2006-08-31 05:46:35 · 48 answers · asked by DJ 3 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
FYI - I already told her "yes" but she insisted I ask it on here.. clearly I'm having some kind of trust issue with her, lol
2006-08-31 05:56:27 · update #1
Classy answer "stuff" - thanks.
2006-08-31 06:05:44 · update #2
There's too many good answers here.. put to vote!
2006-09-07 05:48:48 · update #3
i read somewhere that there are SO many pets in heaven that all the people that you loved have to wait in line behind to greet you at the gates ... i know i can't wait to my past pets whom i have lost :o)
2006-09-05 13:48:48 · answer #1 · answered by canadian_beaver_77 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If she and her family believe in God and Heaven, I would tell her yes. I have always told my 8 1/2 year old daughter that they do because every time we or anyone she knows who had an animal that she was attached to loses a pet, she is just devastated. She is soooo tender hearted.
Myself, I would say yes they do. I know there is a lot of debate and controversy over this issue and I know there is a lot of question over how the matter is covered in the Bible. I'm not even gonna go into all that here. But I do love my animals. I have always and probably always will been ridicously attached to my pets. I'm at least as bad if not worse than my daughter. I can't imagine never getting to see them again. God is loving and he does care about us. I think that if we love an animal enough God would let it go to Heaven. He loves us and wants us to be happy. That's what Heaven is all about.
Sorry this is so long winded. I do tend to rattle on when I get started on something. At least that's what my husband says. I think maybe he's just making it up. LOL. Good Luck with your friend's niece. Obviously you care about her so I hope this helps out a little.
2006-09-06 02:34:40 · answer #2 · answered by Child Of Thought 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She may be confused, since some religious people say that animals have no souls and won't go to Heaven. I think my dogs have had more "soul" than most of the humans I have met. If there IS a Heaven, I'm sure they'll get in.
You might want to find an old b/w episode of the Rod Serling Twilight Zones called "The Hunt". It's not at all scary, even for a little kid. This old fellow and his dog drown while out hunting and go walking down a road. They meet a man who says, "This is Heaven, come on in." But the man won't go in without his dog and just keeps walking down the road. Then he meets another man who is really the keeper of the gate to Heaven. He welcomes the man AND his dog inside. Really sweet story.
2006-08-31 07:04:08 · answer #3 · answered by Danger, Will Robinson! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.
When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.
There are meadows and hills for all our special friends so they can run and play together.
There is plenty of food and water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.
All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.
They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly, he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.
You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.
Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together"...
Author unknown...
2006-09-06 18:13:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes there is a pet heaven. Haven't you seen the movie All Dogs Go To Heaven?
2006-09-04 07:37:00 · answer #5 · answered by jrollo76 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I usually tell children that the dog has gone to Doggie Heaven, etc. This way as the kids get older or if they have more advanced religious training, I don't have to go back and revise my answer.
The trust issue thing is cute. Smart little girl.
2006-08-31 06:10:02 · answer #6 · answered by Patti C 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they do. I was watching the Montel Show the other day and Sylvia Browne was on. She is a world renowned psychic who helps the police on unsolved murders and disappearances.
I believe she is the real thing because of some of the things she says and does, not like that geek, John Edward. She mentioned the souls of pets in one of her readings on the air.
Also, my cat was slowly dying of feline interstitial perontinitis with complications. She was in breathing spasms and crying when I asked God to take her and end her suffering. In just a few moments, she died and was at peace finally. I was unsure before, but now I believe.
2006-08-31 05:55:25 · answer #7 · answered by 8 In the corner 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Interestng question. I would guess I would have to say yes to this one. It might be a little interesting to see what other cultures think about animals and the after life. Many Eastern Woodland Native Americans felt that if you were good to your pets they would guide you to the afterlife after you died, but if you were bad to them they would not be there to help you or they would provide the least help possible when you show up.
2006-08-31 06:11:05 · answer #8 · answered by PDK 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what to answer you, but I can tell you what happened to me!
My grandfather is a hunter and he used to take me and my sister to hunt with him. Every time when he would shot an animal we would ask if it will go to heaven... He said that of course, but into the heaven for animals! And so on, and so on...
And so I trusted that dead animals are alive but on the other side of the wall until I was 9 when my teacher told me that it's crazy to believe it and then I stopped...
But it took a lot of time to forgive my grandfather for telling me this lie....
And of course, I never went hunting with him again!
2006-08-31 09:20:58 · answer #9 · answered by teano 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Of course! Heaven is a place where you're supposed to be happy, and if happy means you want pets or animals, there are gonna be animals. I think that every pet that dies goes to heaven, no matter what.
2006-08-31 07:56:47 · answer #10 · answered by summerlover 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell them that no body knows for sure, but that we can hope that they do. Wild animals go to the happy hunting ground, a sort of wild animal garden of Eden, while pets that are well loved await their owners in heaven.
2006-08-31 05:52:34 · answer #11 · answered by Clockwork Grape 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