Joseph Calleja condemns portrayal of Malta in RTL/CABS hunting feature
A hunter seen on the RTL feature spitting at a CABS official.
Tenor Joseph Calleja has condemned the way Malta was shown in a prime time RTL programme about hunting.
Writing on facebook, he said: "Whilst I deplore and condemn any form of poaching or illegal hunting I equally condemn the way that Malta was portrayed in the German media on the RTL TV station. This is not what Malta and the Maltese are about and one can hardly generalise because some individuals go renegade and behave in an unacceptable manner.
"It is indeed irresponsible to negatively portray a whole nation or to suggest, whether directly or indirectly, that the Maltese are a nation of psychos and bird killers. Illegal hunting in Malta is simply more visible because of our small size our island having no remote countryside. This is of course no excuse and illegal hunting should not happen.
"Illegal hunting is a horrible universal concern and it happens all over Europe and beyond. However, in the end I do not think that the "numbers" justify singling Malta out and portray it in this manner.
"Perhaps RTL should have focused instead on the HUMAN immigration problem Malta is facing as Europe's most southern tip and help putting into much needed light the grave problems our country is facing. Malta needs help from its larger neighbours to deal with the unfortunate souls who risk life and limb in search of dignity and a decent future on our shores and beyond.
"Incidentally CABS gave me a great idea. Drones could be utilised to search the meditteranean for immigrants in distress. How many women with small children have died because help wasn't sent in time?"
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N. Bill Camilleri
May 12th 2012, 20:20
Joseph should stick to singing.
M Farrugia
Jun 19th 2012, 01:03
I fully endorse.
Alfred Fenech
Jun 21st 2012, 15:13
Whats true is true.
Gustav Svensson
May 12th 2012, 12:22
Well done RTL for giving the hunters and their disgusting activities a face. This will hopefully make EU opening up theirs eyes.
S Vella
May 11th 2012, 15:08
@ Christina Pace
So how is a hunting licence issued in Malta??
One has to sit for an exam about Laws and regulations, species that can be hunted and others that cannot and distinguish them, Not like many so called bird lovers who cannot distinguish between a sparrow and an Osprey, ammunition that can be used, areas were hunting can be practised and reserves were one cannot hunt etc etc. Another thing you should also get to know is that we have different licences such as that for rabbit hunting, hunting at sea besides hunting on land and those have different tests that one has to sit for and be successful to obtain the licence!
So we are no less than the Germans and there is no reason why they should point their fingers as if we are the only nation in the world were hunting is practised because in their own homeland they hunt too and furthermore they do not depend on migrations like us, so that by itself already restricts us, as they have game all year through.
Our limited Spring hunting Season was opened with RESPECT TOO, obviously not towards the hunter, who had to pay an extra €50 for a special licence besides the annual licence we already pay, with a ridiculous bag limit of not more than 2 birds a day and not more that 4 birds in the limited period of 16 days (and if the limit was reached the authorities would have instantly closed the season), Sundays excluded and Saturday half days and the rest Monday to Friday up to 3pm, send an sms for every bird caught, and fill in the Carnet de Chasse daily and all these conditions were well enforced by ALE Officers, and if you say they weren’t as you tried to insinuate by saying ,( the Maltese system is way too lax.) you are not respecting the ALE who carried out daily checks all over the island and 99% of the hunters were law abiding and this can be confirmed by the ALE police! Birdlife and CABS did not manage to get footages of dead protected species so they are trying to obscure us in other ways by using footages of the past years.
http://www.komitee.de/en/projects/germany/raptor-poaching
c zammit
Jun 26th 2012, 21:41
correct and so was Mr.Calleja, why all the fuss on maltese hunters, hunting is a sport practiced (just like sport fishing) by many across the world, by great chefs who respect their produce..and by enthusiasts. most people who i have spoken to as a person who neither hunts or is against hunting, but have had relatives who dedicated all their free time to this great cultural passion do not know the difference between a pigeon or a dove, swallow to sparrow. This is an overblown issue, the birds hunters hunt here in malta are usually considered as pests in african countries (and some european) and are killed due to the damage they cause to agricultural land.
LOUIS JOSEPH BORG
May 11th 2012, 08:36
TO MR CALLEJA
before you go to germany in the future ,simply print a t shirt which says, I AM MALTESE AND I DO NOT KILL BIRDS! and do not worry about any german tv programme that is simply showing and telling the truth! i just returned from germany and shot hundred of birds , with a camera of course and saw no one trying to kill them so no wonder germans are in dismay about what happena in malta! also with todays technology it is no longer possible to try to hide the truth! maltese hunters will never kill birds without being watched ! or filmed!
S Vella
May 10th 2012, 21:51
Why are Germans trying to obscure Malta?
http://www.eurohunt.co.uk/
http://www.realadventures.com/g24402_hunting-guides-europe.htm
http://www.wherewisemenshoot.com/
http://www.eurosafari.com/
http://berlin.angloinfo.com/countries/germany/hunting.asp (Hunting in Germany)
Christina Pace
May 11th 2012, 13:49
You ask a question and the answer lies in your question.
Quotes from your last link:
"...hunting is a widespread activity with strict-but-fair legislation established with RESPECT to the environment and wildlife."
"Getting a hunting licence (in Germany)
The national hunting examination as specified under German federal hunting law must be taken and passed to qualify for a hunting licence. The exam includes a written and an oral test as well as a shooting test. The main areas covered are:
Knowledge of different species of game
Basic animal biology
Game damage prevention
Farming and forestry
Firearms laws and techniques
Hygienic inspection and treatment of game
Determination of game meat for human consumption
Wildlife, nature and landscape conservation laws"
Documents to be submitted with license application:
"Evidence of participation in firearms training
Two passport photos
Hunting accident insurance documents"
These are only some of the criteria mind you. Don't know if you see a pettern evolving here but it looks like the Maltese system is way too lax.
S Vella
May 11th 2012, 14:52
@ Christina Pace
So how is a hunting licence issued in Malta??
One has to sit for an exam about Laws and regulations, species that can be hunted and others that cannot and distinguish them, Not like many so called bird lovers who cannot distinguish between a sparrow and an Osprey, ammunition that can be used, areas were hunting can be practised and reserves were one cannot hunt etc etc. Another thing you should also get to know is that we have different licences such as that for rabbit hunting, hunting at sea besides hunting on land and those have different tests that one has to sit for and be successful to obtain the licence!
So we are no less than the Germans and there is no reason why they should point their fingers as if we are the only nation in the world were hunting is practised because in their own homeland they hunt too and furthermore they do not depend on migrations like us, so that by itself already restricts us, as they have game all year through.
