A 64-year-old man has been ordered to serve a curfew after killing a seagull that tried to steal his chips. John Llewellyn-Jones, of Bishopston Road, Cardiff, smashed the bird against a wall during a trip to Weston-super-Mare in July 2018.
He denied breaching the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 but was found guilty at North Somerset Magistrates' Court on Tuesday. The RSPCA said: 'He cared more for his chips than what he did to the gull.'
Mr Llewellyn-Jones was ordered to serve a 12-week curfew between 20:00 and 08:00, pay costs of £750 and an £85 victim surcharge. RSPCA inspector Simon Evans described the act as 'unthinkable and despicable', adding that bystanders, including children, had to witness the killing.
The RSPCA advises people not to feed gulls and to dispose of rubbish properly, particularly in seaside areas where the birds are common.
