There are those that would deny that animals have souls like we human beings have. Quite why some people think that we are so unique is beyond me, we are animals too, human animals. We have souls in the same way that other living creatures have souls and the proof is to be found in the world of spirit.

One gentleman that has encountered the spirits of animals is Gerald of Sheffield in the county of Yorkshire U.K. One day Gerald was walking behind a lady at his local Bingo Hall when he saw a little Yorkshire Terrier dog following her, Yet this was no ordinary dog, it was glowing and shimmering like gold caught in the rays of the sun. Gerald watched in amazement as this little dog trotted just behind the lady. He felt he just had to say something and asked her if she knew there was a wonderful little dog with her. When Gerald described the dog to the lady she seemed quite surprised. 'Why' she said 'that can't possibly be, my little Yorkshire Terrier died three years ago'. It was then that Gerald knew he had seen the ghost of this lady's pet.

Just a few days later Gerald was visiting his local college. Whilst he was there Gerald noticed a cat sitting on a chair looking so contented and happy, as cats do when they are comfortable. Gerald mentioned this cat to one of the college staff and described it in some detail to them. At first the lecturer thought Gerald was joking 'You can't have seen that cat' he said 'it died two years ago'. But Gerald had seen the college cat, dead or not.

When Gerald's brother died he decided to join a Spiritualist Church to seek guidance and advice. The people at the Church were kind and helpful and told Gerald that his brother was now in the world of spirit and at peace. However, Gerald soon knew different. The very next day Gerlad was standing by the front window of his home when he felt that his brother, now deceased, was trying to contact him. As he looked out along the road, down which his brother had often walked, Gerald saw a beautiful shining bird flying towards him. This glorious bird flew right up to window and seemed to be smiling at him. For a split second Gerald was quite certain that this was the soul of his brother returning to say one last goodbye before flying off on its journey into eternity.

Since that day Gerald has had no doubts whatsover that animals have souls as we have. Indeed he subscribes to the idea that some spirits can return from the world beyond in the form of animals and birds as he believes his brother did. Gerald is not alone in such beliefs, there is an old belief that at the moment of physical death the souls of the good went into birds and that the souls of the bad went into other animals such as dogs.. Hence the saying 'he has gone to the dogs'.