A Prayer for Animals
Hear our humble prayer, O God, for our friends the animals,
especially for animals who are suffering; for any that are hunted or lost
or deserted or frightened or hungry; for all that must be put to sleep.
We entreat for them all Thy mercy and pity, and for those who deal with them
we ask a heart of compassion and gentle hands and kindly words.
Make us be true friends to animals and so to share the blessings of the merciful.
~ Albert Schweitzer