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 destroyed 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. 

 Albert Schweitzer