Our limited Spring hunting Season was opened with RESPECT TOO, obviously not towards the hunter, who had to pay an extra €50 for a special licence besides the annual licence we already pay, with a ridiculous bag limit of not more than 2 birds a day and not more that 4 birds in the limited period of 16 days (and if the limit was reached the authorities would have instantly closed the season), Sundays excluded and Saturday half days and the rest Monday to Friday up to 3pm, send an sms for every bird caught, and fill in the Carnet de Chasse daily and all these conditions were well enforced by ALE Officers, and if you say they weren’t as you tried to insinuate by saying ,( the Maltese system is way too lax.) you are not respecting the ALE who carried out daily checks all over the island and 99% of the hunters were law abiding and this can be confirmed by the ALE police! Birdlife and CABS did not manage to get footages of dead protected species so they are trying to obscure us in other ways by using footages of the past years.
S Vella
May 11th 2012, 15:20
@ Christina Pace
http://www.komitee.de/en/projects/germany/raptor-poaching
Oswald Spiteri
May 10th 2012, 17:34
WELL SAID Tenor JOSEPH CALLEJA.
As i said in another post, RTL should now show (a German version) of the Biography of MARIO CAPELLO which was aired yesterday evening on TVM to show what a lay Maltese can do to help humanity outside Malta. RTL should also produce a feature on the various Fund Raising TV shows that were organised in Malta over the past months, with the cooperation of ALL local TV Stations, whic helped to generate hundreds of thousands of Euros to support unfortunate family members of seriously sick poeple. This is Maltese SOLIDARITY at its best. RTL TAKE THIS CHALLENGE and show the true 'heart of gold' of the Maltese people.
Leo Said
May 10th 2012, 19:45
Mr.Spiteri, I watch RTL TV relatively often and I am aware that RTL TV is involved in humanitarian endeavours, which also entail fund-raising.
LOUIS JOSEPH BORG
May 11th 2012, 08:21
it will never remove the fact that maltese enjoy killing defencless birds!
Mike Abbot
May 11th 2012, 13:05
"it will never remove the fact that maltese enjoy killing defencless birds!"
facepalm.
So Louis, do you mean 100% of Maltese? 50%? 2%?
your comment suggests 100% - did you even read the article?
JJ Agius
May 10th 2012, 12:02
Jien nghati biss l-opinjoni tieghi u mhux nghajjar kif tghamel int u ohrajn bhalek.Dak li hu abjad hu abjad u dak li hu iswed (mhux ahmar bhal wiccek)u iswed.Dak li qal Joseph Callejja.m'ghajjar lil hadd kien honest. Iva nghidlu kliemu kienu ta Cittadin Malti honest ikkundanna l-hazin.
Fl ebda hin ma jien zammejt ma min jikser il ligi ghal- hekk wiccek Hmar ax int hrigt ta Hmar mhux ax hammartulek jien.
Malti ta Veru u kburi u ma nisthix bhalek ax jien Malti
Gillu Ta stella
A. MICALLEF
May 10th 2012, 11:21
Because we the Maltese, need someone to help us against the slaughter of birds because
our politicians have failed to stop this uncivilsed practice. Germany has nothing to do with this,
it is the Maltese people who invited Cabs and hopefully will welcome them in larger numbers
in the near future. Thank you CABS.
Manfred Schilde
May 10th 2012, 11:53
Thank you Mr Micallef, you are a man of honor. You are balm for my oppressed German soul here in Malta. You' ll get my full support. Please take a look at my comment I made to Jason Borg at the end.
Kindly regards,
M. Schilde
S Vella
May 10th 2012, 09:38
Why all this campaign from Germany against Malta ????
http://www.euronatur.org/EuroNatur-News.english+M56a147a296f.0.html?&cHash=cb69d133189e7b4ce6e9a80cadd0ed83
John Azzopoardi
May 10th 2012, 11:31
Because Germany thinks that becuase it's bigger, it can dictate what we do in Malta. It's trying to conquer little Malta basically. People stand for your basic human rights and instistute a case in the EU Human Rights court to redress this issue of human and privacy violation.
Eve Axiaq
May 10th 2012, 09:24
Germans think they own Europe. Ask French or Greek citizens!
A. MICALLEF
May 10th 2012, 11:37
AND THE HUNTERS THINK THEY OWN MALTA ! Ask the Maltese people !
Emanuel Curmi
May 10th 2012, 13:13
The French and the Greeks think they can get a free lunch, that's why. Living beyond their means and expect big brother to bail them out....
A. MICALLEF
May 10th 2012, 13:19
Germans also own the biggest export industries in Malta, employing thousands of people
and earning millions of euros every year contributing to Maltas small economy. Imagine
Malta without German investements !
G G Debono
May 10th 2012, 22:38
mr azzopardi -
RE "stand for your basic human rights "
I consider being able to enjoy the countryside in peace and see birds in all their beauty etc etc a HUMAN RIGHT>
Yes let's go to the EU and get rid of this anarchy in our countryside !
Francis Farrugia
May 10th 2012, 09:17
What Joseph Calleja has written is the plain truth behind this saga. In fact on the RTL News yesterday at Midnight the whole video was shown again with a difference in the number of birds shot at or trapped. While the previous programme EXTRA said that 100,000 birds are recorded each year to be shot at or trapped, the news announcer yesterday said that 1.5million are recorded each year. A new news came out yesterday from the news caster which I feel is very important for our authorities. The news caster at the end said ," UNSERE FLUGZEUG WAR ERSCHOSSEN" OUR AIROPLANE WAS SHOT DOWN" Now the question is, To whom did the Drone belong to CABS or to RTL: If the authorities find that the use of the DRONE was illegal, then steps should be taken against the RTL TV station as they have themsleves admitted that the drone belonged to them.From the video shown, In my opinion, the whole interest from CABS is not the hunting but to try and discredit the whole Maltese nation. I do wonder why the GERMAN EMBASSY in Malta is not saying one single word about this whole story.
A. MICALLEF
May 10th 2012, 09:04
Dear Joseph, please also remember what our Nation has gone through, the vandalising of
our National Monuments splashed by burned oil, the destruction and cutting off of thousands
of trees, the burning of a number of Bird Life vehicles and the vandalism list goes on. These
are crimes were against the Maltese people not the Germans or EU. Dear Joseph, please
also remember the suffering of the Maltese people.
mario salnitro
May 10th 2012, 22:04
if you have any information which is 100% pass it on to the police if not just shut up and do not insinuate anything you cannot prove!!!!
