“A man who shot a seagull as residents of a Fife village looked on in horror was fined £350 at Cupar Sheriff Court.

Ryan Boyter, 22, of Bankton Park, Kingskettle, pleaded guilty to intentionally or recklessly injuring the bird with an air rifle, a charge brought under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.

The offence took place on May 12 at John Street in Cellardyke The court heard that Boyter, who had been using the rifle to deal with vermin at a friend’s pig farm, told a friend: “I want a go at that,” when he saw the bird sitting on a chimney pot.”

Source : The Courier

Author : Charlene Wilson

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