Mother Teresa About Animals

"(Animals) too are created by the same hand of God which created us.  As we humans are gifted with intelligence, which the animals lack, it is our duty to protect them  an to promote their well-being.  We owe it to them as they serve us with such docility and loyalty." Mother Teresa, quoted in a 1972 letter from a Kentucky woman who had written to her.  The letter appeared in St. Anthony Messenger (2003).  The letter is referenced in the 2009 book, Will I See My Dog in Heaven?  God's Saving Love for the Whole Family of Creation, by Jack Wintz, a Franciscan.