Freddie the seal is to be put down after being savagely attacked by a dog. The sad news broke after vets at the South Essex Wildlife Hospital battled for hours to save the celebrity pinniped's life.
It is the fourth time the young seal marine animal, who was previously rescued and made famous on ITV’s This Morning, has had to be saved – and just two weeks since his last mishap.
The ninth-month old seal was basking on the banks of the river Thames in west London when he was attacked, leaving him with deep lacerations to his neck and flipper.
Members of the public bravely raced to his rescue, pulling the dog away, and protecting him until vets arrived. X-rays revealed Freddie suffered a broken bone, dislocation as well as damage to his
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