Tennessee Pet Loss Resources

Hotlines:

Veterinary Social Work Helpline, Knoxville: (865) 755-8839

Support Groups:

Knoxville: Veterinary Social Work, Department of Comparative Medicine, 2407 Rive Drive, Rm. A205, Knoxville, TN 37996-4543. We have a Veterinary Social Work Helpline, which is: (865) 755-8839. We have a pet loss support group held every Tuesday evening. We have lots of information about pet loss that we often send out.

Memphis: Barbara Wells, Memphis-Shelby Co. Veterinary Medical Association, Pet Loss Support Group, Memphis, TN, (901) 873-4127

Counselors:

Nashville: Peg Beehan, 1508 Clayton Avenue, Nashville, TN 37212, 615-269-4080. Bereavement support; group will be forming soon.

Nashville: Michele E. Burgner, LCSW, 2200 21st Avenue South, Suite 229, Nashville, TN 37212, 615-298-3010, meburgner@bellsouth.net

Cemeteries/Crematories:

Clarksville: Garden of Love Pet Cemetery, 2571 Whitfield Rd., Clarksville, TN 37040-7500, (615) 647-8980

Columbia/Nashville: Cedar Hills Pet Cemetery and Crematorium, 2467 Nashville Hwy., Columbia, TN 38401-7230, 931-486-3255 or 615-977-5524, http://www.cedarhillspetcemetery.com

Elizabeth: Hitchcock Memorials, Pet Crematory, 2295 Highway 19-E, Elizabethton, TN 37643, 423-542-2912

Gallatin: Pet Rest Memorial Gardens, 1618 Hwy 109 N., Gallatin, TN 37066, (615) 452-3573

Lenoir: Yeargan Pet Burial, 1440 Harbour View Dr., Lenoir City, TN 37772, (865) 988-555, yearganc@charter.net, http://www.yearganpetburial.com/

Millington: Dixie Memorial Pet Cemetery, 7960 Epperson Mill Rd., Millington, TN 38053, (901) 873-4127, bgwdixie@aol.com

Morrison: Companions Forever, Inc., P.O. Box 93, Morrison, TN 37357, 931-815-8550, http://www.companionsforever.net, companionsforever@charter.net

Nashville: Nashville Pet Crematory, 2411 Kline Ave, Nashville, TN, 615 244-8938, undertakermurph@bellsouth.net, http://www.nashvillepetcrematory.com. Urns, caskets, markers; veterinary office pickup.

Nashville/Columbia: Cedar Hills Pet Cemetery and Crematorium, 2467 Nashville Hwy., Columbia, TN 38401-7230, 931-486-3255 or 615-977-5524, http://www.cedarhillspetcemetery.com

Ooltewah: Pet Haven Cemetery & Crematory, 10088 Standifer Gap, Ooltewah, TN 37363, (423) 396-9877

Russellville: Pet Haven Cemetery, 1900 Fall Creek Rd., Russellville, TN 37860, (423) 581-5784

Seymour: Resthaven Pet Cemetery, 914 Maryville Hwy., Seymour, TN 37865-5844, (423) 577-2900

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