Missouri Pet Loss Resources

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SUPPORT GROUPS:

Kansas City: Pet Grief Support Group meets the second Wednesday of each month, 6:30 PM-8:00PM, at Rolling Acres Memorial Gardens for Pets, 12200 N Crooked Road, Kansas City, MO 64152-4900. Contact Nancy Piper or Beverly Cox (816) 891-8888, http://www.visitrollingacres.com, nancypiper@visitrollingacres.com

Kansas City: Raphael Smith, PsyD - Clinical Psychologist, The Struan Center, LLC, 4044 Central St., Kansas City, MO 64111. Pet loss Support Group meets the last Tuesday evening of the month. Call for time, location, and information: (816) 960-4525, http://www.LosingYourPet.com

Ozark: TLC Pet Loss Support Group, 1611 Mills Rd., Ozark, MO , (417) 725-2908, 836-5449, Diane J. Newman, MS, LPC, & Nova Hilton, djn314t@mail.smsu.edu

St. Louis: Humane Society of Missouri, 1201 Macklind Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110, (314) 647-8800 x 578, http://www.hsmo.org, info@hsmo.org

COUNSELORS:

High Ridge: Tammy Delbruegge, MSW, LCSW, 3025A High Ridge Blvd., High Ridge, MO 63049, 636-343-7460, http://therapists.psychologytoday.com/

Kansas City: Nancy Piper, Rolling Acres Memorial Gardens for Pets, 12200 N Crooked Road, Kansas City, MO 64152-4900, (816) 891-8888, http://www.visitrollingacres.com, nancypiper@visitrollingacres.com

Kansas City: Raphael Smith, PsyD - Clinical Psychologist, The Struan Center, LLC, 4044 Central St., Kansas City, MO 64131, (816) 960-4525, DrRaphaelSmith@att.net, http://www.LosingYourPet.com

Ozark: Diane Newman, MS, LPC, 1611 Mills Rd., Ozark, MO 65721, (417) 836-5449, djn314t@smsu.edu

St. Louis/Des Peres: Susan C. Cassimatis, MA, LPC, NCC, Pathways for Change, LLC, 12813 Flushing Meadows Drive, Suite 140, Des Peres, MO 63131, 314/974-6762

IN-HOME EUTHANASIA/HOSPICE:

Kansas City: Dr. Tim Lyon, Pet Loss At Home, 8am-8pm, Seven Days A Week, Within 1-3 Hours Notice, within 1 hour radius of Kansas City. 877-219-4811, http://PetLossAtHome.com, DrTim@PetLossAtHome.com

St. Louis: Dr. Dawnetta Woodruff, Lap of Love Veterinary Hospice, Lap of Love, St. Louis & surrounding area, (314) 827-5606, http://www.lapoflove.com/vet-biography.aspx?vet=46, DrDawnetta@lapoflove.com

CEMETERIES/CREMATORIES:

Cape Girardeau: Cedar Hills Pet Cemetery, State Route 177, Cape Girardeau, MO (Mailing address: P.O. Box 22, Pocahontas, MO 63779), Owner/Operator: Alaina Hinze, 573-579-0706, http://www.missouripetlosscare.com/

Concordia: Concordia Pet Cemetery, 201 Golden Award Dr., Concordia, MO 64020, 660-463-7375

Florissant: Imperial Crown Pet Cemetery Inc., 115 N US Highway 67, Florissant, MO 63031-5901, (314) 921-1558, http://www.imperialcrownpc.com/

High Ridge: A Memory Garden, Nancy Crane's Family Pet Care, 4216 Wilderness Ln., High Ridge, MO 63049, 636-343-2182, http://www.ncfamilypetcare.com/memorygarden.html

Kansas City: Rolling Acres Memorial Gardens for Pets, 12200 N Crooked Road, Kansas City, MO 64152-4900, (816) 891-8888, http://www.visitrollingacres.com, nancypiper@visitrollingacres.com

Kansas City, MO: Wayside Waifs Humane Society, 3901 Martha Truman Road, Kansas City, MO 64137, 816-761-8151 ext. 4406, http://www.waysidewaifs.org, cemetery@waysidewaifs.org

New Wells: The Hill Pet Crematory, 6796 State Hwy C, New Wells, MO 63732 (Mailing Address: P.O. Box 22, Pocahontas, MO 63779), Owner/Operator: Chris and Alaina Hinze, 573-579-0706, http://www.missouripetlosscare.com/HillPetCrematory.aspx

St. James: Mid-Missouri Pet Care Services, 203 Matlock Dr., Saint James, MO 65559, 573-263-5545, chitterb@yahoo.com (cremation)

St. Joseph: Pet Cremation, Animal Control and Rescue, 701 Lower Lake Road, St. Joseph, MO 64504, (816) 271-4877, http://www.stjoemo.info/health/animal_petcremation.cfm, animal@ci.st-joseph.mo.us

St. Louis: All Paws Go to Heaven Pet Cremation Service, 9415 Dielman Rock Island Industrial Dr., St Louis, MO 63132, 314-814-8003, http://allpawspetcremation.net, info@allpawspetcremation.net

St. Louis: Carol Gates Throop Memorial Park, Humane Society of Missouri, 1201 Macklind Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110, (314) 647-8800, http://member.hsmo.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Donate_Throop_Park (offers interment of pet ashes in a columbarium in Throop Memorial Park)

St. Louis: Heartland Pet Cremation, 2130 Papin, St. Louis, MO 63103, 314-241-5565, info@heartlandpetcremation.com, http://www.heartlandpetcremation.com

St. Louis: Pet Funerals Company, 4417 Olive Street, Suite B, Saint Louis, MO 63108, 314-535-0473, http://www.petfuneralsstl.com, contact@petfuneralsstl.com

Shawnee, KS: The Amos Family Pet Companion Crematory, 10913 Johnson Drive, Shawnee, KS 66203, 913-631-7314, http://www.amospets.com, mail@amosfamily.com

Springfield: Friends of the Family Pet Memorial Gardens, 1900 N. Westgate Ave., Springfield, MO 65804, (417) 883-0076

Springfield: Lakeland Pet Cemetery, 4500 S Lone Pine Ave., Springfield, MO 65804-6610, (417) 887-1929

Twin Oaks: Memory Park Pet Cemetery & Crematory, 1457 Boly Lane, Twin Oaks, MO 63088, (314) 576-3030

**Gentry, AR: Arkansas Pet Services (cremation), 11771 Bredehoeft Road, Gentry, AR 72734, (479)736-2478, http://www.arkpetservices.com/cremation.html. Serving Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri.

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