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Blessing of animals can be either of the animal or of the human-animal relationship, and can apply to pets and other companion animals, or to agricultural animals and working and other animals which humans depend on or interact with. Blessing of animals, or of the slaughtering process, before slaughter, is a key element of some religions.
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A Minneapolis businessman and showman named Robert "Fish" Jones first bought a property near the edge of downtown Minneapolis in 1886. [2] He converted the 3-acre (12,000 m 2) property into a zoo for the animals which he had collected since his arrival in Minneapolis in 1876. [3] These included lions, jaguars, leopards, bears, cattle and a ...
Feast of St. Francis of Assisi is on Oct. 4 every year and he is known for his love of all creatures, especially animals. Many members of the church and community gathered with their dogs, cats, photos and even a basket of pet toys in the front courtyard of the church. Father Jerry Thompson blessed each animal for the upcoming year.
First Congregational Church in Shrewsbury celebrates the blessings animals have brought to human's lives. All God’s creatures: Blessing of the Animals event takes place in Shrewsbury Skip to ...
The line for animal blessings began at 1 p.m. in front of Pico House on Main Street. Ray Garcia of East Los Angeles brings Wicket for a blessing by Archbishop José Gomez. (Myung J. Chun / Los ...
Oct. 2—A Goffstown church is holding a public Blessing of the Animals ceremony on Friday, the feast day of Saint Francis, who was the patron saint of animals. St. Matthew's Episcopal Church ...
World Animal Day is an international day of action for animal rights and welfare celebrated annually on October 4, the feast day of Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals. The World Animal Day movement is supported and endorsed by a number of celebrities, such as Anneka Svenska , Brian Blessed and Melanie C .