Hot Dog was rescued on 5th December 2020
Hot Dog, male grey seal pup, was rescued on 5th December 2020 from Wherrytown in Penzance by members of the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) marine mammal medics.

This pup had hauled all the way up on to the public path where people had tripped over him in the dark walking along the seafront. Sadly he was underweight (16.5kgs), hypothermic and quiet. Had minor wounds to his body with old scarring in both eyes.

Photo credit : BDMLR
Hot Dog
Hot Dog He was transported to one of the BDMLR´s holding facilities until a pen was available for him at Gweek´s seal hospital a week later on 11th December 2020.

Update - 23rd December 2020 : Hot Dog is now feeling much better, and the vet is pleased with his progress, so he can now learn to feed in the water!

When he has put more weight on, he can be moved to the outside nursery pools with some of the other pups to learn how to dive for his food and socialise.
Update - 29th December 2020 : Earlier today Hot Dog was moved down from the hospital to the outside nursery pool number 4 to be with another rescued seal pup named Buffalo Wing for his next stage of rehabilitation. He will learn how to compete for fish during feeding time.

His flipper tag ID number is SL122 (green).
Hot Dog
Seal Release - 6th February 2021 Update - 27th January 2021 : Hot Dog is now in the rehabilitation pool ready to be released back into the wild in the next couple of weeks. He currently weighs 30kgs.

Update : 7th February 2021 - Hot Dog along with Sprout, Nacho, Pigs in Blanket, Haggis, Buffalo Wing, Bubble & Squeak, Guinness and Stuffing have completed their rehabilitation. The seal pups were released back into the wild on 6th February 2021 at Dollar Cove. Click here to watch the video of the release.

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