Our family has been pretty focused on our two pet Labrador Retrievers lately. One recently had a litter of puppies and the other one has been very sick. We’ve been asking ourselves, what does the Bible say about animals and pets? What guidelines do we see in Scripture for caring for them? We live in a society that often elevates the value of animals above the value of humans—it’s illegal to harm the egg of an eagle, but a human baby can be killed in the womb at any stage of development. This episode of All Things explores a Biblical worldview of pets and we also ponder whether all dogs really go to heaven.

The following resources helped in the creation of this episode:

Why Do They Care More About Dogs than People? - The Gospel Coalition

Do You Care More About a Dog than a Refugee? - New York Times

What Happens to Our Pets When They Die? - The Gospel Coalition

Do Pets Go to Heaven? - Desiring God

10 biblical truths about animals - ERLC

Do Pets Distract the Christian Life? - Desiring God

Americans Spend More Money on Pet Halloween Costumes Than Reaching Lost: Missions Expert - The Christian Post

Having Pets Instead of Kids Should Be Considered a Psychiatric Disorder - The Federalist

Millennials are picking pets over people - The Washington Post

Why Are So Many Millennials Opting For Pets, Not Parenthood? - Forbes

These Birds Have More Legal Rights Than Unborn Children in America - Save the Storks