When Pets Pass On
9 September 2020
UK
Moth took part in an online workshop called:
When Pets Pass On: Sharing Good Practice in Pet Bereavement
by Blue Cross
The event was hosted by Julie-Marie Strange (Durham University) and Diane James (Blue Cross)
The first of three planned workshops features artists, practitioners and a filmmaker to explore pet bereavement in the modern world. Addressing issues of good practice surrounding euthanasia and treatment of pet remains, helping children understand pet loss, and supporting the bereaved the workshop is the first in a series of events aimed at practitioners, academics and the public to promote models of good practice in pet death and bereavement.
Moth presented their Goodbye Box and story/advice book, ‘Saying Goodbye to Dr Tinkle’, developed by Moth as an aid to help children and adults cope with bereavement.
Speakers include:
Zoe Belshaw (PDSA) - Euthanasia and pet bereavement from a veterinary perspective
Nikki Salkeld & Ashley Rudolph (MOTH design collective, Falmouth University) - Saying Goodbye to Dr Tinkle: Helping Children Navigate Pet Bereavement
Kevin Spurgeon (Dignity Pet Crematorium) - Practice and Perception: Pet Remains and Memorialisation
Rowenna Baldwin - Award winning director of film 'Goodnight Friend'
Diane James (Blue Cross) - Supporting the bereaved pet owner
When Pets Pass On: Sharing Good Practice in Pet Bereavement
by Blue Cross
The event was hosted by Julie-Marie Strange (Durham University) and Diane James (Blue Cross)
The first of three planned workshops features artists, practitioners and a filmmaker to explore pet bereavement in the modern world. Addressing issues of good practice surrounding euthanasia and treatment of pet remains, helping children understand pet loss, and supporting the bereaved the workshop is the first in a series of events aimed at practitioners, academics and the public to promote models of good practice in pet death and bereavement.
Moth presented their Goodbye Box and story/advice book, ‘Saying Goodbye to Dr Tinkle’, developed by Moth as an aid to help children and adults cope with bereavement.
Speakers include:
Zoe Belshaw (PDSA) - Euthanasia and pet bereavement from a veterinary perspective
Nikki Salkeld & Ashley Rudolph (MOTH design collective, Falmouth University) - Saying Goodbye to Dr Tinkle: Helping Children Navigate Pet Bereavement
Kevin Spurgeon (Dignity Pet Crematorium) - Practice and Perception: Pet Remains and Memorialisation
Rowenna Baldwin - Award winning director of film 'Goodnight Friend'
Diane James (Blue Cross) - Supporting the bereaved pet owner
