Overview
- Anthony Nurse, 31, received a six-week sentence at Preston Magistrates’ Court on November 19 after admitting an offence under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
- CCTV from December 17, 2024, showed him kicking at gulls on Springfield Road in Blackpool and stamping on one bird three times, causing its death.
- The footage was sent to the RSPCA, which issued a public appeal that led to Nurse being identified and prosecuted.
- RSPCA Inspector Daniel Tomlinson collected the bird’s remains and credited a member of the public for enabling the investigation.
- Nurse initially denied involvement and appeared for sentencing via videolink from custody on unrelated matters, as the RSPCA highlighted reports of severe cruelty to gulls roughly every three days.