The following is read during the memorial service that is held for all animals who pass away at Popcorn Park Zoo.
OUR CREED WE ARE A SPECIAL FAMILY, BUT THIS IS NOT OUR HOME, IT IS THEIRS. WE WON’T LOOK DOWN AT THEM AND THEY WON’T LOOK UP TO US. WE ARE EQUAL WE ARE HERE TO SERVE THEM, JUST AS YOU ARE HERE TO VISIT THEM. IN RETURN, THEY GIVE ALL OF US SOMETHING WONDERFUL THAT WE CAN’T GIVE OURSELVES. THERE ARE NO LIMITS AS TO HOW MUCH WE CAN LOVE THEM. HOWEVER, WE KNOW THAT OUR KNOWLEDGE LIMITS HOW MUCH WE CAN DO FOR THEM. AS HAPPY AS WE WORK AND AS MUCH AS WE PULL TOGETHER IT SOMETIMES JUST ISN’T ENOUGH. AND WHEN IT ISN’T, A LITTLE PIECE OF EACH OF US GOES WITH THEM. BUT WE WILL NEVER STOP WORRYING AND WE WILL NEVER STOP TRYING, OR GIVE UP HOPE. WE GAIN STRENGTH FROM KNOWING THAT SOMEDAY, WHEN IT’S OUR TURN TO CROSS THAT BRIDGE, WE WILL ALL BE TOGETHER AGAIN - BECAUSE WE ARE A SPECIAL FAMILY.
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