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Animal chaplains provide a wide array of services to the community
Community

In biological terms, a community is a group of interacting organisms sharing an environment .In human communities, intention, belief, Natural resource, preferences, Need assessment, risks, and a number of other conditions may be present and common, affecting the Identity of the participants and their degree of cohesiveness....
, including pet loss grief support, animal memorial service
Memorial service

*The term memorial service is often used to describe a funeral. A funeral is a religious service that is held with or without the body of the deceased present....
s, praying for animals who are sick or injured, comforting bereaved family members, holding hands with pet owners during surgery or animal euthanasia
Animal euthanasia

Animal euthanasia is the act of inducing humane death in an animal. Euthanasia methods are designed to cause minimal pain and distress.In domesticated animals, this process is commonly referred to by the euphemisms "lay down," "put down," "put to sleep," "put out of his/her misery," or "sent away to the farm."...
 at a veterinary clinic or animal hospital, and performing animal blessing ceremonies. Many animal chaplains have pets of their own, and express compassion for the difficult times pet owners may face.

In addition to animal loss
Animal loss

The loss of a pet or an animal to which one has become Animal love can be an intense loss, comparable with the death of a loved one. Whilst there is strong evidence that animals can emotion in animals such loss for other animals, this article focuses on human being emotion, when an animal is lost, dies or otherwise is departed....
 grief counseling and bereavement support, interfaith
Interfaith

The terms interfaith or interfaith dialogue refer to cooperative and positive interaction between people of different religious traditions and spiritual or humanistic beliefs, at both the individual and institutional level with the aim of deriving a common ground in belief through a concentration on similarities between faiths, unde...
 Animal chaplains may also deliver guest sermons on the bond between animals and humans, offer spiritual education and guidance regarding the responsibilities of human beings toward the other creatures of the Earth
Earth

Earth is the third planet from the Sun. Earth is the largest of the terrestrial planets in the Solar System in diameter, mass and density. It is also referred to as the World and Wiktionary:Terra.Note that by International Astronomical Union convention, the term "Terra" is used for naming extensive land masses, rather...
, visit nursing homes and hospitals, provide animal-assisted therapy
Animal-Assisted Therapy

Animal-assisted therapy is a type of therapy that involves an animal with specific characteristics becoming a fundamental part of a person's treatment....
, and lead religious services where companion animals are welcome.






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Animal chaplains provide a wide array of services to the community
Community

In biological terms, a community is a group of interacting organisms sharing an environment .In human communities, intention, belief, Natural resource, preferences, Need assessment, risks, and a number of other conditions may be present and common, affecting the Identity of the participants and their degree of cohesiveness....
, including pet loss grief support, animal memorial service
Memorial service

*The term memorial service is often used to describe a funeral. A funeral is a religious service that is held with or without the body of the deceased present....
s, praying for animals who are sick or injured, comforting bereaved family members, holding hands with pet owners during surgery or animal euthanasia
Animal euthanasia

Animal euthanasia is the act of inducing humane death in an animal. Euthanasia methods are designed to cause minimal pain and distress.In domesticated animals, this process is commonly referred to by the euphemisms "lay down," "put down," "put to sleep," "put out of his/her misery," or "sent away to the farm."...
 at a veterinary clinic or animal hospital, and performing animal blessing ceremonies. Many animal chaplains have pets of their own, and express compassion for the difficult times pet owners may face.

In addition to animal loss
Animal loss

The loss of a pet or an animal to which one has become Animal love can be an intense loss, comparable with the death of a loved one. Whilst there is strong evidence that animals can emotion in animals such loss for other animals, this article focuses on human being emotion, when an animal is lost, dies or otherwise is departed....
 grief counseling and bereavement support, interfaith
Interfaith

The terms interfaith or interfaith dialogue refer to cooperative and positive interaction between people of different religious traditions and spiritual or humanistic beliefs, at both the individual and institutional level with the aim of deriving a common ground in belief through a concentration on similarities between faiths, unde...
 Animal chaplains may also deliver guest sermons on the bond between animals and humans, offer spiritual education and guidance regarding the responsibilities of human beings toward the other creatures of the Earth
Earth

