Losing your pet hurts. For some people, it hurts more than losing a human relative. And we can't just "get another one" as some people around us might suggest. The loss of pets is still a very unacknowledged kind of grief and we feel awkward if our heart feels broken for longer than the allowed few days society permits it.

Sieske Valk will be talking about why we should become more comfortable around talking about our pets getting older and eventually passing away and why now is the right time to start.

She is the founder of Autumn Animals, London's first holistic mobile veterinary clinic that specialises in improving the quality of life for injured, ill and elderly pets - and their families. With twenty years of experience in veterinary care and working as an End of life Doula for pets, Sieske has been on both sides of pet loss and is not afraid to start the difficult conversation."

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