Yesterday we saw on the BBC News an item about horses running into a flock of seagulls during a race in Melbourne. Several riders were unseated and it was mayhem. Unusual or what...

Well, it now turns out that Melbourne Racecource had plans for installing an audio bird-repellant system, such as they have installed in some airports, to deal with this problem which is well-known in the area. They had to scrap their plans however, when local environmentalist groups complained about the "traumatic effect" the system would have on the birds!

What a load of boll***s...