A Prayer for Animals 
Hear our humble prayer, O God, for our friends, the animals,
especially for those who are suffering;
for any that are lost or deserted or frightened or hungry.

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