Sunday also means it’s time for the annual Blessing of the Animals. AnimalSave, on East Main Street in Grass Valley and the Sierra Friends of Tibet host it. AnimalSave Executive Director Carolyn Niehaus says the blessings, by a group of Monks who travel from a monastery in India, are for prosperity, healing, and happiness…

click to listen to Carolyn Niehaus

The blessings also include AnimalSave buildings, staff, and volunteers, along with cats housed in the Adoption Room and the Penny’s Place Sanctuary. Niehaus says dead or ailing animals that can’t travel well, are also included…

click to listen to Carolyn Niehaus

A five to twenty-dollar donation is suggested, which helps the monastery with education, medical needs, housing, food, and building maintenance.To ensure safety of the animals, well-behaved dogs must be on well-fitting collars or harnesses and leashes. That’s from 2 to 4pm Sunday, at 520 East Main Street.