FKNK suspends licence of vandal hunters
The Federation for Hunting & Conservation – Malta (FKNK) is suspending this year’s membership and insurance policy of Darrin Cross of B’Kara and Charlot Chetcuti of Mosta and will not renew the membership and insurance policy of Noel Grech of Mosta, it...
The Federation for Hunting & Conservation – Malta (FKNK) is suspending this year’s membership and insurance policy of Darrin Cross of B’Kara and Charlot Chetcuti of Mosta and will not renew the membership and insurance policy of Noel Grech of Mosta, it said in a statement.
The three men yesterday pleaded guilty to vandalizing trees at the Foresta 2000 site last April, an act the FKNK “strongly and unequivocally” condemned.
“The FKNK applauds the both police and the court for their effective and efficient actions on the eve of the opening of the wild-birds hunting and trapping seasons.”
It said that considering that the three youths were licenced hunters it was inevitable that the hunting fraternity would be mentioned in the issue.
Over decades hunters and trappers planted and cared for tens of thousands of trees all over Malta and Gozo, many more than any other sector of the Maltese society, and this was why such vandalism cannot be tolerated by the FKNK.
The FKNK noted that the youths were not in breach of hunting and/or trapping laws, but they still admitted to having carried out the vandalism as a direct result of their anger towards the prevailing hunting situation.