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In Yona 3:7-8 we find that the people of Ninveh included the animals in their teshuva process. Why make the animals fast and don sackcloth? How was this part of the teshuva process?

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Why was this downvoted? Seems like a legitimate question to me. – Daniel Aug 23 '12 at 18:21

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It may refer to the people who are like animals because they don't recognize Who created them (see Rashi to 4:11).

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