crematorium, S5795 Willenberg Road, DeSoto, WI
54624, 1-888-604-4774, info@stonewerksinc.com
Elkhorn: Remembrance Pet Crematory, 6189 Amos Rd., Elkhorn, WI 53121,
(262) 728-1590
Franksville: Anderson's Pet Valhalla, 10025 Kraut Rd., Franksville, WI
53126-9574, (414) 886-0552
Green Bay: Forever Friends Pet Cremation Services, 645 Heyrman St.,
Green Bay, WI 54302, (920) 884-6060 (toll free - 877-884-6060), fax
920-884-8082, info@foreverfriendspets.com, http://www.foreverfriendspets.com
Hortonville: Heritage Pet Cremation Service, 751 W Main St., Hortonville,
WI 54944-9407, (414) 779-4343
Kenosha: C J Roberts Memorial Park Ltd. Pet Cemetery, 7811 60th Ave.,
Kenosha, WI 53142-4010, (414) 694-4047
La Crosse: Walnut Grove Pet Cemetery., 901 Rose St., La Crosse, WI
54603-2633, (608) 785-1770
Madison: University Avenue Pet Center, 2837 University Ave., Madison, WI
53705-3643, (608) 238-8141
Madison: Westport Pet Memorial, Madison, WI 53704, (608) 249-3278, http://www.westportpetmemorial.com/, sue@westportpetmemorial.com
Marinette: Glenwood Memorial Gardens Assn., W. 1170 Cty Tk. B,
Marinette, WI 54143, (715) 735-6684
Middleton: Memorial Pet Services, Inc., 4318 Twin Valley Road, Suite 15,
Middleton, WI 53562, 608/836-7297, memorialpetservices@tds.net, http://www.memorialpetservices.com - pet counseling services available on request.
Milwaukee: Pet Lawn Inc., 7311 N. Granville Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53224,
(414) 353-9387
Mosinee: Peaceful Pines Pet Memorial Park, 168 Lois Lane, Mosinee, WI
54455, (715) 693-4693
Oshkosh: Petland Memorial Garden, 2786 Algoma Blvd., Oshkosh, WI 54901,
(414) 236-2828
Poynette: Midwest Cremation Service of Wisconsin, W9242 Hwy CS,
Poynette, WI 53955, (608) 635-7270
Sherwood: Forrest Run Pet Cemetery, N7937 Pigeon Rd., Sherwood, WI
54169-9707, (414) 989-2600, http://www.dogurn.com/catalog/index.php?distributor_id=54169, patfahrenkrug@forrestrunpetcemetery.com
Union Grove: Paris Pet Crematory, 923 Commerce Drive, Union Grove, WI
53182, (262) 878-9194
Condolence cards
In Memory of Pets - http://www.in-memory-of-pets.com/sympathycards.php
You can order printed sympathy cards from this site.
Pet Loss: Tracks in the Sand - http://members.fortunecity.com/sandtracker/
Counselors:
Counselor listing – networktherapy.com
Listing of Dean Counselors – Dean Health System
Unity Health Insurance – call the Behavioral Health Consultation System
1-800-683-2300
Grief Resources
Center for Human-Animal Bond- Purdue
University
Pet Loss Support Page – State by state
directory of pet loss resources
Association for pet loss and bereavement – ALPB
Grief Resources – The Argus Institute
Recommended reading lists – The Argus Institute
Facing the loss of your animal – University of Minnesota
Hotlines
Cornell University Hotline – (607)
253-3932 (6pm- 9pm EST Tuesday-Thursday)
C.A.R.E. Pet Loss Hotline (University of
Illinois) – (877) 394-2273 ( 7-9pm Central Time; Sunday, Tuesday,
Thursday)
Pet Loss Support Hotline (Tufts University) – (508) 839-7966 (6-9pm EST Monday-Friday)
Pet Loss Hotline (Washington State University) – (509) 355-5704 (6:30-9pm PST Monday-Thursday; 1-3pm PST Saturday)
Florida Pet Grief Support
Hotline – (352) 392-4700 ext. 4080 (24 hr hotline)
Honor the Bond (Ohio State University) – (614) 292- 1823 (6:30pm-9:30pm EST Monday-Friday; 10am-4pm EST Saturday
and Sunday)
Chicago Veterinary Medical Association – (630) 325-1600
Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine – (504)
231-8038 (Tuesdays and Thursdays 6-9pm EST)
Memorials
Virtual Pet Cemetary
Gone to the Dog Star
In Memory of Pets
Lightning Strike Pet Loss Support
Rainbows Bridge
Cremation Urns
Memorial Pet Services, Inc. (Middleton,
WI) pet counseling services available on request.
Pet Loss Support Groups
Dane County Humane Society – A pet loss support group is
held the third Thursday of each month from 6:30-8pm. It is free of charge. To
register, leave your name and number with a DCHS volunteer at (608) 838-0413
ext. 114 (
Pet Loss Bereavement Services – Held of the 3rd Wednesday of each
month from 6:30-8pm. Call Sara Westgor (920) 540-0506 or email petloss@tds.net (Neenah, Menasha, and the Fox cities WI)
Flambeau Home Health and Hospice – Carla Pritchett, Bereavement
Coordinator (Phillips, WI)