Michael Camileri
May 10th 2012, 08:25
http://rtl-now.rtl.de/extra/sendung-vom-07052012.php?container_id=85630&player=1&season=0
Watch it for yourself... skip to the 0:30
Malta needs to wake up to these horrendous practices
A. MICALLEF
May 10th 2012, 08:25
Dear Joseph, I hope that you are aware that the bloggers who are congratulating you are
all the same people who destroy our countryside and bully the Maltese people. All the
Maltese know and acknowledge that you are an asset to our country. Dear Joseph do
not let these take advantage of you. Malta needs to get rid of this horrible practice
for us Maltese only, and not to please EU or Germany. We want our countryside back, and
birds are part of the country side and no one has the right to shoot them dead and deny
the Maltese people the beauty of nature. Dear Joseph, CABS are doing what our politicians
have failed to do, and we want them back with more drones to uncover this MISTHIJA for
us Maltese only.
S Vella
May 10th 2012, 09:12
@ A Micallef
Do you know who destroys our country side? those who occupy our beaches and the coast with private beaches, those who build in the middle of valleys and are given disgusting permits just because who they are, those who are building those disgusting concrete monsters all over the island with the blessing of MEPA!!
Hunters and trappers have no intention of destroying the countryside because that is were we practise our hobby! those who own their private property have every right to keep others out, the same way you keep intruders out of your private property!
A. MICALLEF
May 10th 2012, 11:03
The land might be your property, but the FLYING BIRDS ARE NOT YOUR PROPERY,
AND YOU HAVE NO RIGHT to shoot them and kill them, simply because you enjoy
doing so. Tad-dahk l-iskuzi tal-kaccaturi ta drogi, private beaches u bini iehor. Veru
ridikolu li ghaliex xi hadd kiser ligi, int ghandhek id-dritt li tikser ohra !
S Vella
May 10th 2012, 12:39
@ A Micallef
When we are legally hunting, we have every right to shoot those birds (turtle dove and quail) in this case! And we are not breaking any law. The ones we catch become our property no matter what you say and that is why we send an sms and register them on the Carnet de Chasse to comply with the law. We eat them and stop trying to sound sensational "simply because we enjoy doing so" because that shows you don't know what you are talking about!
Ma tantx huma ta dahk problemi bhal tad droga...itlob li ma tmiss ma l-problema b'xi mod ghax ma tantx tidhak! Tal "private beaches" u bini iehor u zvilupp f'xi wied bhal tal-Bahrija semmejthomlok ghax inti ghamilt statement tad dahk meta ktibt "the same people who destroy our countryside and bully the Maltese people" u jien ghidtlek min qieghed verament jeqred il kampanja! irribati l-argument mhux tahrab minnhu ghax ma jdoqqx ma widnejk. Fl-ebda hin ma ghidt li xi hadd ghandu dritt jikser ligi ghax haddiehor kiser ohra. Spjegali fejn il kaccatur u n-nassab jeqred il "Countryside" please, jien ghidtlek MIN qed verament jeqred il countryside u sahansitra jimla butu ghad detriment tal-poplu Malti!!
Patrick Zammit
May 10th 2012, 08:04
It is those hunting and trapping illegally that are tarnishing the country.
It is also the government's fault for not addressing the problem of illegal hunting and trapping in exchange for votes.
Gustav Svensson
May 10th 2012, 07:55
Tippical maltese reaction, if you don't like malta go home ta..Well done RTL for putting the spotlight on these disgusting activities that goes on in Malta.
S Vella
May 10th 2012, 08:49
Typical Germans, this is what RTL should air.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7553978.stm
Manfred Schilde
May 10th 2012, 12:23
Well, you a right Mr Svensson. First we get ripped of our money, in the meantime we are discriminated in the job market, water and electricity tariffs and public transport. When we are not willing to spend more money, because your are pressed out like a lemon, they come with their lovely opinion: "If you don't like Malta, it's up to you to leave it."
S Vella
May 10th 2012, 21:20
@Hugh Jampton
http://www.artemis.ro/english/turtle_dove.html
http://www.faviaviaggi.com/en/viewOffers/by-game/small/10-7/turtle-dove-hunting-in-Bulgaria.html
http://www.hunting-fishing-bulgaria.com/turtle-dove-hunting-in-bulgaria_e18.html
http://www.dovesociety.org/dove_hunting_in_argentina.cfm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ickDl63rz5A&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1NSKG_zQuY&feature=fvwrel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuqh1mO3cT4&feature=related
Bulgaria, Rumania, Argentina,Africa, Amerika....
If you want more, No problem I give you more....
But dont give the impression that hunting is exclusive in Malta!
We catch nothing compare to the rest of the world!!
S Vella
May 11th 2012, 08:43
No one forced you to come and live here.
I am sure you made your choice after comparing your homeland with foreign countries....and your choice was Malta!
That means we have a lot more positive than you are trying to portray.
Hugh Jampton
May 11th 2012, 19:10
S Vella: Well quite a list Mr Vella some not even in the EU which is what we are concerned about, but however...
Please show me a post on here where I refer to anything other than ILLEGAL hunting of protected species in MALTA. or anywhere else in the EU?
"But dont give the impression that hunting is exclusive in Malta!
We catch nothing compare to the rest of the world!!"
Your words not mine Mr Vella, would you like to correct your error...
S Vella
May 12th 2012, 19:09
@ Hugh Jampton
Yes quite a list indeed and quite a few more if you want.
Maybe this can help you, concerning Germany!
http://www.komitee.de/en/projects/germany/raptor-poaching
I have nothing to correct because I said: what we catch in Malta is
insignificant compared to what is caught in the rest of the world,
I hope I made myself clear.
J.A. Ebejer
May 10th 2012, 07:11
Well said Joseph Calleja. Who are these people to come here and try to impose their values on us? Who are they to dictate to us what is right or wrong? What right do they have to fly a drone and spy over other people’s lives?
I was never one to have any view for or against hunting. But the arrogance of these German activists makes me sympathise more with local hunters lobby groups.
S Vella
May 10th 2012, 06:56
Well Done Joseph!!
At least someone distinguished between hunting and poaching and poachers are only a handful that are labeling all hunters and now it is clear that the Germans are using this issue to obscure Malta!
I blame the government because he gave them the right to come in our homeland and let them do what they want with his blessing and even contributed financially to obscure Malta!
Well said about using their spy plane to coast guard our territorial waters and save hundreds of desperate people who are seeking a better future and some of them end up losing their lives.
The Germans should see the abortions committed in their homeland that is the killing of innocent human beings who are defenseless before pointing fingers.
Why Malta?? When so many illegalities happen all over the world and not just in hunting issues??
This is racism in my opinion!
