Do animals have souls ?

[steel]

Isaiah 11:6
King James Bible
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.

I like to think that this is more than a parable and that heaven will hold the creatures of earth. The only problem is that I have had so many cats throughout my lifetime that there wouldn't be any room for me.

[BC_MoM]

I believe anything living has a soul.

[Logan]

I am a Christian. And I believe that my animals are in heaven and that I will see them again. I can't imagine heaven without them, to tell you the truth. Their sweet spirits are surely there.

[sparks19]

I am a Christian. And I believe that my animals are in heaven and that I will see them again. I can't imagine heaven without them, to tell you the truth. Their sweet spirits are surely there.

I agree.

[Glacier]

My Mother is a lay minister(she missed her calling, she should have gone into full pastoral service). Although I am not particularly religious myself, I like her answer to this question...she believes and preaches that God has promised everything we need to be happy will be provided in the next world. Therefore if you need your animal companions, they will be there.

[joycenalex]

as surely as the sun will set tonight, animals have souls. i am without any doubt as to this.

[Zippy]

I am a Christian. And I believe that my animals are in heaven and that I will see them again. I can't imagine heaven without them, to tell you the truth. Their sweet spirits are surely there.

I agree.

[cassiesmom]

It gives me comfort to think of it this way. Since God created animals, it makes sense to me that he would gather them back to himself somehow when their lives end. So when I arrive in heaven, I hope that all the animals I've loved in my life (Churchill- my brother's cat who died because of Menu Foods; Poco and Jasmine- my sister's cats; the cats my family had before I was born; and pets of my extended family) will be there so I can be with them again. I believe heaven is a place of great joy, and since God made animals and animal lovers, part of the joy is people and their beloved pets being together again. What this means for farm and circus animals, I don't know. Maybe heaven has a very big zoo.

[Barbara]

Simple answer: yes they have.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Yes, and I have quite a crowd of them waiting for me. I'm glad Heaven is a big big place!

[lizbud]

Oh Yes, I do believe animals have souls. (all animals, not just pets)

[horsie_luver_101]

yea i do think animals have souls... anything living breathing has a soul

[Miss Z]

I am not religious, so I do not believe in souls, human or animalian, yet I know that if I did, it would not make sense to me that animals should be without souls. And, if I was to interpret the 'soul' with my own reasoning, then animals show it in a far better light than the majority of the human population does!

I can't imagine heaven without them, to tell you the truth. Their sweet spirits are surely there.

My grandmother always says that.

[Catty1]

James, there would be room for you. Your kitties need your lap!

[Dorothy39]

Of course all creatures have souls~ animals included~

I can't imagine Heaven ( no mortal can), yet I firmly believe that their spirits are there.