Owners, pets together for SPCA blessing service

It was woofs, meows and pooper scoopers at St Matthew-in-the-City as creatures great and small came together for the SPCA Auckland's annual Blessing of the Animals service.

The ceremony, which honours the legacy of St Francis of Assisi, patron saint of animals and friend of all living things, is designed to celebrate the love, loyalty and joy that animals bring. MORE>>