Bestiary

A member of St. Michael's Lutheran Church reports that the church's "Blessing of the Animals" ceremony on Oct. 14 drew "lots of dogs and cats, some hamsters, rabbits, gerbils as well a couple of lizards and snakes.  No big animals (horses, ponies, cows, etc.)."
In other pet news, a friend shared a story about her apparently paranormal barn cat:
"So, I put the discount shot clinic date on my calendar a month ago in anticipation of getting our new barn cat, "The Great Catsby," his basic inoculations. The kitty has been in our barn every day for almost two months. Last night was the clinic and guess who was missing in action for exactly 24 hours? Yep, he's back this morning. Maybe he had ESP?"