They always let us know how human and compassionate we really could be by the love and compassion they shower on us. They help us decrease levels of anxiety, loneliness and depression with their love, empathy, understanding and constant availability in the happiest and darkest days of our lives. At another level, there are animals of burden that plow the fields helping with food production in many parts of the world as well as being a primary source of food for us. All in all, animals are a wonderful gift from God and nature to add to the general happiness of all human beings on earth in so many vital ways. At our own level, my wife and I are very fortunate to have our beloved cat,Kalua, who is nearly 19 years old,as a loving and wonderful part of the family every day. We also greatly enjoy the big German Shepherd of our son and daughter-in-law, Patton, who has all the energy of the world and every time he sees us convinces us we are the most remarkable people in the world. We also must remember emotional support animals who help people through times of difficulty to have the type of animal support that is so assuring and helps them to better live emotionally in times of high anxiety and depression.