Ken Jones The man who saves the saves the seals. Instrumental in the fight to save the lives of hundreds of baby seals washed up on the cost of Cornwell , is 42 year old Walsh cafe proprietor Ken Jones , of St. Agnes, Kon first became interested in seals in 1961, when he rescued a sick baby seal, receiving much publicity in the local press when another young seal was washed up , ken was asked to look after it and in a short time it was healthy and released And when one of the seals recovered ,but was found to have severe lung damage, Ken decided there was only one thing for it he dug a pond in his front garden, and turned his home into a seal sanctuary. Since 1961 , Ken has continued his work, releasing about a dozen healthy seals back to the sea each year , and keeping in the pond those not fit to be free and his sanctuary has become a popular tourist attraction visited by over 20,000 people a year. And this winter has been the worse ever for seals, for many are sick and dying from a mystery virus disease , Pasturells which is effecting adult seals as well as pups and Ken Jones is continuing his work , working harder than over , in the hope to save a whole generation of seals from destruction. Ken Jones tends to a sick baby seal which has been washed up on the shore near his St Agness home.
Photo measures 8 x 10.25 inches.
Photo is dated 06-06-1936.
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