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 death.
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, ourselves, to be true friends to animals and so
to share the blessings
of the merciful.
by Albert Schweitzer