I am a great animal lover. I have dogs, cats, birds, a rat and fish. I have nursed hurt pigeons. But I draw the line at gulls.

All parents protect their young, including human parents, but these gulls attack us, our children and our animals.

My two German shepherd dogs hate going out to run the gauntlet of swoops and flying mess.

We don't feed the gulls, we tie our bags up properly yet they still get the rubbish out.

We are not 20 feet up on their rooftop but they still attack, even if there is no food.

Nature might be cruel but it seems to do pretty well. I wouldn't be cruel to gulls but they are out of hand.

-J Back, New England Street, Brighton