UK seals attacked by cruel thugs: 'Stoned, dragged by flippers' and 'dogs set on them'

ATTACKS on seals are on the rise across the UK as one charity claims it faces constant abuse as it treats the loveable aquatic animals on the shores of Britain.
In one recent incident, a team of medics helping a wounded seal were welcomed with a volley of verbal abuse against them in Northumberland. The team were called out to help the animal which had been injured by an out of control dog in Druridge Bay, when they were abused by the same people who had earlier been abusing the seal.

Reports of animal cruelty against seals were also reported to the charity in Essex, Norfolk, Kent and Yorkshire.

Over the Easter period, 5 incidents of seal abuse were reported to the charity on Good Friday alone, all of which had been before lunchtime.

During the spring period, juvenile pups, often separated from their parents for the first time mellow on the beaches of the UK as they rest, socialise and digest.

Often smaller than the adult seals, the younger pups are unable to defend themselves, maybe sick or injured, and are still subjected to abuse by people who find them.