
16/08/2025
As well as helping local pets as vet and practice owner at Vets4Pets Lisburn Longstone Anna volunteers with British Divers Marine Life Rescue to save marine wildlife.
Anna’s passion for marine mammals began at 16, when she helped a Marine Biologist raise some seal pups. Since then, she has trained twice with British Divers, to volunteer as a Marine Mammal Medic, where she responds to calls for distressed porpoises, seal pups, and more.
Anna, who opened the practice ten years ago, said, “There’s a lot of coastlines where I’m based, and I always want to be able to help and educate myself further. If you find a stranded marine mammal, please do not approach. They can carry diseases, and you may also cause more harm by trying to help. The best thing to do is to contact British Divers. If you would like to be more involved, anyone can volunteer their time.”