On day of prayer, many of the blessed have four legs

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By Mandy Oaklander, Reuters 
They came to be blessed, so the Rev. Murray Powell placed his hands on Fifi, Jack and Dr. Who on Saturday afternoon and prayed.
They were dogs and cats, a horse, and, in one case, a python...
"It's very powerful to lay your hand on an animal's head knowing that because of its own inability to play well will others, we're going to put it down," Powell said. "I had to come back and do it again."
Inside the wards of sick and lost pets, Powell walked a lap around the cages, looking each animal in the eye and greeting some. Loud barks and wagging tails clanged against the metal cages.
"All right guys," he yelled as he raised one arm, "let us pray."Read here