This morning, watching Red work, I thought of the importance of honoring the great and timeless partnership between working animals – dogs, horses, donkeys, mules, sheep, goats – and human beings. I honor them every day, they have helped us build our world, protected us, fed us, eased our burdens, clothed us, transported us, enchanted and entertained us, carried our heavy loads. Red offers himself in service to human beings every day, in his work on the farm, in his therapy work. I am grateful to the working animals of the world, I will work hard to keep them with us and honor what they do.