Mark Sultana
May 10th 2012, 09:01
If they are a handful, how come the pro hunting lobby and the police can't catch up with them...... Truth is the majority of those carrying a loaded gun during the open season will shoot at most of what flies close enough if they know they can get away with it. During the close season it is more difficult to get away with it but still last weekend in Gozo driving from nadur to dwejra stopping at various places shots were heard from nadur, ramla valley, tal-qortin in xaghra, zebbug just above saltpans, ala etc etc. Till the day that the authorities show true will to eradicate illegal hunting, Cabs and anyone else have the right to expose this incompetence. I agree with Joseph that this is not to be proud of but still denial is not an option and neither is playing it low or stating that this is the norm.....it's juts wrong.
S Vella
May 10th 2012, 11:43
@ Mark Sultana
Considering the amount of registered hunters, yes they are a handful the poachers who decide to break the law. If you heard gunshots last weekend in Gozo that is because one must bear in mind that the season is in its peak, not that I applaud those breaking the law but that does not mean they were shooting protected species, although I agree that if the season is closed they were illegally shooting, one must not forget the personalised written guarantee sent to every hunting and trapping that we will continue to practise our hunting and trapping Spring season with the same conditions after full EU membership so that is from the 20th March to the 20th of May if I remember well the dates!!
So you are saying that the police are not doing their job by saying that they are not catching the poachers? That happens with drug dealers, thieves, fraudulent, sexual abusers etc etc but that does not mean that the police are not doing their duties, but criminals continue to emerge anyway. May I remind you that when the police had to bring a poacher before the court on a Sunday, the law courts were opened in emergency!!
It is extremely rude to say "that the majority of those carrying a loaded gun during the open season will shoot at most of what flies close enough if they know they can get away with it." What if I had to make the same blunt statement on drivers? Because we have the fame of being reckless drivers, so does that mean that the majority of Maltese drivers are abusing because they are licensed?
Manfred Schilde
May 10th 2012, 12:37
YOU mean this is racism - what happens about the Maltese reality for your so called guests and long-time residents?
1. Always asked for a Maltese ID-Card at the busses, because of my different "biological design". What is it? Non-racism? It's racism!
2. Higher rates for water and electricity for foreigners. What is it? A fraud or racism?.
3. Discriminated on your job market against Article 19 (equality) of the EU constitution? What is it?
This is so hippocratic. I am happy to hear about you!
S Vella
May 10th 2012, 15:19
@ Manfre Schilde
When you chose to come and live in Malta I think you were aware of the points you made, but for some reason you still decided to live here. Every country has its rules and regulations and what is legal in Malta may be illegal in another countries and vice versa, but that does not mean I agree with all those points you mentioned, but laws are laws and you can bring those arguments forward to politicians or better still to your fellow German colleges to report! that would be a much more reasonable argument than our limited Spring hunting issue which after all has been ruled by the ECJ.
I had problems with a Maltese ID card when travelling in EU countries just because they think we are Libyans or from some other African country...Yes Malta is geographically the country on the frontier between Africa and EU and we are being used as a human shelter place for the illegal immigrants leaving Africa to try and stop them from going to the rest of Europe, and those who put foot on our island and manage to escape and are caught in some other EU state are sent back to Malta.
The Germans came here to bud their noses in our business and make a campaign against Malta when they have much more to waist their energy on back home, not forgetting they were illegally using that spy drone without the permission of Maltese authorities, filming and breaking the data protection law and furthermore airing their illegally shot films.
A. MICALLEF
May 10th 2012, 06:45
The government should hold responsible the hunters and the Federazzjoni Nassaba , kacca ( and
forget konservazzjonisti ) for the harm being done to our Country. The hunters should be
punished and made to pay for all the damage. All the Maltese are getting the blame for the behaviour of these few thousands of hunters.
John Azzopoardi
May 10th 2012, 01:05
What I hate the most that the Germans think they are so superior that they can spy on individual maltese. This is against EU human rights and the maltese, any one in malta should institute a lawsuit against this type of invasion of privacy on maltese citizens by foreigners.
Manfred Schilde
May 10th 2012, 13:17
But you have no problems to take our money we spend here in Malta! You have no problems in ripping Germans, other EU-Citiziens, guests, tourist in higher tariffs for electricity and water? You have no problems with your knowledge, that people have to spend more in public transport, because of their different "biological design"? You force EU human rights for you and in the same time you hit Article 19 of the EU constitution. Equality? Here in Malta? If you find it, please let me know. And what happens with the omnipresent CCTV density? Who respects my privacy? What I like the most on Maltese is their hipocrisy.
Manfred Schilde
May 10th 2012, 00:11
Mr Calleja,Do you mean with "Illegal hunting in Malta is simply more visible because of our small size our island having no remote countryside" you feel better than the country has bigger size? More space under the carpet, to sweep it under?
James Pullicino
May 9th 2012, 23:36
Is there a translated transcript available in english/maltese? Would be useful to understand what is actually being said in the documentary before jumping to conclusions...
Eric Bonanno
May 9th 2012, 23:21
I believe Tenor Joseph Calleja has every right to voice his opinion about the matter as any other hunter or birdlife activist does and is doing the same thing we’re all doing here.
He did not take any side, which is the right thing to do and wasn’t afraid to call black black.
I would say that calling on Mr. Calleja to just stick to his singing is utterly childish. For one, Cèline Dion is FAO Goodwill Ambassador. Is she doing the wrong thing (as well)? The United Nations regularly nominates prominent personalities to act as its Goodwill Ambassadors of Peace. It has a huge list of these people who some others believe “should stick to what they do best”. Would it be wrong in saying that the U.N. nominates these people because they can extend the message of peace far and wide more than most of us can do in their entire lifetime?
What is wrong is wrong, no matter who does it. It cannot be justified.
On the other hand, I salute Tenor Joseph Calleja for having the guts to do what many of us choose not to.
Mr J.P. Scicluna
May 9th 2012, 22:39
has anyone stood for a moment and thought what is really happening?? So they get in a fight with Maltese hunters, this without doubt is coming from the fact that they are trespassing in private property. But does anyone really know if that they are trespassing in fertile land and harming the farmer's products and in some cases we are actually seeing angry farmers and not angry hunters??? Do any BLM get in fights. NO because they do not pose themselves as some type of batman vigilantes. So finally they seem to get it in their thick heads that trespassing is illegal and they come up with this great idea of a spy plane, again, illegal. After all who's duty is it to to book hunters that do not obey the law, the police.
Do we really need CABS to come here and spy on us Maltese??? in my opinion, NO. Extremists can really make things even worse.
Ms.D. Galea
May 9th 2012, 22:19
Well done Mr Calleja.
