A man has been jailed for kicking and killing a seagull in Tonypandy earlier this year.
Andrew Lee Jones admitted he intentionally killed a gull in the area of De Winton Street, Tonypandy, on May 1.
The 38-year-old was caught on CCTV kicking the bird which was already injured.
RSPCA inspector Simon Evans described the attack as "horrific", when an appeal was launched in June to find the person responsible.
A witness in a car saw Jones kick the gull and found the bird dead when it went back to the area.
"We'd very much like to thank them for their evidence and help in this case," said Mr Evans.
He said the incident was caught on CCTV, where Jones, of Ynyscynon Road, Tonypandy, was seen kicking the bird and using his foot to direct it into a corner of the car park.
Mr Evans said: "The bird had sustained other injuries before this attack. However a post-mortem examination found that it would have been the blunt trauma injuries from the defendant's kick that would have been the most likely cause of death."
Jones appeared at Merthyr Magistrates' Court on November 1, where he was sentenced to 12 weeks in prison and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £115.
He had pleaded guilty to one offence under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 on October 30.
