Deborah Barnes had to say goodbye to
her cat, Mr. Jazz, on August 28, 2013. Deborah published an emotional book that
detailed her journey of letting Mr. Jazz go, it was called “Purr Prints of the
Heart – A Cat’s Tale Of Life, Death and Beyond.”
After the book was released Deborah
received an overwhelming reaction from those who had read it. People reached
out to Deborah to share their own stories of a pet passing, and Deborah
realized that her journey was being mirrored by others and that a pet dying was
a deeply emotional time for many.
So,
in honor of Mr. Jazz, and for all the readers who were touched by her book,
Deborah decided to create Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day as a chance for people
across the world to share their stories and memories of pets that they have
loved and lost. It was in 2015 that the holiday was first observed, and now
each year on August 28 people are taking time out to remember their pets.
