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.