Dog Owner Fined After Seal Attack on Tasman Beach Owner Loses Appeal to Save Dogs from Euthanasia

The owner of two dogs that mauled a seal, Sebastian Marinkovich, believed allowing his dogs to continue the attack would end the seal’s suffering sooner, as he stated to police upon their arrival at the beach. He has since been sentenced for violating two Department of Conservation charges related to the incident involving the protected marine mammal.

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