Toy warns because pregnant seal keeps dog Frisbee trapped in neck-Wales Online

2021-11-22 07:47:10 By : Ms. Julia Zhu

Adge Lane found the animal in distress while observing the seal near The Little Orme in Llandudno, North Wales

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A "pregnant" endangered seal was found with a plastic dog Frisbee stuck on her head and "cut into her neck"-this prompted an angry animal charity volunteer to plead with pet owners to stop buying "potentially deadly" toys .

On September 2nd, while Adge Lane was watching seals near Little Orme in Llandudno, North Wales, a "tortured" stranded mammal caught his attention in the rest of the pod.

The 72-year-old retired man soon began to take photos showing the endangered Atlantic Gray looking glum, with a 10-inch wide plastic frisbee tightly clamped under his chin.

More thought-provoking images of pinniped swimming show that she managed to keep up with her friends, while the other photo was just her head surrounded by white dog toys protruding from the sea.

Adge believes that for a 200 kg seal, the ring is "impossible" to remove it, because it is likely to fall on her nose when she was young. Now as the creature grows up around it, it is its stuck.

British diver marine life rescue volunteers claimed that this injury may suffocate as the seal grows, cause her childbirth problems, and even cause her to starve, thereby painfully shortening her 25-year life expectancy.

The four-year-old grandfather posted a photo of him on Facebook to emphasize the dangers of discarding plastic. After that, he pleaded with dog owners to stop buying toy frisbees with holes in the middle.

Agie from Urmston, Greater Manchester said: "These dog Frisbees and marine life cannot be confused. I advise dog owners not to buy them, especially if your costs are close.

"This makes you very angry, because dogs will not distinguish between those with holes and a ball or a solid frisbee, but at least those will not be entangled and disturb the wildlife.

"No one deliberately throws them into the water because it can go anywhere like a frisbee, but I don't like buying one at all. Honestly, I don't think they should be sold.

"There are many dog ​​walkers near our colony. If this person knows that it is the home of toys, they will feel ashamed, but they don't know. That's why they just need to be careful.

"If the ring bites too deeply on its neck, it cannot eat and will die, but if it has fully grown, it may last for several years.

"It will spread to them when they are young or quite thin, and then as they grow, it will only bite and bite their necks. It will be very painful and it will not be possible to take it off her head.

"We think it is a pregnant female, so it might even interfere with her cubs. This is another terrible idea. There is almost nothing that can be done. There is no real way to save it.

"All we can do is prevent it from happening from the beginning. This is a huge piece of 200 kilograms of blubber and you need six or eight people. Even so, it will be like a tenacious wild horse.

"[Frisbee] immediately reached out to me. Fortunately, it was still accepted by other seals. It was not repelled.

"Atlantic gray seals are on the brink of extinction all over the world, but I want to say that 40% of the world's Atlantic gray seals live in British waters, so we must take care of them."

Aggie, who moved to North Wales four years ago, volunteers at the British Diver Marine Life Rescue Centre every day to monitor the local seal habitat to prevent them from being disturbed.

The retired manufacturing mechanic knew that the seal was in the area until at least Sunday, and he hoped she could stay there so that he could pay close attention to her.

Adge’s Facebook post has been shared more than 200 times. He said: “Dog ring flyers. They are very interesting for your puppy, but they are a torture for wild animals.”

In the second post, he added: "Please share as widely as possible. Don't buy these dog ring flyers. They have caused so much torture to our magical wildlife. Your dog will happily chase the ball or stick.

Elizabeth Boyd Harvey Killing commented: "What a great species we are."

Holly Dexter said: "This is so sad. Hope the marine life can help her."

Karen Billington added: This is too bad, I hope someone can help her

Adge replied: "We can also let people understand the reason for this Karen. I believe all dog lovers will be shocked by this happening in animals. The sale of these rings is discouraged."

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