Was official permission to use this spy equipment sought from the Maltese government and police forces before they were deployed on Maltese airspace by Germans to spy on Maltese individuals minding their own business in the privacy of their own homes?
Eric Bonanno
May 9th 2012, 23:27
I agree 100% Ms. D. Galea. Well said!
Would anyone using the same technology to spy on hunters from other countries be congratulated? Isn't there something called "breach of privacy"? Has no data protection act been broken here ( I mean not just the hunters')? .... Just asking.
anthony sultana
May 9th 2012, 22:00
SPY SPY SPY thats the world they only know,CABS are invited here to solve the illegal hunting and traping only,So if we invite the scothland yard to solve a crime you call them spies,it is the same thing, if we invite anybody in the future to help us for somthing that we don"t know how to solve ourselfs,we call them spies because they are going after certain people.
GEORGE CUTAJAR
May 9th 2012, 21:33
Thank you Joseph. A true ambassador.
C Cassar
May 9th 2012, 20:52
This is a fabulous article showing up the real culture of a sub-group of Maltese. These articles should become regularly published to educate the rest of Europe regarding the cowardly and sad actions of so called "hunters".
Well done CABS.
Doris Sarlo
May 9th 2012, 20:29
Well said Joseph Calleja!!!
Sylvana Zarb Darmanin
May 9th 2012, 20:05
G Caruana, Wow! From your comment I know perfectly well where to fit the antis, but I am sure the Editor will not post it! Meanwhile, I would add another adjective which you might have inadvertently left out: HUMILITY! Self-praise is self-condemnation, Sir!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mark Sultana, I happen to know Mr Andrew Gatt and I can assure you that I DO NOT AGREE with YOUR arrogant description of him! Be careful, Sir, since throwing mud at others can portray the poor state the thrower might be in!! Meanwhile, your addressing me by my first name without knowing me indeed shows how "intelligent, educated, well mannered, well brought up" certain antis are!!!!!!
Sylvana Zarb Darmanin
May 9th 2012, 19:37
Mark Sultana, "Dear Andrew Gatt, your arrogance in calling others idiots just classifies you with those in the respective video that show their behinds and spit at people."???!!! Then after all the antis' disgraceful adjectives towards hunters, eg. machos, uneducated, illiterates, etc, etc, with whom should we classify the antis!!!!
Meanwhile, what has happened to BLM? Are they so ashamed of the illegal acts of their hubbies CABS, that they prefer hiding away from the public eye??!!
G Caruana
May 9th 2012, 19:53
''with whom should we classify the antis!!!!''....you can classify us with the exact opposite i.e intelligent, educated, well mannered, well brought up evolved nature loving folk. etc. etc.
Mark Sultana
May 9th 2012, 19:55
thanks for agreeing with me that Andrew was arrogant. i appreciate your support Sylvana.
Lina Caruana
May 9th 2012, 19:09
Drones can be used to trace a criminal immediately, once a report or suspicion is reported to the police.
Joseph Calleja
May 9th 2012, 19:19
Drones can be used for a lot of things besides tracing criminal activities. Spying on citizens is one of those instances. Lina I suggest you do not go sunbathing on your rooftop. Just kidding of course.
C Cassar
May 9th 2012, 22:18
@Joseph Calleja: You demonstrate perfectly paranoia that's out of control. The Maltese have brought this attention upon themselves for not accepting the true fact that the islands are far too small an area to conduct any form of sustainable hunting. Continually pointing at other countries that allow hunting that are much, much larger reinforces the stupidity of those using this as any argument.
These articles will become more common and thankfully so because the majority of Maltese are fed up with this activity which is totally impractical and unsustainable within the Maltese islands.
Sylvana Zarb Darmanin
May 9th 2012, 18:39
Very Well said, Mr Joseph Calleja! A TRUE MALTESE CITIZEN!
Mario Tabone
May 9th 2012, 18:30
I have the utmost respect for Joseph Calleja, the tenor. I also, like Mr Calleja am proud of my Maltese heritage . However, Joseph should stick to what he does best and that is Opera. Getting involved in this sort of debate can only result in negative comments .
As one can see from some of the comments a lot of pro hunting supporters quickly jumped on the bandwagon . I have no doubt whatsoever on Joseph Calleja's integrity and his good intentions to safeguard Maltese interests but I seriously believe that leaving himself open to such partisan comment from the pro hunting fraternity is very naive to say the least.
KM. Psaila
May 9th 2012, 19:27
"a lot of pro hunting supporters quickly jumped on the bandwagon "
I am against all sorts of hunting but when it was reported that cabs were here, the anti hunting patrol jumped on their wagon as well!!!
Johnny Xerri
May 9th 2012, 21:28
Did you comment likewise when the other Maltese wanna be VIPS wore the ban illegal spring hunting t-shirt...a t-shirt that proved their ignorance of EU laws and regulations...a T-shirt that was proved wrong by none other than the EU court of justice?
Of course not...you acknowledge any support in your favour (even from ignorant people...one of which was a lawyer...who are not even capable to read the birds directive and acknowledge that a derogation is perfectly legal)...but then you redicule and hinder any support hunters or in this case the Maltese may have obtained...
Seems that you only want one side of the coin shown...and only one bell ringing...well in a democracy we all can voice our opinion...we all can vote for our rights...and you can dictate to nobody (except yourself) how people voice their opinion or vote for their opinion and priorities.
Steve Zammit
May 9th 2012, 18:29
Dear Joseph Callejja
Trust me you should stick to singing, you don't really know what you are talking about
You say you are against illegal hunting, yet you are more concerned about the bad publicity given, if you truly were concerned you would have spoken up against illegal hunting without resorting to wait for this video to be shown
It seems you are more concerned about our image when its the same hunters that you ignore that are shooting themselves in the foot and are destroying our reputation and not the people that are trying to solve it.
Nuff said
Andrew Gatt
May 9th 2012, 18:41
Aw come on! COME ON!
Joseph Calleja is against illegal hunting, same as you, same as me. He seems to believe that we have every legal right to hunt legally as does every other EU citizen in EVERY OTHER EU COUNTRY. And if he can lobby to the laws to be better enforced and sensibly implemented, well, he's got my vote.
It seems YOU, Steve Zammit, are more concerned about allowing these exaggerations, cheap stunts, impositions and muck to continue to be spread all over the world by Birdlife and CABS' cosy-cosy-buddy-buddy smear tactics than Joseph Calleja PROMOTING Malta, your country, in international circles, for the benefit of all Maltese.
that's some sense of priority you have.
