208 THE IMMORTALITY OF ANIMALS 



show affection and profess friendship which noth- 

 ing but death itself can dissolve. 



Animals could not be domesticated without a 

 conscience to direct them in matters of right and 

 wrong. Without it a dog could not be true, faith- 

 ful, and responsible for his acts. 



A dog will often resist abuse from a grown 

 person which he would allow in a child without 

 any attempt to protect himself. 



A horse will allow a child to crawl beneath him 

 and cling to his legs without making an effort 

 to dislodge or hurt the child. 



The huge elephant by kind treatment becomes so 

 gentle and true to man that he restrains his great 

 strength and allows himself to be led by a child 

 and will step aside to protect it. 



Animals' sympathy and love for each other show 

 a moral sense. They will defend each other 

 against an enemy. Birds have been known to feed 

 their blind, helpless, wounded, and orphaned. It is 

 a pitiful sight to see a poor mother cat go hungry 

 herself in order to feed her babies. But even 

 if animals have no knowledge of right or wrong, 

 that does not change their chances of immortality any 

 more than the case of an infant, idiot, or heathen. 



