Sure to offend

I know some of you will think I'm just being anti-animal again, but I just heard the MOST ridiculous thing I think I've ever heard. This week one of the local churches (or several of the same denomination) had it's annual "Blessing of the Beasts". Apparently you take your pet to the church and have it blessed. This is wrong on SO MANY levels that I don't know which one offends me most. I think that its the idea that God should be called upon to bless your animal. The animal that you spend way too much money on while people starve in the world. The animal that is an ANIMAL. I wonder if these same people had their children blessed? Now, that I can deal with. But your ANIMAL????? God, there are people dying and going to hell without Christ. There are people hurting. There are people starving. But could you please bless my pet? Oh my stars. Where does it end?