Joseph Brincat
May 9th 2012, 19:03
Steve Zammit
MR you know what you are talking about
DO you know that some birds that had been
shown on RTL in GERMEN is LEGAL
KM. Psaila
May 9th 2012, 19:30
"Trust me you should stick to singing"
mr zammit , stick to your job aswell. Joseph Calleja defended Malta not the hunters in his comments. Thank god some one who is well known internationally and really maltese decided to defend malta for once.
Mark Sultana
May 9th 2012, 19:36
Joseph Brincat, which birds in the video are legal?
Steve Zammit
May 9th 2012, 22:55
Andrew if it wasn't for the video broadcast Joseph Calleja wouldn't have uttered a word, he is more concerned about our image then about a real problem here, if he was serious about illegal hunting he would have spoken up long ago. Tell me in which country in Europe is the arrival of a flock of Short toed Eagles or White Storks chased around and within hours are killed?
Andrew I do not agree with all CABS do but I do not agree with Joseph Calleja 's reasoning, CABS are doing something that us maltese should have done long ago...now CABS have left, and on a daily basis I have heard shots throughout May, did you do anything about it Andrew? or did you turn a blind eye?
Its true Joseph Calleja promotes our country, and our happy triggered illegal hunters or call them what you want tarnish our image
Jospeh Brincat which bids that have been shown on RTL are legal?
Dont you worry KM Psaila, I will stick to my job....enjoying birds alive and fighting illegal hunting, not with talk talk but with action. Good thing he defends Malta, I would like to see the same reaction next time a protected bird is shot or a flock of storks is gunned down, and not just because we made it on german media.
He should also start by defending the birds, as in all this, its only the birds that really loose
Ramon Cassaro
May 9th 2012, 18:28
Cabs and RTL tv came to Malta to make a program no matter what,so they didn`t film much so the y turned to older poaching footage ,because we all know that the fighting incident happened about 2 years ago and the people involved have been already taken to court and fined , that bird freezer we have been seeing it on local tv and local media for the last 10 years or more when at the same time the same type of birds in Malta they are illegal to kill/catch but in Germany it is legal to catch as it can be seen on these these web-sites ,so why make a bad story about Malta.
http://www.komitee.de/en/projects/germany/falconry
http://www.komitee.de/en/projects/germany/raptor-poaching
http://www.komitee.de/en/projects/hunting-bags/waterfowl-coots-cranes-and-rails
http://www.komitee.de/en/projects/germany/hunting-germany
http://www.komitee.de/en/projects/hunting-bags/fowl-birds-pigeons-and-doves
Steve Zammit
May 9th 2012, 22:56
that old poaching footage is of just 1-3 years ago... my how old that is !!!...pity they don't have footage of the 80s or 90s or even early 00s as they would have to release season 2 or even 3
Hugh Jampton
May 10th 2012, 00:10
Ramon Cassaro: Do you not see the irony of you complaining about illegal hunting in Germany and using CABS pages to show the problem and the evidence CABS has collected??
But then take the attitude that when CABS did the same thing in your back yard it was wrong?
Ramon Cassaro
May 10th 2012, 11:26
@ Hugh Jampton,
Did Cabs use Drones to film in Germany? Please read again my comment for I have never complained about the illegal hunting in Germany, what I said was the same type of birds(birds of prey) in Germany are still considered huntable species and are still hunted,trapped,their eggs taken and poisoned,if they wanted to do the real thing they should have protested with their Government first and also show what happens in their backyard before they start showing other country`s illegal hunting (which I don`t like),and I have put evidence by CABS just to show facts and not BLA,BLA,BLA, like some people do.
anthony sultana
May 9th 2012, 18:09
Commentators, stay on the subject,don"t be funny and mention ,abortion,Hitler,just comment on the birds killing,and as you see the voice against birds killing is stronger......................................................................
Anthony A. Mifsud
May 9th 2012, 18:34
Hitler and abortions must hurt you badly sur Sultana
Ninu
S Vella
May 10th 2012, 09:54
All illegalities should be equally treated as they are all wrong Sur Sultana. Why do you want to leave these hot issues out? Is it ok to obscure Malta your own homeland in that dirty manner? When they are legally killing innocent unborn human beings and then saintly pretend to come here and make a campaign of hunting? The ECJ gave a ruling were a limited spring hunting season was permitted on application of a derogation by the Maltese government! But they can’t take that down their troath and leave us in peace, so they try to obscure us in that manner.
I am completely against poaching and condemn EVERY illegality including hunting, but when you point your finger you have four pointing at yourself!!
Mark Sultana
May 9th 2012, 18:00
Joseph Calleja, as ambassador of our island how do you intend to help the problem of illegal hunting in Malta? Would you be willing to voice your concerns to the authorities to enforce the law? Would you actually criticise that not enough is being done since if there are only a few I am sure that with some effort and will they can be eventually controlled.
While understanding your concern that this video is damaging to the island, the programme is a symptom/consequence of a problem and not the problem itself. Help Malta get rid of illegal hunting and i for one will applaud you the same way i do when i listen to you sing.
JJ Agius
May 9th 2012, 18:09
Joseph calleja is not a hunter nor a policeman nor a cab.He is a Tenor who made Malta proud & like many condemmed the illegal hunting & the badpublicity is being done against our island.Well done Joseph.
Gillu ta Stella
N Chetcuti
May 9th 2012, 18:21
So if as you say he's a tenor not a hunter he should stick to singing. That is the only way of having the whole of Malta after you Mr Calleja not trying to justify some lonely idiots.
Andrew Gatt
May 9th 2012, 18:35
@ N Chetcuti
Perhaps you could stick to your own area of expertise.
And may I suggest the same to the other lonely idiots who also grace us regularly in these columns with the same old demands to ban this and that, with disparaging remarks and collective criticisms galore.
Starting with idiot number 1 who, some weeks ago, wrote a letter claiming that he heard over 180,000 shots one morning, blamed hunters for waking him up, lamented about Biblical slaughter of fluffy birdies, and snidely remarked about the number of SMS's sent. A letter in TODAY'S Times has just revealed that what he heard were the Armed Forces of Malta conducting a live-fire exercise.
Duh. And Duh again.
Mark Sultana
May 9th 2012, 18:39
Gillu, had it not been for this video neither Joseph nor most of those voicing their concerns on illegal hunting in this blog would have even uttered a word. the bad publicity is by the hunters that kill indiscriminately.
sellili ghal stella
Mark Sultana
May 9th 2012, 18:50
Dear Andrew Gatt, your arrogance in calling others idiots just classifies you with those in the respective video that show their behinds and spit at people.
