A woman holds her dog as it is blessed by a priest outside San Anton church in Churriana, near Malaga, southern Spain, January 17, 2015. Pet owners bring their animals to be blessed every year on the day of San Anton, Spain's patron saint of animals. (Photo by Jon Nazca/Reuters)

A priest using holy water blesses a dog outside the Saint Anton church in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, January 17, 2015. It is the animal patron saints day in which thousands of people all over Spain bring their pets to churches to be blessed. (Photo by Daniel Ochoa de Olza/AP Photo)

Cachi and her master wait for the start of a feast day Mass in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals, at the Saint Fernando church, in Mexico City, Saturday, January 17, 2015. Many people in Mexico bring their pets to churches to be blessed by the priest on this day. (Photo by Marco Ugarte/AP Photo)

A pet owner holds his guinea pig named Riec as Father Francisco bestows a blessing on the pet rodent during a feast day Mass in honor of Saint Anthony, the patron saint of animals, at the Saint Fernando church, in Mexico City, Saturday, January 17, 2015. (Photo by Marco Ugarte/AP Photo)

A boy plays with a dog before it is blessed by a priest outside San Anton church in Churriana, near Malaga, southern Spain, January 17, 2015. (Photo by Jon Nazca/Reuters)

A woman holds her dogs as they are blessed by a priest outside San Anton church in Churriana, near Malaga, southern Spain, January 17, 2015. (Photo by Jon Nazca/Reuters)

Pet owners wait with their dogs before the dogs are blessed by a priest outside San Anton church in Churriana, near Malaga, southern Spain, January 17, 2015. (Photo by Jon Nazca/Reuters)

A man lights a firecracker celebrating the day of San Anton after a priest blessed animals outside of San Anton church in Churriana, near Malaga, southern Spain, January 17, 2015. (Photo by Jon Nazca/Reuters)

A woman holds her dog before it is blessed by a priest outside San Anton church in Churriana, near Malaga, southern Spain, January 17, 2015. (Photo by Jon Nazca/Reuters)

A dog is seen inside a basket before it is blessed by a priest outside of San Anton church in Churriana, near Malaga, southern Spain, January 17, 2015. (Photo by Jon Nazca/Reuters)

A woman holds her dog before it is blessed by a priest (L) outside San Anton church in Churriana, near Malaga, southern Spain, January 17, 2015. (Photo by Jon Nazca/Reuters)

A woman holds her dog next to a picture of San Anton after it was blessed by a priest outside San Anton church in Churriana, near Malaga, southern Spain, January 17, 2015. (Photo by Jon Nazca/Reuters)

A priest using holy water blesses a dog outside the Saint Anton church in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, January 17, 2015. (Photo by Daniel Ochoa de Olza/AP Photo)