Holy cow, it’s raining pets!

Divine blessing: Audrey Cheah, a parishoner, and her daugher with their seven dogs and hamster getting blessed by Fr Michael Raymond at the Church of Divine Mercy in Sungai Ara. – CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

BALIK PULAU: The compound outside the Church of Divine Mercy (CDM) was filled with a different type of crowd as the parish opened its doors to pets and their owners in conjunction with the feast day of St Francis of Assisi.

The Italian Catholic friar, who lived over 800 years ago, is the patron saint of animals and the environment due to his affinity with nature.