Category: Celebrity Pet Loss Stories

Celebrity Pet Loss Stories

Just because they may be rich and famous doesn’t mean that they don’t suffer from terrible grief when they lose their pet.

Because I’m always trying to learn more about how people cope with the loss of a beloved pet I keep an eye out for articles on pet bereavement. I regularly post about how someone copes with pet grief, whether that is Kim Ben Fogle or Oprah Winfrey. We all form incredibly strong bonds with the pets in our lives and when we have to say goodbye it can be incredibly tough. I try to find ways that pet bereavement affects us and how different people find strategies to cope.

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Why do special things happen when scattering pet ashes?

Why do special things happen when scattering pet ashes? I was reading recently and came across the story of Katy Rickitt, known for her appearances on Good Morning Britain, shared a deeply personal moment on Instagram after saying goodbye to a beloved family dog. “Today we scattered our baby Daphne in our special place, Tatton […]

Elton John and Marilyn

Elton John and Marilyn The impact of dog loss on the whole family. After hearing the sad news that Elton John and John Furnish’s Dog Marilyn had died I want to look at the impact of pet loss on the family. The news was announced on David Furnish’s Instagram account along with a beautiful photo […]

Questions to ask your vet - pet cremation

Questions to ask your vet about pet cremation

Questions to ask your vet – making the right choices for you and your pet. After hearing Dr James Greenwood talk so movingly and bravely about the passing of his dog Oliver I felt I had to write this post. As you know I am a huge believer in sharing our pet loss stories. For […]

Katie Price and Sparkle – More heartbreak from pet loss

Katie Price and Sparkle – celebrity loses another dog Katie Price and Sparkle. Should this celebrity have pets? After losing 3 pets in 3 years is it time that this celebrity gave up having animals in her home? I wrote a while ago about Katie Price when her beautiful dog Queenie was the victim of […]

Julianne Hough – Coping with Multiple Deaths

Julianne Hough – Coping with Multiple Deaths. Julianne Hough – Coping with Multiple Deaths: Julianne took to instagram last week to announce the tragic death of Lexi and Harley, her two Cavalier King Charles Spaniels. The American star of Dancing with the Stars announced the sad loss on her instagram page. She wrote: “Thank you […]

Gordon Ramsay and Rump

Gordon Ramsay and Rump Gordon Ramsay and Rump. Gordon’s youngest daughter announced the death of their family dog, Rump on Instagram last week. She posted a picture of her when she was younger and Rump was a puppy and said: “Will miss you forever rump Thanks for being the best dog ever, love you always […]

Gisele Bündchen and Vida – how to mourn on social media

Gisele Bündchen and Vida I found this fascinating American post on refinery29. It is an article about the etiquette around pet bereavement on FaceBook and Instagram. To cut a long story short, you can see the full article here, it’s a one post only rule a la Gisele Bündchen. According to the author Madeline Buxton […]

Miley Cyrus and Bubba Sue

Miley Cyrus and Bubba Sue Miley Cyrus told her loyal followers on Instagram that her pet pig Bubba Sue had passed away. Above a video of her with Bubba Sue who she affectionately called Pig Pig she wrote: “Very sad to say… my dear friend Pig Pig has passed away…. I will miss u always […]

Sheridan Smith and Panny

Sheridan Smith and Panny. Sheridan Smith and Panny. The actress Sheridan Smith posted on social media, she accused her boyfriends mother of possibly being involved in the death of her dog. She apologised the following day and removed the Instagram post. It’s not the first time that the actress has been in trouble on social […]

Lacey Turner and Reggie the French Bulldog

Lacey Turner and Reggie the French Bulldog Lacey Turner and Reggie the French Bulldog. The actress who plays Stacey Fowler in the BBC Soap Opera EastEnders, has announced the death of her dog Reggie on Instagram. Tributes to Reggie She shared a series of pictures captioned with touching memories of the little guy, who loved […]

Tess Daly and Minnie – Accidental Pet Death Bereavement

Tess Daly and Minnie On Sunday Tess Daly spoke to newspapers about the death of her dog Minnie. According to several press reports she accidentally ran over her Maltese Shih Tzu in her car when returning to her home in Fulmer, Buckinghamshire. Builders, who were working in the house, left open a door and Minnie […]

Robbie Williams and Giggs

Robbie Williams and Giggs. Robbie Williams and Giggs. Robbie Williams and his wife Ayda Field reported in The Sun that their beloved pet turtle Rooney is grieving after the sudden loss her sister Giggs. The pet loving family, who have three dogs and a cat, have called in an aquatic specialist who has diagnosed Rooney […]

Paul O’Grady and Bullseye

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Paul O’Grady and Bullseye Paul O’Grady has announced the loss of his beloved dog Bullseye. Speaking to his listeners of the Radio 2 show Paul O Grady on the Wireless he said that Bullseye had passed away. This is how it was quoted in The Sun: “Now I will tell you my lousy news,” he […]

Katie Price and Queenie

Katie Price and Queenie Katie Price and Queenie. Whilst scrolling through the cute cats photo on Instagram I came across another sad ‘hit and run’ story. This time it was Katie Price whose beloved family dog Queenie had been hit by a driver and left for dead. Whilst we cannot be sure of the events […]

Khloe Kardashian and Gabbana – pet loss whilst pregnant

Khloe Kardashian and Gabbana Khloe Kardashian and Gabbana. On January 30th the star of the family reality show and author of Strong Looks Better Naked posted on Instagram about the passing of her dog Gabbana, who she nicknamed Gooby. She shared several photos of her beautiful Black Labrador Gabbana. She inherited Gooby when Chris and […]

Oprah Winfrey and her Golden Retriever Gracie

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Oprah Winfrey and Gracie Although it was quite a long time ago I thought I would share with you the experience that Oprah had when she lost her golden retriever Gracie. In 2007, Oprah’s 2-year-old Golden Retriever Gracie died after she choked on a plastic ball. Oprah was not with her dog when she died, arriving shortly […]

Butsudan as new home for pussy cat

Butsudan is the new home for pussy cat What is a Butsudan I hear you ask? In Japan around 35% of the population are Buddhist and the Butsudan is a shrine commonly found in Japanese Buddhist homes or temples. It is in the form of a cabinet: a free standing cupboard that can be small or as large […]

Tom Hardy mourns the loss of his dog Woody

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Tom Hardy Tom Hardy has recently spoke about his pain on losing his dog Woody. An 11 week old stray that he met whilst filming the hit film Lawless, Hardy adopted the beautiful Golden Retriever and he quickly became a firm friend. He brought him back to the UK and then took him everywhere with […]

Chris Packham and his Poodles Itchy & Scratchy

Chris Packham Chris Packham wants his ashes interred with his pet Poodles Itchey& Scratchey Earlier this month the BBC Springwatch presenter Chris Packham stated in an interview with the Dail Mail that he wants his ashes to be buried with those of his two pet poodles, Itchy – who died just before Christmas – and […]

Stevie Nicks and Shulamith – losing her life-partner puppy

Stevie Nicks and Shulamith Stevie Nicks and Shulamith. October saw the passing of 17 year old Shulmith, Stevie Nick’s beloved Chinese Crested Yorkshire Terrier mix. The pair had been together for a long time, through the ups and downs of the Fleetwood Mac’s singers life. Often photographed in the singers arms or being carried by […]

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