Charity backs call for resting seal protection
The Seal Research Trust backs calls to make deliberate seal disturbance an offence.
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"Seals need sleep just like we do... When they're disturbed, they can panic, stampede across a beach or throw themselves into the sea, risking serious injury."
— Sue Sayers , Activist
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The Seal Research Trust backs calls to make deliberate seal disturbance an offence.
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