Hull Minster hosts animal blessing service for RSPCA

The charity said the service would be an opportunity for the community to come together and give thanks for the pets and service animals that “play such an important role in our lives”.

Fred Owen, CEO of RSPCA Hull & East Riding said: “Animals do so much for us – as loving members of the family, as support in tackling crime, in ensuring we stay safe and well, and even helping find people lost in disasters.

“It is only right we give thanks for this by coming together.”

Hull Minster’s Rev Rob Suekarran said; “We look forward to celebrating with you the blessings our animals bestow upon us in all sorts of ways, and thanking God for them, and those who seek their welfare.”

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