Feathered Friends, Webbed Friends

Last night on the news, I was really struck with the incredible compassion there can be for our "feathered friends". In a German city yesterday a dog attacked a family of swans. Sadly, one of the little ones was killed and the father severly injured as he tried to protect his offspring. The mother and other young ones escaped without injury. I thought how wonderful this was of concern and on the news. They showed how the father was being taken care of to be brought back to health and then they instructed people about how to train their dogs and keep them from causing such suffering. It was a nice counterbalance to what I saw on Sunday as a father showed his son how he could chase the waterfowl on a lake with his battery operated toy-boat. The birds were completely under stress and after a few minutes they were all in a corner of the lake.

Then this morning I saw a picture of a seal who had been saved and returned to the wild. A great act of compassion, a lesson to learn, something to always be aware of---we are all connected. Here's the link to the picture:

http://cfapp2.rockymountainnews.com/slideshow/slideshow.cfm?type=WORLD&ID=061406world&NUM=2