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Melissa Starling, Postdoctoral researcher, University of Sydney

Profound grief for a pet is normal – how to help yourself or a friend weather the loss of a beloved family member

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It’s been three weeks since my partner and I lost our beloved 14.5-year-old dog, Kivi Tarro. It’s impossible to describe what Kivi meant to us, or put words to how his death has affected us.

As I am still working through what life without Kivi means, there’s perhaps no better time to examine how grief impacts those who have lost an animal. This is also what a new review of scientific literature, published today, explores.

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