From: Noon Cat Nick on
Not only is there always another good animal in need of a good home, but
we must remember to be thankful for the time and love our animals give
us while they are here. Take time to enjoy them and learn from them. As
painful as it is to lose them, they teach us to love unselfishly, they
teach us to live each day to the fullest, they teach us how to grow old
gracefully, and they teach us how to die with dignity. We do them a
disrespect to focus only on the sorrow of their death when they have
given us so much joy through their life. If we wish to honor them, take
what they have given us, all that love, and give it back to another
animal in need of help.

--Kent C. Greenough