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Joyce Forbes holds her pet Chihuahua Lulu, after the 6th annual Blessing of the Animals at Christ Church of Manhattan in New York, Sunday, December 7, 2014. (Photo by Kathy Willens/AP Photo)

Joyce Forbes holds her pet Chihuahua Lulu, after the 6th annual Blessing of the Animals at Christ Church of Manhattan in New York, Sunday, December 7, 2014. (Photo by Kathy Willens/AP Photo)




Lukas, right, wearing a yarmulke and tallis with a Jewish star plays in a pew with Buttercup, center, and another dog during the 6th annual Blessing of the Animals at Christ Church of Manhattan in New York, Sunday, December 7, 2014. (Photo by Kathy Willens/AP Photo)

Lukas, right, wearing a yarmulke and tallis with a Jewish star plays in a pew with Buttercup, center, and another dog during the 6th annual Blessing of the Animals at Christ Church of Manhattan in New York, Sunday, December 7, 2014. (Photo by Kathy Willens/AP Photo)




A dog is blessed by an church officials during the “Blessing of the Animals” at the Christ Church United Methodist in Manhattan, New York December 7, 2014. (Photo by Elizabeth Shafiroff/Reuters)

A dog is blessed by an church officials during the “Blessing of the Animals” at the Christ Church United Methodist in Manhattan, New York December 7, 2014. (Photo by Elizabeth Shafiroff/Reuters)




Owners kneel next to their pets during the “Blessing of the Animals” at the Christ Church United Methodist in Manhattan, New York December 7, 2014. (Photo by Elizabeth Shafiroff/Reuters)

Owners kneel next to their pets during the “Blessing of the Animals” at the Christ Church United Methodist in Manhattan, New York December 7, 2014. (Photo by Elizabeth Shafiroff/Reuters)




A owner poses with his dog during the “Blessing of the Animals” at the Christ Church United Methodist in Manhattan, New York December 7, 2014. (Photo by Elizabeth Shafiroff/Reuters)

A owner poses with his dog during the “Blessing of the Animals” at the Christ Church United Methodist in Manhattan, New York December 7, 2014. (Photo by Elizabeth Shafiroff/Reuters)




A owner poses with her pet cat during the “Blessing of the Animals” at the Christ Church United Methodist in Manhattan, New York December 7, 2014. (Photo by Elizabeth Shafiroff/Reuters)

A owner poses with her pet cat during the “Blessing of the Animals” at the Christ Church United Methodist in Manhattan, New York December 7, 2014. (Photo by Elizabeth Shafiroff/Reuters)




A owner poses with her pet dog during the “Blessing of the Animals” at the Christ Church United Methodist in Manhattan, New York December 7, 2014. (Photo by Elizabeth Shafiroff/Reuters)

A owner poses with her pet dog during the “Blessing of the Animals” at the Christ Church United Methodist in Manhattan, New York December 7, 2014. (Photo by Elizabeth Shafiroff/Reuters)




An owner poses with her pet cat during the “Blessing of the Animals” at the Christ Church United Methodist in Manhattan, New York December 7, 2014. (Photo by Elizabeth Shafiroff/Reuters)

An owner poses with her pet cat during the “Blessing of the Animals” at the Christ Church United Methodist in Manhattan, New York December 7, 2014. (Photo by Elizabeth Shafiroff/Reuters)




A dog is blessed by an church officials during the “Blessing of the Animals” at the Christ Church United Methodist in Manhattan, New York December 7, 2014. (Photo by Elizabeth Shafiroff/Reuters)

A dog is blessed by an church officials during the “Blessing of the Animals” at the Christ Church United Methodist in Manhattan, New York December 7, 2014. (Photo by Elizabeth Shafiroff/Reuters)




An owner smiles as she has her pet dogs blessed by a church official during the “Blessing of the Animals” at the Christ Church United Methodist in Manhattan, New York December 7, 2014. (Photo by Elizabeth Shafiroff/Reuters)

An owner smiles as she has her pet dogs blessed by a church official during the “Blessing of the Animals” at the Christ Church United Methodist in Manhattan, New York December 7, 2014. (Photo by Elizabeth Shafiroff/Reuters)




Delores Sapp holds her pet “Lil Tye”, who snuggles in a furry coat in her arms after Cardinal Timothy Dolan, rear, blessed the dog in the 6th annual Blessing of the Animals at Christ Church of Manhattan in New York, Sunday, December 7, 2014. (Photo by Kathy Willens/AP Photo)

Delores Sapp holds her pet “Lil Tye”, who snuggles in a furry coat in her arms after Cardinal Timothy Dolan, rear, blessed the dog in the 6th annual Blessing of the Animals at Christ Church of Manhattan in New York, Sunday, December 7, 2014. (Photo by Kathy Willens/AP Photo)




Farm animals are walked down the aisle and blessed by church officials during the “Blessing of the Animals” at the Christ Church United Methodist in Manhattan, New York December 7, 2014. (Photo by Elizabeth Shafiroff/Reuters)

Farm animals are walked down the aisle and blessed by church officials during the “Blessing of the Animals” at the Christ Church United Methodist in Manhattan, New York December 7, 2014. (Photo by Elizabeth Shafiroff/Reuters)




Senior Minister Stephenm Bauman blesses a dog during the 6th annual Blessing of the Animals at Christ Church of Manhattan in New York, Sunday, December 7, 2014. (Photo by Kathy Willens/AP Photo)

Senior Minister Stephenm Bauman blesses a dog during the 6th annual Blessing of the Animals at Christ Church of Manhattan in New York, Sunday, December 7, 2014. (Photo by Kathy Willens/AP Photo)
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