[Christie at the beach]

That's right. At first glance, it comes across as if he's a hero for trying to save a baby seal.

[P-Marlowe]

He didn’t try to save the baby seal.

He was only there to save his dog. The onlookers were telling everyone to “KILL THE DOG”. Then someone said the Seal was already dead. Then Kelly showed up and pulled his dog away before someone beat it to death.

Kelly didn’t give a damn about the seal. His only concern was to get his precious dog away from the angry mob.