God is there in your dog
In the ant and the elephant
The cat and the caterpillar
The horse or the hog

He is there even in the vulture
In the smallest creature
Whatever its size in nature
Never mind which feature

Man and animal we are all
Sons and daughters of the Sun

But man is cruel and selfish
He eats flesh and fish
And there is so much harm
On his bloody farm

Earth is round and to share
And animals are not silent
But it is man who is deaf

We don’t need beasts to die
And end up as meat in a pie
Their fate is to live and mate
Not to finish on your plate

You could at least spare the red blood
Of those who move free around the world
Since you can’t do without the green sap
Of those who directly draw from the earth

Unless to relieve an unbearable suffering
It is not for man to take life but God

By Jacques Rimant.