AHG - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Founder
- Founder, Pictured Here With Joey / Founder Profile
- President and Founder of BrightHaven Center for Animal Rescue
Gail Pope is the President and Founder of BrightHaven Center for Animal Rescue, Hospice, and Holistic Education (www.brighthaven.org) in California, and for over 30 years she has helped senior and special needs animals on a journey of holistic healing, through hospice care, and Transition.
BrightHaven is a pioneer and leader in the ever-expanding field of animal hospice and palliative care. Gail's experience with hospice-supported natural dying (she's been present at over 600 animal deaths) is distinct and well-known. Her work in the world of animal healthcare and hospice is widely acclaimed.
Gail has an international consulting practice and is contacted by many vets and animal caregivers regarding BrightHaven's natural methods and protocols. Gail is also the author of six books available on Amazon - all addressing various aspects of animal hospice and caring for older animals. BrightHaven's comprehensive education program includes online self-paced courses about animal hospice.
Gail has been involved with the International Association of Animal Hospice and Palliative Care (IAAHPC), the industry's leading organization, for many years. She served on one of their early Board of Directors and more recently was an Advisory Board Member from April 2017 through December 2020. Her module entitled "Understanding the Animal Dying Experience" is part of the IAAHPC Animal Hospice and Palliative Care certification program.
Her book Soar My Butterfly: The Animal Dying Experience is required homework for this Program. She also co-authored a chapter on animal hospice with IAAHPC's Amir Shanan, DVM, for his book called Hospice and Palliative Care for Companion Animals: Principles and Practice.
Gail currently serves on the board of directors of SARA (Shelter Animal Reiki Association) and as a faculty member of Holistic Actions! for Companion Animals.