Do pets have souls?

[Problemsolver]

As Catholics do we believe that pets have souls?

I have a friend who will say a pray any time she sees a dead animal on the road. When I asked her about it, she talked about pets having souls. This seemed somewhat strange to me as I have only thought that humans had souls and that was one of the things that distinguish us from other creatures.

Thanks.

 

[Reginald_Plum]

Problemsolver,

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