Had tears in my eyes

Ive just read the following artical in a magazine and felt other members might like to read as follows;-
The front page story of the San Francisco Chronicle,recently highlighteda female humpback whale that had become entangled in a spiders web of crab traps and lines,She was weighted down by hundreds of pounds of traps that caused her to struggle to stay afloat long enough to be able to breathe.She also had hundreds of yards of line rope wrapped around her body and tail,a line tugging in her mouth.A fisherman spotted her just east of the Farralone Islands (outside the golden gate) and radioed an environmental group for help. Within a few hours ,the rescue team arrived and determined that she was so badly off the only way to save her was to dive in and untangle her- a very dangerous proposition.One slap of the tail could kill a rescurer.The worked for hours with curved knives and eventually freed her .When she was free, the divers say she swam in what seemed like joyous circles.
She then came back to each and every diver one at a time ,and nudged them,pushed them gently around,she thanked them.some said it was the most incredibly beautiful experience of their lives.The man who cut the rope out of her mouth says her eye was following him the whole time, and he will never be the same
Im man enough to say that that my eyes filled up

 

Lovely story Mac!

 

Yes wasnt it Gogs i tend to be soft when it comes to animals

 

great story macleaf

 

How wonderful do you remember some years ago when the cold war was in full swing three whales got iced in up near Alaska and Russia sent an ice breaker to rescue them, but nowadays the sick practice of whale hunting is back on for some evil nations

 

Wonderful story Macleaf! Thanks for sharing it

 

Lovely story, macleaf, and such a wonderful ending.

 

Nice story macleaf. Thanks.

http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_humpback_whale.htm

 

Marvellous stories about the Whales ..... remember Canada also clubs baby seals to death : so as not to harm the pelts !!! M-L

 

Yes Canada,Norway and the Pharoe islands oh and don't forget Japan, it is totally unneccessary to kill seals or whales

 

thanks guys im glad you didnt think i was being silly but i do take these things to heart and its nice to know other people feel the same,thank you

 

Thats for sure Mac nice to know there are like minded people isn't it.

 

Aw Mac you need a big hug and some of these XXXX.Don't think you are being silly,you are just being you,a warm kind sensitive human being who is Human and Man enough to show your feelings over such a heart rending story.Thankyou for taking the time in sharing it with us

 

Gogs and Kandy my to you both

 

This proves my theory that anyone who likes gardening is really a good person, gardeners are a good bunch