Animal Prayers   
Margaret Roberts   
Spearhead ISBN 0 86486 557 0

Amid the sometimes uncaring world of ours, there are those who do care, who love their animals deeply and who rely on them for companionship in sickness, loneliness or old age. Margaret was inspired to write this heart-felt book by her grandmother, among others, who sympathised with a cart horse one day and prayed out aloud for it, with remarkable results. There are 50 prayers compiled, and even one for the flea: 'Am I a vicious little beastie Lord? Am I delighting in their ineffective and furious slappings and scratchings too much Lord? What discomfort I can bring. Sorry Lord. Amen'. This book will make a welcome addition to home libraries of both young and old.