LONDR – She had been called Freddy Mercury, she was the star baby seal of the Thames after Hammersmith, in West London, and she was the mascot of all the residents and passers-by, who stroked or played with him. But now the animal, only ten months old, is dead, from the pain of Londoners and social networks. Because the little seal Freddie last Sunday was attacked, for no apparent reason, wildly by a dog taken for a walk by his owner. Useless attempts by several passers-by to separate the dog from the seal in time, which suffered so serious injuries that a few hours later she received the inevitable euthanasia from the vet who treated her at South Essex Wildlife Hospital in Tilbury, out of desperation. many on the web.
The owner of the dog is a rather famous lawyer, Rebecca Sabben-Clare, who offered everyone “the deepest apologies for the terrible event that occurred”. In that area of the city it is theoretically not forbidden to walk with a dog without a leash. But it is also true that animals “must not be dangerously out of control”, a crime for which they risk up to six months in prison and an indefinite fine, recalls the Evening Standard.
It is unclear what risks the woman, 49, who lives in a six million pound mansion in nearby Barnes with her husband William. “I am dismayed and sad”, repeated Rebecca Sabben-Clare, “in any case I immediately made myself available to the authorities, who for now tell me that I have behaved correctly”. But little Freddy Mercury, like the Queen star, is gone now.
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