Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

I read an article in the newspaper this morning about two black bears whose paws were badly burned in the Thomas fire and a veternarian was treating them with tilapia.  Not for eating.  She sewed the fish skins on their paws because it's soothing and helps collagen to produce on the paws for healing.  She also wrapped their paws in corn husks and other edible stuff just in case.  Bears will eat anything.  Neither bear tried to rip off the tilapia and she was able to change the dressings in 12 days.  There was a photo of one of the bears lying on it's side, covered with a blanket.  Their paws hurt so much they couldn't stand, and the vet was worried the female bear, who was pregnant, would reject the cub if it was born in captivity, so there was an urgency to the task.  The story said the bears seemed to understand that the humans were helping them and did not resist the treatment.  Compassion across species is always cause for rejoicing.  And I pray these two bears get back to the wilderness and live out their lives.  There is good news if you search for it.