Hear our prayer, Lord, for all animals:
May they be well-fed and well-trained and happy;
Protect them from hunger and fear and suffering;
And, we pray, protect specially, dear Lord,
The little cat who is the companion of our home,
Keep her safe as she goes abroad,
And bring her back to comfort us.
May they be well-fed and well-trained and happy;
Protect them from hunger and fear and suffering;
And, we pray, protect specially, dear Lord,
The little cat who is the companion of our home,
Keep her safe as she goes abroad,
And bring her back to comfort us.
-Old Russian prayer
For all the ones with paws or hooves or claws or fins who suffer needlessly at our human hands: the ones we abandon, we abuse, we murder for amusement or neglect or stupid superstitions...may we someday evolve beyond this senseless cruelty. May we come to respect these forever younger ones who share our planet as thinking, feeling beings like us, regardless of whether they can speak our language. May we love the ones who share our lives with us.
As you have written, so may it be.
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