A man was caught on camera carrying out a sex act in public while holding a bird against his legs.
14.04.2023 - 15:53 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A seagull had to be put down after it was seen being pulled by a man around Blackpool on a leash.
Lancashire Police were called to reports that a man was pulling a live seagull along the pavement with a rope around its neck on Bispham Road at about 8pm on Monday (April 10). Officers attended and the man, in his 50s, was arrested for being drunk and disorderly.
He was subsequently de-arrested and the police said the matter was still being investigated. Pictures and video clips of the incident went viral on social media with many users expressing their concern.
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The bird was taken by a member of the public to a local vet where they decided it had to be put down, LancsLive has reported.
The apparent cruelty towards the bird has been slammed by Brambles Wildlife Rescue and the RSPCA.
A spokesperson said: "A number of people contacted us about the image and video circulating on social media of an extremely vile person dragging a seagull on a lead at Bispham Roundabout in Blackpool and in another location on the pavement. We have spoken with Lancashire Constabulary who are dealing with this and are aware of the identity and location of the person involved."They have telephoned today with an update to say a passer-by secured the gull off him. It was taken to a vet and was sadly put to sleep. We would add that it did look severely unwell and we cannot know if it could have recovered."Our lovely vet once said to us that she thought that people are often against seagulls because they are successful. This is sadly often the case with the human pecking order. Well we love seagulls here!"
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