Loss of a pet falls into what researchers call disenfranchised grief in which the pain is often minimized or discounted. Claudia Luna/iStock via Getty Images Plus I saw it firsthand after my cat ...

Grief is an incredibly painful and complex thing for anyone to experience, even if the death you're grieving isn't a human one. The loss of a dog, cat, bird, or any other pet can be just as painful as ...

Our pet chicken, "Charoog" (translates to Naughty one in Armenian) just died. I found her lifeless body sitting on the ground. It was apparent that she was sick after the other recent horrible death ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT/Gray News) - A dog’s heartbroken owners have filed a damage claim against a public utility in Nebraska after they allege their beloved pet died due to oversprayed weed killer. Chris ...

Every pet is one of a kind -– not just in how they look or sound, but in how they move through your life. Photo by Gail Rubin/Pixabay I saw it firsthand after my cat Murphy died earlier this year. She ...

I saw it firsthand after my cat Murphy died earlier this year. She'd been diagnosed with cancer just weeks before. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. She was a small ...

I saw it firsthand after my cat Murphy died earlier this year. She'd been diagnosed with cancer just weeks before. She was a small gray tabby with delicate paws who, even during chemotherapy, climbed ...

I saw it firsthand after my cat Murphy died earlier this year. She'd been diagnosed with cancer just weeks before. She was a small, gray tabby with delicate paws who, even during chemotherapy, climbed ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Brian N. Chin, Trinity College (THE CONVERSATION) I saw it firsthand after my cat ...