Animals and Their Spirit Protectors
Many spells, especially those that request healing or protection for animals, or those to locate lost animals, suggest consecrating the animal to a spirit. Although there are also many others, the following have earned a reputation as renowned animal protector. Incorporate them into your spells as needed.
*Spirits that protect cats: Artemis, Bastet, Freya, Hecate, Lilith
*Spirits that protect big cats (tigers, lions, leopards, etc.): Dionysus, Durga, Hathor, Kybele, Sekhmet
*Spirits that protect Dogs: Artemis, Hecate, Ogun, Saint Roch
*Spirits that protect horses: Anat, Demeter, Epona, Poseidon, Rhiannon, Rla-mgrin(Hayagriva)
*Spirits that protect toads: Ague, Heket
*Spirits that protect snakes: Athena, Ezili Freda Dahomey, Lilith, Mami Waters, Simbi, Lady Asherah
*Spirits that protect cows: Brigid, Hathor, Hermes, Isis, Lakshmi, Maeve, Shiva
*Spirits that protect fish: Atargatis, La Baleine, La Sirene, Yemaya
*Spirits that protect pigs: Demeter, Seth
*Spirits that protect animals in general: Aphrodite, Artemis, Baba Yaga, Faunus, Hathor, Lilith, Saint Anthony (Saint Anthony is the spiritual detective: request his assistance when anything or anyone is missing.)