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SNOOPY, a female grey seal, arrived at the Sanctuary on the 26th of October 2004. The sanctuary was contacted by the Keepers of Whipsnade Wild Animal Park after Snoopy´s companion died earlier this year, with hope of providing a home for her. Snoopy made the long journey from London to Cornwall. Snoopy, who was born at Edinburgh zoo, had been a resident at Whipsnade for 22 years, where she had shared her enclosure with a common seal. Magnus, an adult male grey seal, was in 1990, the first seal to be re-homed at the Sanctuary from Edinburgh. Founder Ken Jones was contacted by the media to prevent Magnus being euthanased, after the death of his partner in Scotland. As both Snoopy and Magnus had been at Edinburgh at the same time, Dr Boyle wondered if there was a chance that Snoopy and Magnus were related. So the sanctuary contacted Edinburgh Zoo, and subsequent research confirmed that Snoopy was the daughter of Magnus!
| ″This news has definitely surprised all the staff at the Sanctuary, as we were originally told Magnus was the laziest seal at Edinburgh Zoo.″ said Glenn Upon arrival at the sanctuary, Snoopy spent a few days in a nursery pool before joining her dad and the other residents in the convalescent pool. However, Red, a rescued grey seal pup, couldn´t wait to say hello to the new resident and was found the next morning in nursery pool 2, poor Snoopy must have had the shock of her life. Red had managed to squeeze himself under the gate to join Snoopy who was keeping as far away from Red as possible! Click here for
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Snoopy and her dad
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| If you would like to adopt Snoopy, you can either print off the form below or you can ring our Adoption Co-ordinator at the Seal Sanctuary on 01326 221 361 and quote your credit card details or |
| The cost is - "Adult £50" - "Junior (up to 14yrs) £30" |
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Your Adoption package of Snoopy will include a Welcome letter, Certificate, Newsletter, Gift, plus a year's free admission to "The National Seal Sanctuary" at Gweek in Cornwall.
Each Adoption makes a valuable contribution to our seal rescue programme, allowing us to provide continuing care for those seals and other marine mammals around our coasts that need our help. With your help we can ensure that your adopted seal is given the best care from our dedicated team of seal experts. If you would like more information, or start an adoption, |  |
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