When I was looking for my first kitty, I prayed to make a good choice. This seemed like the right thing to me, but I sure got strange reactions from other people. Even my mom, who helped shape my spiritual beliefs, was a bit surprised at the idea.

Now that prayed-for kitty, Murf, has gone from my home, but never from my life. My cats have given me living proof of the idea that humans are the caretakers of all nature.

Sometimes the wording of scriptures is taken to mean humans can use or dominate nature with no consideration. This dominant attitude leads to many terrible actions, including ruin of natural resources and abuse of animals.

Regardless of religious or spiritual background, I believe that people like PetTalk members are just the right folks to help others understand and honor life in all its forms.