One of the comments, "When humans are exercising their kindness towards animals, they seems closer to their true superior nature, like Angels or Elves..."
When I die and go to Heaven - I can't wait to see all the Elves.
I had a bad fall from a horse riding/racing incident (my fault, I didn't check the saddle straps) when I was 16, thankfully my Guardian Elf was with there to protect me from being more seriously injured.