Andrew Gabriel wrote:
In article ,
Huge writes:
On 2010-09-03, Jim S wrote:
On Fri, 3 Sep 2010 03:43:47 -0700 (PDT), John MacLeod wrote:

On Sep 3, 11:36Â am, Jim S wrote:

But these flying rats are rarely deterred by anything but shooting
them.

They're a damn sight bigger than rats, when you get close to them.
They can also be quite vicious - attacking people, and they can
recognise one particular person to attack, so ****ing them off
isn't a good idea.

Am I allowed?
Sadly not.

Are seagulls protected then? Seems unlikely.

The Council are considering culling by shooting in Cheltenham
apparently: it seems that herring gulls are protected, but lesser
black-backed gulls aren't:
http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/news/Seagull-cull-rolled-Cheltenham/article-2549136-detail/article.html

David