MOSSEL BAY NEWS - A seal, suspected to have rabies, seen at the Poort swimming area at The Point, Mossel Bay, was euthanised on Wednesday, 17 July, following its "unnatural and aggressive" behaviour.
A statement posted on the Garden Route SPCA's (GRSPCA) Facebook page on Wednesday noted that a member of the public had reported the "aggressive" seal and that Louis Steyn from the Stranded Marine Animal Rescue Team (S.M.A.R.T.) responded and sought assistance from various organisations, including the GRSPCA.
"Our inspectorate team responded immediately and arrived on the scene with the South African Police Service and the Traffic Department.
"The seal was observed, exhibiting unnatural and aggressive behaviour. Due to other positive cases of rabies along the coastline having been reported, and in the interest of public safety, the decision was made to euthanise the seal," read the statement.
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