All Dogs Go to Heaven

Animals at the end of life.
by Jessica Pierce Ph.D.

Pennylane: A Look Inside a Pet Crematorium

By Jessica Pierce, Ph.D. on January 12, 2012 in All Dogs Go to Heaven

I was not prepared for my fourteen year old Vizsla to die, even though I saw it coming. I was so consumed by anticipatory grief that I didn't plan ahead of time what would happen to his body. I thought about it in theory, of course: we would bury him up in the mountains near our cabin. Read More

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Jessica Pierce

Bioethicist and writer Jessica Pierce, Ph.D., is the author of the forthcoming book The Last Walk: Reflecting On Our Pets at Life's End.

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