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Police are investigating reports of a man seen dragging a seagull across a road in Blackpool on a what appeared to be a dog lead.

The incident took place on Monday, with an image and video of it circulated on social media.


The Brambles Wildlife Rescue service, which covers Blackpool, described the incident as “vile” and said some of the comments made online were moronic and from “idiots with cotton wool for brains”.

Police said they were called at 8pm on Monday to reports of a man “pulling a live seagull along the pavement with a rope around its neck”.

The man, in his 50s, was arrested for being drunk and disorderly “and though subsequently de-arrested”, the matter was still being investigated, a spokesperson said.


“The bird was taken by a member of the public to a local vet where they decided it sadly had to be put down.”

The RSPCA said gulls, like all wild birds, were protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.

A spokesperson said: “It is totally inappropriate and unacceptable to treat any wild animal in this way. Putting a gull on a leash would be extremely stressful for the bird as it would prevent it from being able to engage in its natural behaviour and could lead to injury or even death.”

The 1981 legislation means it is illegal to intentionally kill, take or injure gulls, take or destroy their eggs, or damage or destroy any gull nests while in use or being built – unless acting under licence.

Captive gulls are also protected by the Animal Welfare Act 2006, the RSPCA said, which means a bird’s keeper is required to meet welfare needs and avoid causing it unnecessary suffering.
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Seagull put down after man seen dragging bird by rope in Blackpool

Police investigating after ‘vile’ incident condemned by RSPCA
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British seagulls are thugs. Bastard things have beaks like razors and will attack anyone walking with food or sitting having fish and chips. They scream 24/7 in the summer amd nest on chimney pots and roof tops in coastal areas and will attack children. They’re a pest.
 
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This is strange behaviour, even for Blackpool.

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British seagulls are thugs. Bastard things have beaks like razors and will attack anyone walking with food or sitting having fish and chips. They scream 24/7 in the summer amd nest on chimney pots and roof tops in coastal areas and will attack children. They’re a pest.
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I once had the pleasure of walking too close to somewhere on a public footpath 2 miles inland they decided to nest in, it was not an experience I would ever like to repeat and wish the local councils treated them like the pest they are.
 
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This is strange behaviour, even for Blackpool.



I once had the pleasure of walking too close to somewhere on a public footpath 2 miles inland they decided to nest in, it was not an experience I would ever like to repeat and wish the local councils treated them like the pest they are.
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Even worse when you realise its Bispham of all places. Literally nothing of note happens there except for the Gala and teenagers smoking weed and doing whippets.
 
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Lord of the Large Pants said:
Shouldn't of pinched me chip.
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Otterly said:
British seagulls are thugs. Bastard things have beaks like razors and will attack anyone walking with food or sitting having fish and chips. They scream 24/7 in the summer amd nest on chimney pots and roof tops in coastal areas and will attack children. They’re a pest.
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For anyone going "oh no, poor birdy" in response to the article or these posts let's be clear. Seagulls are avian Gypsies. Multiple UK tourist destinations have very clear signs for tourists confirming that these flying hyenas are fucking lethal and frankly you are safer around the local homeless person with a needle in their neck than the seagulls.

Don't get me wrong, this guy is still a sadist. But this is pitbull on Nazi violence.
 
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Otterly said:
British seagulls are thugs. Bastard things have beaks like razors and will attack anyone walking with food or sitting having fish and chips. They scream 24/7 in the summer amd nest on chimney pots and roof tops in coastal areas and will attack children. They’re a pest.
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I've had the displeasure of living on top floor of an apartment building in a seaside north euro city a few years ago. The seagulls were nesting, or resting, or whatever, on the roof. Screeching started slightly before 4 am in Summer months, and lasted till about 11 pm. Windows and balcony were covered in liquid, acidic gull shit. I generally consider myself somewhat of s bleeding heart animal lover, but seagulls deserve a fucking lolocaust. Or Mao's Great Sparrow Campaign.
 
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