11 October 2019
A grey seal rescued on the North Sea coast has become the 50th to be treated by a wildlife centre for injuries caused by discarded man-made rubbish.
The animal, a male named Scylla, was found with an infected wound caused by a fishing net embedded around his neck.
The RSPCA centre in Norfolk said 2019 could be a record year for seal rescues "for all the wrong reasons".
"It's hard to describe how much pain and distress this can cause a seal," said manager Alison Charles.
"They are weighed down by this huge mass of netting, which must make it hard for them to swim, and then the net starts to cut and embed into their neck too.
"The injuries are horrendous, sometimes inches deep, and all the while the seal is becoming weaker and weaker and cannot feed so their suffering continues and they slowly starve to death.
"It is just horrific."
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