American International Journal of Social Science

Companion Animal Loss and Disenfranchised Grief: What Grief Counselors Need to Know
Heidi S. Kulkin, PhD, LCSW-BACS

Abstract
An overwhelming majority of households have at least one companion animal. It is inevitable that they will have to deal with the death of their companion animal. This conceptual paper focuses on the human-animal bond, companion animal loss, disenfranchised grief, and grief counseling for companion animal loss.

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