Logistics

No matter where in the world our military personnel befriend and rescue their companions, getting each Patriot Pet home safely and responsibly requires extensive logistical coordination and planning. Every joyful Patriot Pets reunion is the result of weeks, and sometimes months, of hard work by SPCA International team members across the globe, with the safety […]

QC PET STUDIES

QC Pet Studies is a faculty of QC Career School, an online, international school that’s been offering distance education courses since 1984. QC Pet Studies offers the most comprehensive online dog grooming course available. Through lesson texts, video tutorials, hands-on assignments and personalized feedback from grooming professionals, students receive the skills and resources they need […]

More Opportunities

Giving Assistant Earn donations while shopping online! Shop at Amazon! Your purchases can help animals! DAF Direct Support SPCAI through a DAF QC Pet Studies Become a professional dog groomer! Donate a Car Donate your car to help animals! Barkbox Treats Treat your pet and help animals with these monthly treats! Like us on Facebook […]

Donate Shelter

Shelters Are Struggling Special programs that need your help Military Rescue Programs Our military programs rescue dogs and cats beloved by members of the U.S. military, veterans and their families. LEARN MORE Donations make the difference Rescuing the abused and abandoned, rehabilitating the sick and injured, providing shelter and love to animals with the greatest […]

Emotions

Experiencing Intense and Changing Emotions in Mourning The period of mourning can be defined as the process by which people adapt to a loss. Different beliefs, cultures, rituals are often followed during this period which may help to ease suffering you are experiencing. However, you may also find yourself surprised by the variety of emotions that […]

Mourning: Stages of Grief

Although grief responses differ from one individual to the next, it does have many predictable expressions that occur on a physical, intellectual, emotional, social and spiritual level. Please note that although these stages are based on past research, they are not meant to compartmentalize emotions into neat packages, they are merely offerings of insight as […]

When you Lose a Pet

Anyone who considers a pet a beloved friend, companion, or family member knows, or one day will know, the intense pain that accompanies the loss of that friend. The hurt and emptiness that follow are often incomparable even to that of losing a close relative. Moreover, many individuals might not anticipate or comprehend the intense […]

Emergency Preparedness

Evacuation: How to be Pet Prepared Grab and Go Disaster Kit Essentials for Companion Animals Prepare Your Disaster Plan How to Help During a Disaster Life Saving Conversation Don’t delay – work on your buddy plan today! One-Two-Three-Cheese Returning Home After a Disaster “Did You Know?” (Interesting Facts That May Save a Life during Disaster) […]