JJ Agius
May 10th 2012, 00:02
Missek tisthi tfahhar lil min jghamel hsara lil Mallta kemm jekk huma maltin u anke barranin.Stella ma tridx tisma bil germanizi u ghanda ragun ghax tajtx kemm rat germanizi ta Hitler jitfghu Bombi joqtlu n -nies aw Malta fil gwerra.Dak jmisshom juru fuq it TV Germaniz.
Prosit Joseph Callejja ax int tgholli isem Malta u tkellimt jew ktibt kif thoss Qalbek ghal gid ta Pajjizek.
Mark Sultana
May 10th 2012, 09:14
Gillu, jisthi minn bezaq f'wicc il-gurnalisti, min offenda, minn kixef il-warrani u minn ta id-daqqiet ta harta. jisthi min joqtol l-aghsafar. Jisthi min bhalek ma jiddejaqx jghati ir-rih lil min jikser il-ligi. Jien ma nisthix, pero nies bhalek ihamruli ftit wicci ha nkun honest.
Daniel Grech
May 9th 2012, 17:53
If after a 15 day period, RTL/CABS had to resort to past and historical footage to make up a 20 minute video, then that confirms that they had very little to film this year- end of story
G Caruana
May 9th 2012, 18:17
Didn't you know hunters are allergic to cameras..they don't like being filmed in the act.
N Chetcuti
May 9th 2012, 18:23
Very little or not does not matter. There still was. Are you trying to justify the little they managed to film. That is the tip of the iceberg
Andrew Gatt
May 9th 2012, 18:51
The tip of the iceberg?
You mean the tip of the ice-cube.
Daniel Grech
May 9th 2012, 19:16
I am not justifying any illegal act. But if the largest TV station in the largest EU country, sends a group of people, equipped with the latest technological cameras and stationed in the most strategic locations, then you would expect them to film anything of substance in 15 days. By resorting to the archives, they confirmed that they wasted time, energy and money in visiting us. At least, they'll be saving in excess luggage fees should they return in September because the drone squadron they were planning to bring with them won't be allowed in!
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JJ Agius
May 9th 2012, 17:50
The gov.should take actions against birdlife & the cabs as they are doing more harm to the country than the few poachers which I also condemm.Yes I think Joseph did the right thing to write against these people & also condemm the Poachers.He is Maltese with great talent & have Malta at his heart.Two wrongs does not make one right.The majoriy of the hunters behaved 100% as they should during this season.Hunting is all over the world & so are poachers.In Germany you go 5 mins ride in the country &
you can shoot kill & bury without no one hear yet in Malta where ever you shoot some one listen.I was in Australia & saw hunters killing thousand of parrots in around one hour.They also shot at kangaroos as
the farm owner told them they damage their crops!!!This was in NSW. 6 hrs drive from Sydney.
Gillu ta Stella
anthony sultana
May 9th 2012, 17:47
If the illegal birds killing don"stop,the CABS will figure out a harder punishment,as a strong NGO and some help from the people against birds killing,the CABS will never give up.So the cards are in the government hand.
shara Gauci
May 9th 2012, 17:45
Emanuel Curmi..... Nobody would dare tell the German media what they should or shouldn’t transmit.????
Emanuel Curmi Joseph Calleja is doing what you should do, Defending our name!!!! Nobody would dare?? why?
N Chetcuti
May 9th 2012, 18:27
So the Germans should burn all the history books and ban schindler list to defend their name. What's been done been done. that's history. We should now see that this does not happen again instead of condemning the CABS and RTL and telling them what they would do.
Josef Zammit
May 9th 2012, 17:43
They simply forgot that what hunters are doing today to birds, they did it in the past to humans!!
Gillian Snook
May 9th 2012, 18:06
Two wrongs don't make a right.
Germany has come such a long way since the 1940's - can the same be said for illegal hunting?
Andrew Gatt
May 9th 2012, 18:23
Yes it can, Gillian. We are thankfully far, far away from the excesses of the past. Still work to be done, but real progress has been made.
Harsher punishments, more enforcement and more awareness have reaped rewards. And, if and when Government extracts it's finger and amends the law (as proposed by the Hunting Clubs) to exclude members expelled from one club to join another and AGAIN obtain a licence to poach, the few hardcore idiots will soon be weeded out.
It is indeed significant that CABS spent 2 weeks here, plus their Birdlife buddies, and could only come up with a 20 min sleazefest of years-old, mostly recycled incidents (many of which resulted from their own in-your-face provocation.
Francis Coquelin
May 9th 2012, 17:38
Funny things can happen when one lives abroad for an extended period of time. Such as a warped sense of reality due to nostalgia for home.
Joseph Brincat
May 9th 2012, 17:34
Joseph calleja
You are right 100%
what is wrong is wrong on BOTH SIDES !!!
John Borg
May 9th 2012, 17:27
if one sees the documentary, there were three or four incidents taken over the past few weeks when CABS were here. the hunters who fell to the provocation gave the german crew what they needed. hunters are not only good at killing birds but also very good at shooting themselves in the foot
Francis Coquelin
May 9th 2012, 17:42
People are commenting without having even read the Times' report above, let alone having watched the documentary.
E Schembri
May 9th 2012, 17:24
Dear Joseph Calleja,
They simply exposed a section of our society.
If we are ashemed of it, then don't hide it, but get rid of it!!!
m. borg (slm)
May 9th 2012, 17:24
I expect Tonio Borg to make a protest about this programm.
Francis Coquelin
May 9th 2012, 17:33
You have to wait. First we need to go to the United Nations and call for gobal sanctions against CABS, RTL and Germany. Then we protest.
Francis Saliba M.D.
May 9th 2012, 17:19
The judgment of the illegal hunters and trappers about Joseph Calleja's singing would not be worth much. Neither is Joseph Calleja's opinion worth much about the loutish behaviour of the illegal hunters/trappers and the consequential provocation of nature lovers, local and foreign (not the hypocrites who destroy birds whilst pretending to be conservationists).
Andrew Gatt
May 9th 2012, 18:28
Then equally, dear doctor, neither is your opinion worth much.
For a man of healing, you seem to make disproportionate efforts to keep the extremism in this debate going. The same negative, unconstructive, uninformed statements time after time.
And naturally, you ride a bicycle, are vegan, and have a carbon footprint the size of a postage stamp. I'll bet.
Francis Saliba M.D.
May 9th 2012, 20:00
@ Andrew Gatt, today at 18:28.
Of course my opinion about the prevalence of illegal hunting is not worth much more than that of Joseph Calleja, except that I spend most of my time here in Malta exposed to the nuisance and the danger. But then no one tries to boost my opinion as if it were a news item.
