Thursday, 9th October 2008
Two hunters fined almost €1,000
A hunter was fined €500, had his shotgun confiscated and his licence suspended for a year after he admitted to shooting a black kite in the middle of a road.
The kite, which is a medium-sized prey in the family that also includes other raptors such as eagles, buzzards, and harriers, was shot last November at Ta' Qali. Stefan Bartolo, 28, pleaded guilty to shooting the bird from a road on a Sunday afternoon despite having been warned by a Mepa official on site that the bird was protected.
Another hunter, 21-year-old Yannic Fenech of Mosta, was fined €460 and had his licence suspended for six months after he was found in possession of a shotgun and two dead birds during the closed season last February.
Mr Fenech was held by the police near Salina Bay after they suspected wrongdoing when they saw him leave Ta' Qali.
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Please, please, what do you have to say about my argument?!
You are trying to redirect attention, for your own known reasons. Accept the fact that what you have been trying to cover up and paint as saints is crumbling right before you. But then again, you have claimed that you are not a hunter, so no need to feel too bad about it, don't we. Who breaks the law (and is caught) has to pay for it, only in this case, it was a slap on the hand. They should have been 10 times harsher and gave an example to the other hunting bullies.
The pre-meditated blatant incredible arrogance of these bird shooters, in dis-obeying the well publicised laws, about protected species and shooting from a public road.
The sentence should be 6 months in jail and no more guns forever, and a five year suspended sentence for any further infringement.
Disgusting.
Is this as a contribution towards a better environment?? this is what the culprit learned at the end of the day??
What about spending 2 years Community Services with Bird life volunteers or some other green NGOs. Common sense
I ask those who are requesting higher punishments to read about the Kyle Burden’s case in the UK and see for themselves the punishment handed down by Telford Magistrates Court on 19th September 2008. Maybe then, they will realise how frantic their requests are.
Irresponsible hunters are to be brought to justice, as indeed is the case here. But, please, let us place our priorities in the right order!!!!!!!!!
How much did Mr. Bartolo and Mr. Fenech's unacceptable behavior cost the tax payer??... not to mention the negative publicity Malta gets abroad
No wonder these low-lives shoot everything that moves with impunity. So an illegal borehole is EUR50,000 (which I fully agree with!) but depriving me and my familty from our right to see a glorious bird of prey in our countryside is a measly EUR500.
Only in Malta!!!!!!