October celebrations abound but for many animal lovers Oct. 4 defines the month. It is the only day of the year that animals are honored, blessed by the Catholic Church during a special Mass, in the tradition of the patron saint of animals, St. Francis de Assisi.
This month we, too, celebrate animals, on the cover and inside the pages of this edition. To see so many homeless, starving, injured and sick animals on the streets, in the fields, on roofs gives rise to an opinion that Guatemalans don’t care about the suffering of animals. Perhaps many do not, but I believe that many more do care, deeply.