02022cam a2200313 i 4500 592208897 TxAuBib 20220819120000.0 220720s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u bl2022024153 9780358212331 HRD 27.99 0358212332 HRD 27.99 TxAuBib rda Bartels, E. B., author. Good grief [BOOK] : on loving pets, here and thereafter / E.B. Bartels. First edition. Boston : Mariner Books, [2022] xix, 249 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-236). E.B. Bartels has had a lot of pets—dogs, birds, fish, tortoises. As varied a bunch as they are, they’ve taught her one universal truth: to own a pet is to love a pet, and to own a pet is also—with rare exception—to lose that pet in time. But while we have codified traditions to mark the passing of our fellow humans, most cultures don’t have the same for pets. Bartels takes us from Massachusetts to Japan, from ancient Egypt to the modern era, in search of the good pet death. We meet veterinarians, archaeologists, ministers, and more, offering an idiosyncratic, inspiring array of rituals—from the traditional (scattering ashes, commissioning a portrait), to the grand (funereal processions, mausoleums), to the unexpected (taxidermy, cloning). The central lesson: there is no best practice when it comes to mourning your pet, except to care for them in death as you did in life, and find the space to participate in their end as fully as you can. Provided by publisher. 20220819. Pets Death. Pets Death Psychological aspects. Pet owners Psychology. Grief.