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Praised be You, my Lord, with all Your creatures,
especially Sir Brother Sun,
Who is the day and through whom You give us light.

And he is beautiful and radiant with great splendor;
and bears a likeness of You, Most High One.

Praised be You, my Lord, through Sister Moon and the stars,
in Heaven You formed them clear
and precious and beautiful.

Praised be You, my Lord, through Brother Wind,
and through the air, cloudy and serene,
and every kind of weather,
through whom You give sustenance to Your creatures.

Praised be You, my Lord, through Sister Water,
who is very useful and humble and precious and chaste.

Praised be You, my Lord, through Brother Fire,
through whom You light the night,
and he is beautiful and playful and robust and strong.

Praised be You, my Lord, through our Sister Mother Earth,
who sustains and governs us,
and who produces various fruits
with colored flowers and herbs.

Praised be You, my Lord,
through those who give pardon for your Love,
and bear infirmity and tribulation.
Blessed are those who endure in peace,
for by You, Most High, shall they be crowned.

Praised be You, my Lord,
through our Sister Bodily Death,
from whom no one living can escape.
Woe to those who die in mortal sin.
Blessed are those whom death will find in Your most holy will,
for the second death shall do them no harm.

Praise and bless my Lord and give Him thanks
and serve Him with great humility.

On November 8th, 2006 at 8PM your life that began on October 15th, 1995 ended. Please forgive me that it ended with your suffering seizures and heart failures. Please forgive my desperation to cling to your love and life by reviving you so many times. I love you so desperately that I could not bear to see your precious life end. As your Mommy and I enter our now 2nd day of tears, grief and overwhelming sorrow over the loss of you being physically with us, please let this be known to you just how deep our love has always been for you. I am so happy that your life with us was one of joy. One that we shared our diners and all our joys with you. One where you were the first thing I thought of each day. One where we shared the comforts of a chair or bed together. Or even times we sat on a floor. One so much when we played and felt so much excitement that our hearts would pound with the happiness. Thank you for those many years of love. The tenderness of your kisses. The touch of your head against mine. The look in your eyes as you gazed up at me. The wonderful way you had to make us feel good even when we felt depressed. That little jump you made with your front legs when you wanted us to feel better and play instead of feeling down. The way you worried about us when we were ill or sad. The countless times you helped relieve so much of my physical pain by knowing where you needed to lay or care for. Thank you for allowing us the privilege to feed and care for you. No other life will ever be able to replace what you have gifted to me. That remains the gift from you and I will try to cling to it as an everlasting way to hold to you. A way to still hug you and share in your unconditional love. With all the love I can offer without condition Your Daddy Greg H. November 10th 2006

	The Canticle of Creatures Saint Francis of Assisi Most High, all-powerful, good Lord, Yours are the praises, the glory, and the honor, and all blessing, To You alone, Most High, do they belong, and no human is worthy to mention Your name.
	Praised be You, my Lord, with all Your creatures, especially Sir Brother Sun, Who is the day and through whom You give us light. And he is beautiful and radiant with great splendor; and bears a likeness of You, Most High One. Praised be You, my Lord, through Sister Moon and the stars, in Heaven You formed them clear and precious and beautiful. Praised be You, my Lord, through Brother Wind, and through the air, cloudy and serene, and every kind of weather, through whom You give sustenance to Your creatures. Praised be You, my Lord, through Sister Water, who is very useful and humble and precious and chaste. Praised be You, my Lord, through Brother Fire, through whom You light the night, and he is beautiful and playful and robust and strong. Praised be You, my Lord, through our Sister Mother Earth, who sustains and governs us, and who produces various fruits with colored flowers and herbs. Praised be You, my Lord, through those who give pardon for your Love, and bear infirmity and tribulation. Blessed are those who endure in peace, for by You, Most High, shall they be crowned. Praised be You, my Lord, through our Sister Bodily Death, from whom no one living can escape. Woe to those who die in mortal sin. Blessed are those whom death will find in Your most holy will, for the second death shall do them no harm. Praise and bless my Lord and give Him thanks and serve Him with great humility.

	Blessing of the Pets “Blessed are you, Lord God, maker of all living creatures. You called forth fish in the sea, birds in the air and animals on the land. You inspired St. Francis to call all of them his brothers and sisters. We ask you to bless this pet. By the power of your love, enable it to live according to your plan. May we always praise you for all your beauty in creation. Blessed are you, Lord our God, in all your creatures! Amen."


