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“Losing a pet can be deeply painful,\u201d said Lentz. \u201cFor many people, pets are family members, companions, and sources of comfort and support. When they\u2019re gone, the loss can feel overwhelming, and it\u2019s not always something others fully understand or know how to support. This is designed to be a welcoming group, providing a judgment-free environment for anyone coping with the loss of a pet.”<\/p>\n
Lentz added, “Whether the loss is recent or happened years ago, whether it was sudden or expected, all experiences of grief are valid here,\u201d Lentz said. \u201cParticipants will be invited to share their stories, talk about their pets, and express emotions openly.\u201d<\/p>\n
The group will meet the first and third Thursday of each month at the SPCA Serving Erie County, located at 300 Harlem Road in West Seneca.<\/p>\n
It’s free to attend and registration is not required. Anyone interested in attending must be at least 18 years old. While child care will not be available, the SPCA says it can provide resources for families seeking guidance on how to help children cope with the loss of a pet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The SPCA Serving Erie County is launching a free Pet Loss Support group, offering a judgment-free space for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":208608,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[136,138,137],"class_list":["post-208607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-erie","tag-erie","tag-erie-headlines","tag-erie-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=208607"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208607\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/208608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=208607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=208607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=208607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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