Monday, 31st March 2008
Hunters were heard
Letters like The Hunters' Message by Audrey Callus (March 11) were expected soon after the official announcement of the general election result. The hunters' message was heard and it is irresponsible to state that the Nationalist Party should go back on their promises, not to mention the black on white agreements between the government and the EU, and abolish spring hunting.
The message was heard loud and clear as for the first time in decades the projections of the election result were uncertain throughout the day on Sunday, March 9, which was Malta's longest day that I can remember.
Speaking of bold steps, the one that needs to be taken now is to face the European Court of Justice with a solid case and valid data to stand up against the wish to alter our traditional practices which were accepted at first instance prior to accession by all countries in the EU.
Failing to hold on to what was agreed on hunting will only jeopardise the other "special" arrangements obtained with success by Malta during the negotiations and that would only weaken us as a country.
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You know full well what I meant.
just because a practice is no longer the norm of society, it doesn't mean it is wrong.
Legitimate hunting is practised all over the world. It is the poachers we should get rid of.
Mr Vella,
Do you eat chicken?
Do you think chicken is born dead in a plastic wrapping?
Do not be fooled, the moment you pay for a dead chicken you become as guilty for its death as the man who killed it.
Now some of us pay for chicken and also practise legitimate hunting to eat healthy game (legally)
I believe you should ask that question to MIC and MEP Simon Busuttil. I am sure they will guide you accordingly. Putting it on your website will not necessarily give the desired fruits to all.
Horse riding was practised in the past as a means of transportation. It is quite clear to me that this is no longer the norm of society - today it is a hobby same as hunting all over the rest of the world
If they did not do so, then they have to stick to the rules of the EU unless they want to break the law.
Min xarbu irid jieklu l-bakkaljaw!
Alas now it is too late to complain!
Why do you have to kill....a living creature that ultimately is not yours at all!!!
If I may ask, are you planning on banning legitimate hunting from the rest of Europe also? not to mention the whole world!!!!!!
Its not hunting we should ban, its POACHING - when will we learn?????
You have every right to listen to birds singing , same as i do while i am hunting . Yes yes while i am hunting , i love listening to the Golden Oriols singing there heart out and loads of other small birds.I hear them every day , because unlike most people like yourself , i wake up early , and go for beautifull walks in the country side with my dogs .I do this all year round , even when the hunting season is closed , because i love the country side , and i enjoy it all year round .I don't need to have everyone else removed from it . So if you are blaming the hunters because you cannot enjoy the country side , you are wrong , very wrong.Keep away from all private property like i do , and the rest is all yours
We should end this once and for all: ban hunting and trapping and help the hunters to find other ways of filling in their time, without having to kill live birdsand without having to steal from the rest of the population the pleasure of listening to the beautiful singing and seeing birds at close quarters.
When will we learn? Does it have to take donkeys' years in order for the Maltese to see the light?