	March 16th, 2008 One Year Anniversary As of May 3, 2007, the FDA received reports of 8,500 "alleged" (their word) pet deaths in the USA since 2006, due to being poisoned by pet food.
	Up To The Moment Information On the Pet Food Recalls, visit... Pet Connection

TRIBUTES
	"A good man is concerned for the welfare of his animals..." Proverbs 12:10

	Alice `My dearest baby girl Alice You gave me an unconditional love that I spent 11 years doing what I could to return to you. You gave me a gift that allowed me to feel a caring for myself and others. I pray that I do not allow myself to lose that gift from you.`
	On November 8th, 2006 at 8PM your life that began on October 15th, 1995 ended. Please forgive me that it ended with your suffering seizures and heart failures. Please forgive my desperation to cling to your love and life by reviving you so many times. I love you so desperately that I could not bear to see your precious life end. As your Mommy and I enter our now 2nd day of tears, grief and overwhelming sorrow over the loss of you being physically with us, please let this be known to you just how deep our love has always been for you. I am so happy that your life with us was one of joy. One that we shared our diners and all our joys with you. One where you were the first thing I thought of each day. One where we shared the comforts of a chair or bed together. Or even times we sat on a floor. One so much when we played and felt so much excitement that our hearts would pound with the happiness. Thank you for those many years of love. The tenderness of your kisses. The touch of your head against mine. The look in your eyes as you gazed up at me. The wonderful way you had to make us feel good even when we felt depressed. That little jump you made with your front legs when you wanted us to feel better and play instead of feeling down. The way you worried about us when we were ill or sad. The countless times you helped relieve so much of my physical pain by knowing where you needed to lay or care for. Thank you for allowing us the privilege to feed and care for you. No other life will ever be able to replace what you have gifted to me. That remains the gift from you and I will try to cling to it as an everlasting way to hold to you. A way to still hug you and share in your unconditional love. With all the love I can offer without condition Your Daddy Greg H. November 10th 2006

	JuJu I adopted JuJu (her real name was Judah) as an adult, at our local animal shelter. A beautiful, large, longhaired bluecream tabby mixed breed cat, with the most gorgeous clear, almost luminous green eyes. She wasn't too trusting of people...Lord only knows where she came from and had experienced. She wouldn't allow you to pick her up. She was the first of our cat "family." Holly, a purebred Persian kitten, who was brought in as a companion for JuJu, became her best friend. Holly knew how to "sit up" for her food...and JuJu learned to do the same by watching her new best friend. As the years progressed, JuJu became a little more trusting. She would allow short periods of being picked up and held...but wanted down after a few minutes. She also would want to be groomed right alongside her friend, Holly. During the past year, JuJu increasingly dropped weight (the picture shown was taken in December 2006)...until she had an episode of extreme illness at the end of March, this year. Little did I realize it when it began...but she was a victim of the pet food poisoning. She valiantly clung to life for 3 weeks, until the morning of April 15th, when her little body could not handle it any more. We (myself, Holly, and Megan-Holly's half sister) miss JuJu very much...but know that she is with the Lord at Rainbow Bridge, waiting for us. May the Lord bless and comfort all who have lost their pets...in knowing that they will see them again... Marcy May 5, 2007

	My Gift from God "Prissie" My prayer is that "best friend", Prissie, who entered my life and my heart in March 1995, as a "throw away" dog found lost and hungry on the street; in desperate need of a friend and being rescued. Prissie left my life in desperate need of our protection, on March 30^th, 2007. Prissie has been my constant companion and best 4 legged friends for twelve years now. She taught me many wonderful lessons of life… one of the largest being unconditional love as our Father, Jesus had for us. She gave the impression of understanding everything I said and ran the house and on most days allowed me to live here. Her social life on most days was greater than mine has she would bolt out her doggie dog and go to the see through fence and greet all the passers bys… she knew every dog in the neighborhood and they all new her name. Same days while I was a work … neighbors would come and take her for a walk… everyone she met she endeared herself to their heart. Then the unthinkable happened on March 8^th… I came home from work and found a very ill dog… she was vomiting and scooting her bottom on the grass. I thought at first she must have been poisoned or her anal gland was blocked… but then she quit eating too and wanted more and more water. I made an appointment with the vet and he quickly diagnosed her with kidney failure. After learning it was not the anal gland … I asked the vet could she have been poisoned. At this time, not ever dreaming I could have been feeding her the poisoned food myself. From that Saturday March 10th to the following she was treated aggressively with medications and fluids… going as many as 2 times a day for the treatments. She continued on the meds until she began to even throw so up and would not eat or drink… beginning the night of March 29^th she was drinking very little and wanting no food. She seemed some better the morning of March 30^th… but I came home to a dog … that was so ill and had to be rushed to a vet for ER treatment … and she was the kindest angel in the world … the veterinarian who had been seeing Prissie since 1995 told me, " to take her else where as it was 4:20P.M. in the afternoon and they closed at 5:30 and it was the week-end". I told them, I did not believe she would live until I got to the place they were sending us but they stated they could not see her … the doctor never came to the phone… my neighbor called her vet … the Dr. at this clinic came on the phone and had us come immediately to her clinic where we were greeted immediately… unfortunately … Prissie was weak and believed she could not over come the state she was in and lost her battle for life. My special four legged best friend - who trusted me for her care went from a perfectly playful seemingly healthy dog in less than 4 weeks to a dead dog… and the only change that had been made in her life was the food she ate. Since the time, she was discovered with every symptom described of kidney failure caused by the dog food recall stating - poisoning and she has been being treated … she has now died - March 8^th –March 30^th. Her loss is unbearable…and to say I am devastated by her loss and heart broken is an understatement. I do not know how to put the pain I am feeling into words. We all must fight to keep these dogs and other animals safe… please contact all you know and make them aware of what they are feeding their animals. Sandi

