Our selfishness knows no bounds and what some locals in the UK did recently on the beach just goes to prove that. Some beachgoers chased baby seals into the sea and in the process left them orphaned because they were separated from their mums.
According to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA), a number of stranded pups are being discovered alone, skinny and in need of care.
According to the organisation, one of its rescue centres, the East Winch Wildlife Centre in Norfolk, has basically turned into a 'seal orphanage' as there has been an influx of pups.
Alison Charles - manager of the East Winch Wildlife Centre talked to Radio Norwich explaining that seal pups are able to swim from birth, which results in some of them becoming lost and then separated from their mothers.
"We are like a seal orphanage at the moment. Common seal pups can swim from birth, but sadly some become separated from their mums too soon and that's how they end up in our care. However, we are becoming increasingly concerned by reports that some members of the public are chasing pups back into the water when they see them resting on the beach,¡± she said.?
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She further said, "This is really concerning because the reason the pup is resting on the beach is likely because they are exhausted due to being so young and still building up their strength."
She also pointed out that the organisation is concerned about the number of incidents that they are not aware of.?
Sharing the details of one of the pups they are looking after, she said, ¡°We are currently caring for one seal, who we have named Cannellini?who was rescued from Corton, Suffolk on Sunday, July 12. It was understood that the day before, he had been chased back in the sea at Lowestoft, Suffolk."??
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It can take up to five months for the centre to help build up the seal's strength.?The RSPCA said that it's important to not approach baby seals, and to keep dogs away from pups to so that they're not bitten.?