Gulls are icons that should be protected

By The Newsroom
Published 13th Sep 2013, 17:00 BST
Updated 7th Jun 2018, 20:28 BST
I have ALWAYS had respect for and enjoyed Duncan Barkes' column but last week he spoke with the IQ of a packet of cheese and onion crisps (that are out of date).

Seagull cull... does he mean the gulls that are on the red list and have seen their numbers drop approximately 52 per cent in 20 years? Does he mean the gulls that are an icon of coasts the world over?

Does he mean the animals that are protected by the Wildlife Act? Egg destruction?

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How can he justify calling for/inciting inflicting suffering and/or cruelty against any animal?