Concerning the Animals
Abstain from harassing and imprisoning, abusing or killing
domestic or wild animals, birds and fish, for recreational purposes whenever
you go on trips to enjoy the fields, lakes and rivers, or in obstinate and
bloody sportive tournaments.
There are amusements that are true crimes in disguise.
In dealing with the animals to which you devote esteem,
control the impulses of over protection and care, in order not to fall into
obsessive excesses under the pretext of loving them.
All passion blinds the soul.
Avoid any cruelty towards the animals. Do not make
unreasonable demands in order to satisfy your dietary whims nor in the
reprehensible refinements of laboratory research. Restrict your actions simply
to the natural necessities of life and to the imperatives of that which is just
and righteous.
Use edifies, abuse destroys.
Oppose overworking the animals without offering to them a
more comprehensive assistance.
Gratitude also demonstrates justice.
When helping the sick animals, use all possible therapeutic
resources, without neglecting even those of a spiritual nature that would apply in their own behalf.
The light of goodness
should illuminate all realms of life.
Support, as much as possible, the movements and the
organizations of animal protection, through acts of Christian benevolence and
human understanding.
All animals align with us in the condition of need before
the law.
“Let all that you do be done with charity.” 1 Corinthians
16:14
VIEIRA,
Waldo. “Perante os Animais”. Conduta Espírita. By the spirit André Luiz. Rio de
Janeiro: FEB, 2011.75-78. PDF.
1 Corinthians 16”. Bible Hub. King James Bible n.d. Web.
2011.
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