Voluntary hunting wardens proposal shot down by BirdLife

V Falzon

Nov 14th 2009, 11:22

@ David Schiavone. Surely you have heard that most hackneyed of proverbs, that two wrongs don't make a right. If foxhunting is still allowed in Britain, it is to their national shame.

As hunting is to ours.

David Schiavone

Nov 14th 2009, 10:03

Well.. i will only say one phrase.. In the UK Hunters go hunting for Fox...Why do the Maltese Hunters have to stop hunting?

V Falzon

Nov 13th 2009, 21:56

@ Steven Brockwell "i do believe the police have better things to do then stay over watching birds?"

Whatever you do believe, Mr Brockwell, if there's a law, the police are duty bound to enforce it. Simple as that.

"if you consider what is shot in Italy... and compare it to Malta we are just a drop in the ocean"

So we all sit back and enjoy the view, right? Just because the Italians kill more birds than we do, right? Wise, wise!

Steven Brockwell

Nov 13th 2009, 20:55

i do believe the police have better things to do then stay over watching birds? if you consider what is shot in Italy for instance and compare it to Malta we are just a drop in the ocean, let alone the states England ect .

J.Bonnici

Nov 13th 2009, 16:23

Yeah and we'll send criminals to curb crime, tax evaders to collect taxes and paedophiles to supervise young children. Brilliant idea.

John Matthews

Nov 13th 2009, 16:10

@ Antoine Grima
You are so correct

@ BLM
What makes you think that the hunting associations do NOT report "illegal hunting".
You have made an assumption and as usual you cannot back it up with proof.
Look at your past record, and be totally honest, can you stand there and NOT take up he opportunity that Mr Fenech Azzopardi has offered. PLUS consider the following, "if a member of BLM digresses from its constitution/policy, does the membership report this digression? It's very difficult to "police" any membership for any reason but, I suggest to you,
that the ovive branch has been offered, why not take it up, or are you SO anti hunting and cannot see the woods for the trees.

Antoine Grima

Nov 13th 2009, 15:43

BLM's way is only one way and that is NO HUNTING AT ALL . Dream on BLM .And then one wonders how BLM and FKNK don't get on . If someone is trying to destroy you , your only option is to fight back at all cost .So the story continues.BLM pushing for abolision and FKNK fighting back

Anthony Formosa

Nov 13th 2009, 15:04

@ J.Borg, Sitting in front of the PC with your extremist suggestions will not help. How many hunters and trappers did you ever report? How many times you were called to take the witness stand? Poaching compared to other crimes is very minimal, we have 300,000 vehicles on this island and few authorised wardens can control everything. We need authorised persons not just to monitor illegal hunting but also people like you who like to enter in private areas, irresponsible people who dump rubbish and construction material, and picnickers who litter and vandalize the countryside.

It also expressed dismay at Mr Fenech Azzopardi’s claim that Birdlife was working against hunting.

No Mr Fenech, Birdlife are in favour of hunting in fact they want also Mizieb in their hands.


Cont

Chris Galea

Nov 13th 2009, 13:30

It's obvious and natural that BLM will never ever agree.....whatever propasals any hunters or hunters' association will come out with........... if there's no illegal hunting then all the foreigners within BLM could pack up and go home,the rest could opt to play rummy or take up stamp collecting !!!!! all BLM does is attacks illegal hunting ..... and cry to big brother (EU) for funds for this and funds for that !!! Without illegal hunting then BLM are automatically non existent,(except to collect funds !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) ---- and tarnish Malta's reputation abroad ---

J. Borg

Nov 13th 2009, 12:58

Quoted ad verbatim from FKNK forum 27 September 2009

Artillery 1
“Jien nohrog biex ingawdi id-delizju ghaliex ghandi noqod niraporta il-haddiehor.Mitt darba u elf qed jaghmili il-hsara imma biex issir jaf min jien u nispicca b' xi vendikazjoni. Hemm jispicca il-pjecir kollu.”

Presumably all these “law-abiding” hunters, were out and about in the countryside and witnessed the vile killing of protected birds…….yet no reports to the Police were filed, and no culprits apprehended.

It goes to explain why CABS and BirdLife have thanklessly been doing what the police and FKNK should have done ages ago.

Nonetheless FKNK members are again encouraged to report abuses....to the ALE.

jmifsud

Nov 13th 2009, 12:41

'There is no other sector in society that regulates in such a way'

Also there is no other sector in society that has no legal power and want to dictate rules as if it can rule over anyone as long as it reaches it's sacred goals.

One has to accept, whether one likes it or not, that there are thousands of hunters on this the same island that we share, who have a voice also. Keep in mind that they were promised that their hobby will continue to be practised, including Spring hunting for turtle dove and quail.

If the Police are not equipped adequately to enforce hunting laws, it's not the hunters fault, but at least one has to appreciate that they are giving a proposal to control illegal hunting with the hunting warden system. The confrontational attitude used by BLM does not work, it only makes the atmosphere more tense. I very much doubt whether BLM really wants a demarkation line which would be acceptable to everyone.

Maybe Mr.Mangion wants a police state for hunters? Being a hunter does, not qualify one as a criminal. Imagine how Malta would be if the same is applied to other issues.