	This is my gift from God. Her name was Natasha Lynn McCoy. I had her since she was 5 1/2 weeks old. She died at 8 years old. She was so much fun. She loved everyone. She loved to help me raise small baby kittens. I would bottle feed them of coarse she watched. She always made sure they were happy. I can remember the ones I kept. She would every morning go out on our land. Check to see if they were alright . They would turn over and she would check on them give them a wet kiss. The house cat Sarah, she loved her also. Sarah tryed to show her she wanted nothing to do with this morning ritual. So Tasha gave into her wants. They grew up together. Sarah went home to be with God April 14th 2007. The food got her as it did my baby Tasha. I lost her Oct 1st 2007. I know my heart misses them . Sometimes I don't even think I can bare it. I also know I will see them waiting for me when God calls me home . Tasha also loved to play with flash lights. She would run after the light. Her daddy would try and catch his shadow . I know that is were she got the flashlight game. I took her out with it at night as a baby so she could see. It was funny at the VET He would have to hide the flashlight or she would get up to play the game. People got great laughter at watching her have fun trying to get it. I know when we would go to the Beach or Frio river she could find any thing I through in the water. She could dive deep to find it. I enjoyed her so much. Life will never be the same with her. I do know time heals all. I just know there will never be another Tasha. I have had many dogs in my life time. In time !!!! I will have another. Yet my heart longs for her. So until I can open the door to another dog I wait on upon the Lord for my healing. I did get to new kittens. They were raised in the shelter all their life's. They don't know kitty, kitty call. I have started training them. They are 4 mos. and 5 mos. I have had them 2 weeks now. I feel healing knowing they need me. I sure need them. I say good by to my babies I have lost. I am at peace knowing they are playing with all the children in heaven that need their love. Now they are playing with all the ones that have gone on before us. Others have something to play with and love. I know they will meet me at Rainbow Bridge. I cry still. My house is so empty with out my dog. My dog was always there to hug me when I came in the door. I still say good night to her. I know she hears me. I get comfort knowing I will see her again. God holds her. I close my eyes I do dream of her. I know some day I will huge her with my arms around her neck. Thanks for letting me share. God Bless All Who feel the loss of their pet they cant wait to see. In Jesus, Judy October 20, 2007

	"Some of you may know that our 14 year old dog, Abbey, died last month(8/23). The day after she died, my 4 year old daughter Meredith was crying and talking about how much she missed Abbey. She asked if we could write a letter to God so that when Abbey got to heaven, God would recognize her. She dictated and I wrote: "Dear God, Will you please take special care of our dog, Abbey? She died yesterday and is in heaven. We miss her very much. We are happy that you let us have her as our dog even though she got sick. I hope that you will play with her. She liked to play with balls and swim before she got sick. I am sending some pictures of her so that when you see her in heaven you will know she is our special dog. But I really do miss her. Love, Meredith Claire ps: Mommy wrote this for me after I told her the words. We put the letter in an envelope with 2 pictures of Abbey, and addressed it to God/Heaven. We put our return address on it. Then Merideth stuck some stamps on the front (because, as she said, it may take lots of stamps to get a letter all the way to heaven) and that afternoon I let her drop it into the letter box at the post office. For a few days, she would ask if God had gotten the letter yet. I told her that I thought He had. Yesterday, for Labor Day, we took the kids to Peoria to a natural history museum. When we got back, there was a package wrapped in gold paper on our front porch. Curious, I went to look at it. It had a white card on the front and said "To: Meredith" in an unfamiliar hand. Meredith took it in and opened it. Inside was a book by Mr . Rogers , 'When a Pet Dies'. Taped to the inside front cover was the letter we had written to God, in its opened envelope. On the opposite page, one of the pictures of Abbey was taped under the words "For Meredith." We turned to the back cover, and there was the other picture of Abbey, and this handwritten note on pink paper: "Dear Meredith, I know that you will be happy to know that Abbey arrived safely and soundly in Heaven! Having the pictures you sent to me was such a big help. I recognized Abbey right away. You know, Meredith, she isn't sick anymore. Her spirit is here with me--just like she stays in your heart--young and running and playing. Abbey loved being your dog, you know. Since we don't need our bodies in heaven, I don't have any pockets!-- so I can't keep your beautiful letter. I am sending it to you with the pictures so that you will have this book to keep and remember Abbey. One of my angels is taking care of this for me. I hope the little book helps. Thank you for t he beautiful letter. Thank your mother for sending it. What a wonderful mother you have! I picked her especially for you. I send my blessings every day and remember that I love you very much. By the way, I am in heaven and wherever there is love. Love, God, and the special angel who wrote this after God told her the words. As a parent, a professional, and a pet lover, this is one of the kindest things that I've ever experienced. I have no way to know who sent it, but there is some very kind soul working in the dead letter office. Just wanted to share this.



"You've Got a Friend" (click to watch this beautiful 'flash movie' tribute to pets)	Just This Side of Heaven Is A Place Called Rainbow Bridge... When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable. All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind. They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster. You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart. Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together.... Author unknown...



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