THE RSPCA has warned that anyone caught deliberately hurting seagulls will be prosecuted.
The statement comes following reports of a cruel new blood sport – seagull fishing.
In one recent incident in the South West the charity was called to reports from passers by that a group of youngsters were trying to catch gulls.
Officers have said that one bird was killed and others badly injured by people who have been deliberately catching seagulls using fishing lines.
RSPCA inspector Paul Kempson...
