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Blessing of the Animals – Bring Your Favorite Pet
Reading many comments made directing such mean spirited thoughts towards cats and dogs, the reality is, its not the cats or dogs fault for doing what is simply natural for them being a domestic pet, rather its their Owner’s fault for not training their pets and simply showing disregard for their neighbors, whether it be due to the owner’s lazyness, ignorance or out right lack of respect towards other people. Some people don’t care and put their pets annoyances over people.
Some commentors claim to be pet owners themselves and vow they love all other critters.
If the owners have no regard towards others, by letting dogs bark endlessly, roam free unleashed, not ‘curb’ and ‘pick up’, some breeds are very noisy, there are town ordinances to remind them. Ordinances can be updated. Some people use pet doors, as those encourage unsupervised freedom to the outdoors. Not a good idea cause wild critters can get indoors that way too.
Love both cats and dogs and natures critters. Cats are quiet and sweet. Dogs are your companion. Most people are responsible pet owners, its unfortunate there are a few who are not. Thats life.
I see an announcement on Village web – Blessing of the Animals, Oct. 8, 11:AM celebrating the Feast of St. Francis, at Christ Church , Cottage Pl. (across Stop&Shop). All pets are welcome.
Blessing of the Animals – Bring Your Favorite Pet – All Are Welcome!
Celebrating the Feast of St. Francis At Christ Episcopal Church 105 Cottage Place Ridgewood (across from the Stop & Shop) 11:00 AM on Saturday October 8, 2011 Everyone is invited to bring their favorite pets: dogs, cats, rabbits, goldfish, stuffed animals . . .any beloved “creatures” who share your home. A short service celebrating all animals will be followed by individual blessings of each animal. Some orphaned animals from the Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge who are eligible for adoption will be joining us. Please consider bringing a donation of one or more of the items from the RBARI “wish list,” which is printed on the back of this page. The service will be at the outside altar, by the entrance to the Nursery School on Franklin Avenue. In the event of rain, the service will take place inside the church. Refreshments will be provided. EVERYONE IS WELCOME – all breeds, all creeds! Questions? Call the church office at 201-652-2350, or visit our web site at https://www.christchurchridgewood.org
Once again I find myself beseeching anyone who owns a cat – aka KILLING MACHINE – to please, PLEASE keep your cat inside only! And on a leash when outside. Once again we are burying the dead. Little bunnies, birds, moles, anyting with a heart, free roaming cats are brutally killing and leaving bloodied, beheaded, bodies behind. They rarely eat what they kill. It’s so sad and so violent and this has been going on for YEARS!
Our wildlife has enough predators without adding cats – aka HYPERPREDATORS – to the mix.
We keep our dog under control. Clean up after her. Keep her shots up to date and llcensed, of course. Why not do the same for your cat?
Please do the right thing. Keep your cat inside only PLEASE!!!!!! The lives you save will be many.