The grey seal pup was found ensnared in fishing tackle on a north Cornwall beach, rescuers say.
The grey seal pup was found ensnared in the discarded tackle by beach clean volunteers on Trebarwith Strand in north Cornwall on Sunday, marine wildlife rescuers said.Dan Jarvis, Cornwall's area coordinator for British Divers Marine Life Rescue, said specialist medics took the pup to its Cornwall Seal Hospital but the damage was extensive, so the decision was taken to euthanise the mammal.
"This would have made moving around quite painful as he wouldn't be able to stretch out or turn his body around fully."Mr Jarvis said: "Both areas where the hooks had been were inflamed and both eyes had signs of ulceration. He explained that this was a severe injury because the teeth could not have grown back and would be painful and open to infection, meaning the pup had a poor prognosis for its survival.
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