(Susan Chernak McElroy, in “Grieving the Death of a
Pet” by Betty J. Carmack)
Isas Sammlung von Hundegedichten & mehr
Isa's collection of dog poems & more
2017/04/29
Grieving the death of a pet
I believe that the loss of a beloved companion animal
is like no other loss because our relationships with animals are like no other.
Our culture tells us that an animal companion is an engaging toy, and that our
grief over its death is alarming and ill-paced. And our culture is just flat
wrong. As a survivor of advanced cancer myself, I believe that the love and
comfort of animals in great measure graced me with recovery. This being the
case, I would not be one to take kindly to any cultural diminishment of our
relationship with 'the other.' Bluntly put, 'Them's fightin' words' in my
world. Animals are more to us than we know. Their partnership with us is a holy
one that endures across a lifetime and possibly beyond.
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