Amen! As a side note, my 12 y/o outside cat had disappeared about two weeks ago, we thought she may have crawled off somewhere to die as she wouldn't come when called and all of her food was not being eaten. However, when I opened the door yesterday morning, her and my 13 y/o dog, who hates every cat but her, were lying down together facing each other and it looked like they were "talking", you could just see the love and concern in my dog's eyes. It was such a sweet sight, it made me cry!
Touching dog/cat story, ravingnutter. Sounds like a story for those Chicken Soup for the Animal Lover’s soul.
God created the Earth for the animals, too. As for their eternal fate, that is a mystery. As the saying goes - Father knows best.