Do you have a story to share of how an animal has influenced your faith or how your faith has influenced your view of animals? The HSUS would like to hear from you. We'll share many of these inspirational stories with our readers. The opinions of the authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of The Humane Society of the United States.

Please keep your text to 500 words or less and send to religion@humanesociety.org with subject line "Francis Files submission." Stories are subject to editing. If we use your story, we will contact you for photos. We will not share your contact information with a third party. (Read our privacy policy.)

Each month, we will feature one story in our enewsletter Humane Steward.

Updated Nov. 12, 2007