Cape Town deputy mayor Eddie Andrews says stabbing of 6 seals horrific
Cape Town’s deputy mayor has described what appears to be the stabbing of six seals as “horrific” and a blight on World Oceans Day.
According to the city’s coastal management branch, six Cape fur seals washed up at Kommetjie Beach on World Oceans Day on Thursday with what wildlife forensics have deemed as stab wounds.
Deputy Mayor Eddie Andrews said that after the seals were discovered it was decided that the carcasses needed to be taken for X-rays and full post-mortems.
“X-rays and post-mortems conducted by sea search and a wildlife forensics team confirmed that all six seals have been stabbed at sea. This is a horrific incident and should sadden all of us.”
Andrews has called on anyone who witnessed anything related to the incident to report it to the SPCA.
Stabbing of Cape Fur seals a blight on World Oceans Day.
Six Cape Fur seals have been stabbed at sea, and washed ashore at Kommetjie’s Long Beach, most likely due to drowning as a result of the trauma from their wounds.
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