You Lost Someone, Not Something: Explaining the Grief of Pet Loss March 20th, 2025 | 6-7:30 pm (MST)
Despite the important role pets play in our lives their passing is often treated as minor and the profound depth of the loss diminished by well-meaning, but misguided, friends and family. This talk will explore why pet loss grief is different than losing a human, why it is valid, why it is so very hard, and ways that a pet’s lifetime of love and devotion can be celebrated and memorialized.
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Dr. Sarah Hoggan
Dr. Sarah Hoggan has been a practicing veterinarian for over 20 years. Her entire career has been devoted to emergency veterinary care and making a difference for pets and their families when they need it most. Dr. Hoggan is a pet loss grief advocate and has done two TEDx Talks that discuss euthanasia and pet loss grief. Together these talks have over one million views. She currently works as the medical director for a veterinary emergency hospital in Oceanside, CA. If she isn’t working, she is home taking care of everyone she loves. Currently, she shares her home with 16 dogs (some foster, some forever), three cats, a parrot, and a very wonderful husband named Bob. She and Bob met when she saved his dog’s life, many years ago.
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