A woman stamped a seagull to death in front of a horrified crowd of shoppers and small children.
People tried to stop her attacking the bird, but she carried on regardless and it died of wounds to its head.
Police were called to Sidwell Street in Exeter, Devon, on Friday afternoon.
They said a 24-year-old woman was spoken to and will be questioned later.
She was described as being very drunk at the point she targeted the seagull.