Americans love pets, to the point of not getting evacuated from Hurricane Katrina when ordered to leave their pets behind. This trend has only compounded in rec

Americans love pets, to the point of not getting evacuated from Hurricane Katrina when ordered to leave their pets behind. This trend has only compounded in recent decades, with the mainstreaming of emotional support animals and the like. So if bereavement can apply to non-kin friends, pets are arguably not a far stretch behind. Not to mention pets are often a substitue for children, as can be seen in cities like San Francisco.