Earth is the third planet from the Sun. Earth is the largest of the terrestrial planets in the Solar System in diameter, mass and density. It is also referred to as the World and Wiktionary:Terra.Note that by International Astronomical Union convention, the term "Terra" is used for naming extensive land masses, rather...
, visit nursing homes and hospitals, provide animal-assisted therapy
Animal-Assisted Therapy

Animal-assisted therapy is a type of therapy that involves an animal with specific characteristics becoming a fundamental part of a person's treatment....
, and lead religious services where companion animals are welcome. Still others run animal shelters, animal rescue
Animal Rescue

Animal Rescue is a TV show hosted and produced by Alex Paen. The show is about people trying to save animals from danger. Animal control officers try to assist animals in unsafe environments and respond other animal related emergencies....
 organizations, or other non-profit organizations which benefit people and animals.

Independent animal chaplains may have their own ministries and advertise on the Internet
Internet

The Internet is a global network of interconnected computers, enabling users to share information along multiple channels. Typically, a computer that connects to the Internet can access information from a vast array of available server and other computers by moving information from them to the computer's local memory....
, or they may be ordained clergy
Clergy

Clergy is the generic term used to describe the formal religious leadership within a given religion. The term comes from the Greek language ?????? - kleros, "a lot", "that which is assigned by lot" or metaphorically, "heritage"....
 working in churches. Animal Chaplains may provide their services free of charge, in exchange for donations, or on a fee-for-service
Fee-for-service

Fee-for-service is a standard business model where services are unbundled and paid for separately.In Health insurance and the health care industry fee-for-service involves when physicians and other health profession receive a fee for each service such as an office visit, test, procedure, or other health care service....
 basis. Currently there are no legal standards for the training, licensure
Licensure

Licensure refers to the granting of a license, which gives a 'permission to practice.' Such licenses are usually issued in order to regulate some activity that is deemed to be dangerous or a threat to the person or the public or which involves a high level of specialized skill....
 and practice of animal chaplains. Some training programs do exist through private companies and non-profit groups, and through mentoring by experienced animal chaplains. One paraprofessional
Paraprofessional

Paraprofessional is a job title given to people in various occupational fields, such as education, healthcare, engineering and law, that have obtained a certificate by passing an exam, enabling them to perform a task requiring significant knowledge, but without having the occupational licensure to perform at the professional level in the fiel...
 animal chaplain is working to persuade veterinary schools to offer animal chaplain certification programs.

Other professional
Professional

A professional is a person who has completed a doctoral or law program or equivalent .A professional is someone who has a professional degree - a number one on the Hollingshead scale....
 titles for animal chaplains include veterinary chaplains, pet ministers, and animal clergy.

See also

  • Rainbow Bridge
    Rainbow Bridge (pets)

    The Rainbow Bridge is a place often referred to by people whose pets have died. It is the theme of a work of prose poetry written some time between 1980 and 1992, which has gained wide popularity amongst animal lovers who have lost a pet....
  • Andrew Linzey
    Andrew Linzey

    Andrew Linzey is an Anglican priest, theologian, writer and Christian vegetarianism.He is a member of the Faculty of Theology in the University of Oxford and held the world?s first academic post in Ethics, Theology and Animal Welfare ? the Bede Jarret Senior Research Fellowship at Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford....
  • Christian vegetarianism
    Christian vegetarianism

    Christian vegetarianism is a minority Christian belief based on extending the compassionate teachings of Jesus, the twelve apostles and the early church to all living beings through vegetarianism or veganism....
  • Vegetarianism and religion
    Vegetarianism and religion

    Vegetarianism and religion are strongly linked in a number of religions that originated in ancient India . In Jainism vegetarianism is mandatory for everyone, in Hinduism and Mahayana it is advocated by some influential scriptures and religious authorities....
  • Veterinary Medicine
    Veterinary medicine

    Veterinary medicine is that branch of medical science,which deals with the study of diagnosis,treatment and prevention of diseases in companion,domestic, exotic, wildlife and production animals....


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