Seagull culling
Suggested by sgriffin and tagged birds, defra, vermin. 8 Comments.
The big idea
The time has come for any legislation for the protection of Seagulls to be withdrawn. These animals are vermin and can be categorised as similar to rats. They prey on adults and children and have no hesitation in attacking them in order to steal food which, quite often, is being eaten. and It not not uncommon for injuries to be caused, sometimes serious. During the nesting season, they can be even more dangerous by unprovoked attacks on passers by. They encourage rats by breaking open waste sacks and strewing rubbish around. Other E.U. countires do not have this problem as there are no restrictions on culling. These creatures are increasing year by year and encroaching from their normal habiitat, the sea, onto the land where food is easier to obtain. The removal of the law which prohibits culling is essential.
Why does this matter?
It will improve health and safety and reduce the number of patients who have to receive NHS treatment as a result of injuries caused. It will improve the lifestyle of those who live in areas where these creatures make life unpleasant and dangerous.
I have found it very difficult to accept the horrors of seagulls, they attack children without apparent reason, my two cats have been confined to indoors at their own choice, I have been attacked for being in my own garden, it is time to give seagulls a kick ass and remove the health threat from the filth they leave behind
I think the time has come to introduce some form of cull for seagulls , along with the irritating poeple that feed them in their back yards and out side the windows of their flats etc, this causes rats and all other vermin. we have two poeple in our street that feed these noisy and filthy vermin and i have had to call the local pest control officer on a couple of occasions, i have been told if there are rats they may come out to check but if its seagulls causing any problem they would not ?. I love wild life in all forms but i would be certainly prepared to back a cull of the seagull population.
Looking at the exceptions to the protection of all wild birds any species can be culled on health and safety grounds. If they are seriously encouraging rats then a cull will be legal. The trouble is it needs to be done by a registered person and most councils won’t approve a cull as it is usually unsuccessful. ie the numbers come back to normal after a short time.
It is totally legal to discourage any species (out of nesting season) from settling but again this is difficult to achieve. I’d like to see all roofs covered with a continuous metal wire that acts like an electric fence emitting a low electrical pulse every second to stop birds from settling. Can anyone produce such a thing and could we encourage councils to subsidise the implementation of this to send the birds back to their natural habitat?
The time has come indeed to cull.Lobby your MP.Its no good sending a lone bird of prey up to tackle a multitude of gulls.The Hawk usually gets a pounding and the the owner says its effective!Its all to do with getting paid a lot of money at the Hawks expense.
Unfortunately the hippy types want to protect the gulls but that will be at the expense of the habitat of a multitude of songbirds.
Time and time again I see songbirds attacked and killed by these killers.I have even seen a magpie pecked out of a tree and had to save it.When I phoned the RSPB,they more or less laughed and didnt believe me.
Everyone I speak to say enough is enough.Lets bring the numbers down.NOW!
Good idea we live 15 miles inland from Brighton and are being awoken early around 5 am every morning by a gang of seagulls roosting in nearby chimney pots.
Seriously fed up with the interference on our lives caused by these birds. I have no problem with them living on cliff faces where they belong but not in towns and villages. I don’t live on the coast, 5 miles in land, and they sqwark until11pm every night and start up at 4 every morning. We can’t have our windows open, i need a nights sleep!We have gull proofed our roof, but it’s no good if they can nest on adjoining properties! Time for sensible discussions at government level to cull these pests and force them back to their natural habitat (and punish those caught feeding them!!)
Blessed nuisance these creatures so cull them all for me get rid of the damned pigeons while you are at it!
Last week my dog was attacked and defecated on , I have taken this as the last straw ,this is the documant for anyone who reads and understands the issues to act upon at their own will http://www.snh.gov.uk/docs/A1148738.pdf there is another form for other species but this must be checked and decided upon by snh
http://www.snh.gov.uk/protecting-
scotlands-nature/species-licensing/bird-licensing/
health-and-safety/
I’m doing something about it , I will pursue this matter as far as I can , at present I’m unemployed so have a lot of time and very little funds , but for me this is a matter of public service and I don’t want paid for being a good person , sorry to gull lovers , but I love them 2 just the ones in question nowadays are attempting to circumvent the food chain , when one plucks a childs eye out it will become a different story , its everyones responsibility to act , help , do what you can , cos I will