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  • 1.  Support Group for Animal Welfare Professionals

    Posted 04-23-2025 10:14 AM

    Hi all! My name is Haley and I work for Pet Loss Community, an organization dedicated to providing support for people grieving the loss of a pet. We're excited to announce the launch of our Virtual Support Groups specifically designed for volunteers and employees in animal welfare organizations. 

    Starting in May 2025, we're offering 2 support groups per month for animal welfare people to come together, connect, find support, and talk about the everyday struggles of the work we do. These groups will be facilitated by one of our Grief Support Specialists. Our employees are licensed social workers specifically trained to understand the human-animal bond.

    Here's an interest form to be contacted directly! This form will also help us schedule these groups to meet the scheduling needs of all participants. 

    We're so excited to be able to offer this much-needed resource and are hopeful that it will grow into something really special for the animal welfare community. 

    #AccesstoCare
    #CommunityPartnerships*
    #PetSupportServices*

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    Haley Engelman
    Community Engagement Manager
    Pet Loss Community
    VA
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  • 2.  RE: Support Group for Animal Welfare Professionals

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    Posted 04-26-2025 10:00 AM
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    Wow, this is amazing! I'm sending out an email to everyone in my organization and will have our volunteer coordinator do the same with our volunteers letting them know about this.




  • 3.  RE: Support Group for Animal Welfare Professionals

    Posted 04-28-2025 09:37 AM
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    Amazing! Here's a graphic to share as well :) 



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    Haley Engelman
    Community Engagement Manager
    Pet Loss Community
    VA
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  • 4.  RE: Support Group for Animal Welfare Professionals

    Posted 04-29-2025 06:55 AM

    Thank you Haley!
     
    I am going to post this in our TN State Directors and the TN Animal Care & Control social media pages, as well as our One Health Forum. 

    Please consider joining the One Health Forum where we discuss things just like this, ie One Health. 



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    T' Fisher, Director of Operations
    Program for Pet Health Equity
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  • 5.  RE: Support Group for Animal Welfare Professionals

    Posted 04-29-2025 08:39 AM

    Is there a cost for staff or volunteers to participate?  Is there a way for the organization to cover the cost, if there is one?



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    Johanna Humbert
    Michiana Humane Society
    Michigan City IN
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  • 6.  RE: Support Group for Animal Welfare Professionals

    Posted 04-29-2025 08:46 AM

    Hi Joanna! Yes, there is a cost of $10/month for 2 support groups a month ($5/group). Unfortunately, we're a really small start-up so we're not able to cover the cost of the group at this time, but we are exploring non-profit status and hope to make services as low-cost and affordable as possible as we grow!



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    Haley Engelman
    Community Engagement Manager
    Pet Loss Community
    VA
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  • 7.  RE: Support Group for Animal Welfare Professionals

    Posted 06-05-2025 09:12 AM

    Hi everyone! Our next support group for Animal Welfare Professionals will be on Monday, June 23rd from 12 pm-1 pm EDT.

    We're still working on a recurring schedule that works for everyone. 


     Here's the link to sign uphttps://pet-loss-community.mykajabi.com/offers/3d4vgejp



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    Haley Engelman
    Community Engagement Manager
    Pet Loss Community
    VA
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