In this image provided by WSU College of Veterinary Medicine, Scott Campbell, the Veterinary Chaplain at Washington State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, speaks during a "Celebration of Life & Remembrance for Our Companion Animals" event on Saturday, July 15, 2023, in Pullman. Wash. At right are ribbons honoring pets that have passed away that were hung as part of the Garland Ceremony, and now are displayed next to a bench at the entrance to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. (Ted S. Warren/WSU College of Veterinary Medicine via AP)
In this image provided by WSU College of Veterinary Medicine, Scott Campbell, left, the veterinary chaplain at Washington State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, visits with Olivia and Phinehas Lampman, center, owners of Goose, a Husky mix dog, as Phinehas' mother and WSU Honors College Associate Professor Annie Lampman, right, looks on, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, in the lobby of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Pullman, Wash. (Ted S. Warren/WSU College of Veterinary Medicine via AP)
In this image provided by WSU College of Veterinary Medicine, Scott Campbell, right, Veterinary Chaplain at Washington State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, looks on as people tie ribbons honoring pets that have passed away during the Garland Ceremony, that was part of a "Celebration of Life & Remembrance for Our Companion Animals" event on Saturday, July 15, 2023, in Pullman, Wash. (Ted S. Warren/WSU College of Veterinary Medicine via AP)
This image provided by Sarah Bown, shows the burial following an animal funeral for "Buddy" the cat in May, 2021. (Sarah Bowen via AP)
In this image provided by WSU College of Veterinary Medicine, Scott Campbell, the veterinary chaplain at Washington State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, poses for a photo outside the Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Pullman, Wash., Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024. Next to Campbell is a string of ribbons from the "Garland Ceremony" he leads during "Celebration of Life & Remembrance" services held three times since the summer of 2023 that give community members a chance to come together for healing and grief. (Ted S. Warren/WSU College of Veterinary Medicine via AP)
In this image provided by Sarah Bown, animal chaplain Sarah Bowen, author photo for "Sacred Sendoffs: An Animal Chaplain's Advice for Surviving Animal Loss, Making Life Meaningful, and Healing the Planet," poses in 2022. (Francesco Mastalia/Sarah Bowen via AP)
In this image provided by Valerie Richards, Valerie Richards holds a Northern Saw-Whet Owl named "Thor" during a Pasadena Audubon Society docent training program on Oct. 5, 2023, at Peck Road Water Conservation Park in Arcadia, Calif. (Courtesy Valerie Richards via AP)