Love and Loss in the Pet World

We bring animals into our lives for companionship. And this newly formed relationship redefines the idea of family. This is a look at pet love and loss with a spiritual twist - do animals have souls? If they do, how does this affect the way we grieve when a pet passes on? Does this mean we can communicate with them, offer them blessings, and hope for re-incarnation?

Five families share their perspectives on what all this means when Fido or Fluffy pass on.

**Sue and Jeff Bush – a mother and son team, managing and caretaking the Pet Haven Pet Cemetery

**Danyelle Argese and her boyfriend, James Conklin – who after recently losing their dog, Kya, found comfort from the elders of the Oneida Nation.

**Judy Ruta – a cat lover who buried her cat Misty at Pet Haven Cemetery only to see her reincarnated as Angelina

**Colleen Nicholson – an established animal communicator using her telepathic skills to help pet owners communicate with their pets in the present and in the afterlife

**Betty Lennon- a life-long fan of pot-belly pigs taking her pet, Spam, to the annual Blessing of the Animals service.