coping with the death of a pet theme

A character grieves over the loss of their pet.

Examples

Spock mourned the loss of his pet sehlat in tas1x02 "Yesteryear".

10 total · 2 major · 8 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
ahp3x12 major Emma mused to herself about how she still missed her killed cat six months on after the event.
ahp7x28 major Ned so beloved his terrier, Annie, that he couldn't come to accept that it died while he was away on a business trip.
ahh1x14 minor Beatrice was stunned when Philip called from the kitchen that their pet dog of 15 years had just died. Philip attributed the death to a heart attack, implying that he'd successfully tested a deadly poison on the poor creature.
ahh3x06 minor Stella was horrified to discover that Jesse had cut up her pet squirrel with his pairing knife.
movie: I Am Legend (2007) minor Dr. Neville reluctantly snapped the neck of his beloved German Shepherd, Sam, after it began showing signs of zombification. He subsequently grieved for the dog, as he held its lifeless body in his arms.
movie: One Eight Seven (1997) minor Mrs. Henry was deeply disturbed to find out first hand that a student hanged her beloved dog, Jack.
movie: Rear Window (1954) minor A woman screamed in distress when she saw her dog had been killed.
movie: The Beast with a Million Eyes (1955) minor Sandy Kelley was shocked upon discovering her mother had killed her pet dog Duke with an ax.
tas1x02 minor Young Spock watched helplessly as his pet sehlat died.
tz2019e1x05 minor Oliver claimed his dog was dying of cancer.