George Mifsud
May 9th 2012, 17:15
Mr.Calleja, you are a great tenor and I admire your talents so very much. May I suggest that you stick to your singing and not get embroiled in this kind of issues. We all know already that you are a patriot. Incidentally, the program in question did not target the Maltese as a people but the irresponsible and criminal morons who should know better but don't.
N Chetcuti
May 9th 2012, 17:47
Very well said
HENRY FENECH AZZOPARDI
May 9th 2012, 17:54
WHO ARE YOU TO JUDGE AND CALL NAMES?
TENOR JOSEPH CALLEJA FELT IT HIS DUTY AS A MALTESE CULTURAL AMBASSABDOR TO VOICE HIS CONCERN. YOU SEEM MORE INTERESTED TO CREATE BAD BLOOD.
I SUGGEST YOU BE A MALTESE BEFORE YOU BE A NEGATIVE ANTI HUNTING CRITIC.
WE SHOULD ALL UNITE AGAINST OUTSIDE INTERFERENCE INSTEAD OF POINTING FINGERS AGAINST EACH OTHER. WE ARE BEING PORTRAYED AS IF WE ARE TRIGGER HAPPY AND CRIMINALS, BUT THE REAL CRIMINALS ARE THOSE COUNTRIES THAT ENDORSE ABORTION OF THE UNBORN.
I MIGHT HAVE INTERNAL FAMILY ARGUMENTS BUT I IN SOLIDARITY WITH MY FAMILY IF I AM COMFORNTED BY OTHERS OUTSIDE MY FAMILY.
Pauline Busuttil
May 9th 2012, 19:25
George Mifsud- Taf li Joseph Calleja huwa Ambaxxatur ta' Malta u hlief gid lill Malta ma jaghmilx.
Ghalhekk hadd ma ghandu jiggudikah ghax ghandu kull dritt li jikkumenta fuq kollox. Issa taqbel jew ma taqbilx mieghu dik affari ohra.
C Mallia
May 10th 2012, 18:36
@Pauline Busuttil
Kulhadd ghandu dritt jikkumenta fuq kollox, biss min huwa figura pubblika jrid joqghod izjed attent ghax n-nies iktar jiggudikawk. Jekk xi hadd ghandu dritt jikkumenta, daqstant haddiehor ghandu dritt jiggudika u jicritika dak li intqal.
John Borg
May 9th 2012, 17:14
While I agree that the RTL program is biased, it is very patronising to tell voluntary groups and other organisations what they should be doing. If Joseph Calleja feels strongly about illegal immigration he should do something about it not tell others what to do.
CABS do well to campaign against illegal hunting. The problem is generalising. the footage shown in the documentary was edited in a deceptive way. some of the footage shown was from past years. the birds shown at the Mdina natural history museum were all confiscated by the police, so action is being taken. i wonder why a government agency should be an accomplice in such programmes against Malta.
Carmel Vella
May 9th 2012, 17:12
Thank you Joseph Calleja , for standing up for the majority of the Maltese. I wonder how the Germans would feel if one of their nationals committed stupid act in Malta, and we went international with it making him look like a criminal? Having said that, it is truly time for the authorities to requalify all gun holders before issuing them any permits. The many will pay the price for the few, such is life.
Fabien Calleja
May 9th 2012, 17:11
Proset Sur Calleja :)
Richard Caruana
May 9th 2012, 17:06
Malta's true ambassador.
Mr robert micallef
May 9th 2012, 17:06
maybe you should start learning German...it was in fact an advert for German hunters to come to Malta and shoot everything out of the sky as there is nearly no control. you see more German tourists this time with guns
Joseph Borg
May 9th 2012, 16:54
Joseph Calleja for President! Well said!!!!!!
Mark Zammit
May 9th 2012, 16:53
If we Maltese were able to enforce our own laws we would not have foreigners coming here trying to do what we should be doing ourselves. These birds do not belong to us to do with as we please. Others have a right to enjoy them as much as we do.
John Zammit-Spiteri
May 9th 2012, 17:07
prosit well said.
Norman E Grech
May 9th 2012, 17:07
@ M Zammit
Well said!
m. borg (slm)
May 9th 2012, 17:23
"If we Maltese were able to enforce our own laws we would not have foreigners coming here trying to do what we should be doing ourselves....."
Then you will agree that the government has failed.
Anthony Formosa
May 9th 2012, 18:06
And who's controlling the Germans when they can shot LEGALLY on protected birds. Or else then we should make everything legal so there will be no illegality, including abortion and cannabis.
Paul Cassar
May 9th 2012, 16:45
While I condemn illegal hunting..................I also condemn those who try to portray Malta as the only European country where illegal hunting happens.................including Germany.
Emanuel Curmi
May 9th 2012, 16:42
Dear Mr Calleja. Your comments will only serve to inflame the anti German sentiment amongst the Maltese readers. Nobody would dare tell the German media what they should or shouldn’t transmit. Freedom of speech is one of the foundations of their human rights and as an ambassador for Malta that comes across as advocating censorship on the German press! If the documentary was distasteful, it is nothing compared to the can of worms that you have just opened.
Joseph Calleja
May 9th 2012, 17:43
" Freedom of speech is one of the foundations of their human rights " Wow they have the same rights we have. Why are you trying to stop us from commenting, if as you say it is freedom of speech? Spreading negative information on Malta deserves a rebuttal and Mr Calleja is doing just that. This one is for you. Freedom of speech.
C Mifsud
May 9th 2012, 16:41
Joseph Calleja should stick to singing.
Mark Zammit
May 9th 2012, 16:56
He should thank his lucky stars that he is not a bird. Otherwise his singing days on this island would have ended a long time ago and he would have ended up on RTL!!
Fabien Calleja
May 9th 2012, 17:12
And you should stick to keeping your mouth shut!
J Grima
May 9th 2012, 17:23
You're really smart...not.
Jonathan Vella
May 9th 2012, 16:34
Hawn Malta halli nitkazaw bi hwejjeg haddiehor imma Alla hares xi hadd imqar jitniffes li m'ahniex perfetti f'kollhox ghax taghtina rasna. Jien ghalija RTL ghamel sew ghax jekk ma jkunx hekk nibqaw lura aktar milli ahna.
Mr robert micallef
May 9th 2012, 16:48
yes you are right . i have seen the program and it was very much as is the situation. that the police are not able to control the hunters. it never said or tried to give the impression that the birds which where in the freezer were all shot down this year. for me it was fair especially when they found the birds hidden under the stone and the person said "in all the world i have never seen anything like this, they just shoot them for the fun of it"
if u do not want to be critisized then dont do the act.
i especially like the ending
"next year we will be back with better equipment"
as for the silly ones mentioning abortion. who told you that Maltese do not have abortions ? you would be surprised is only you knew
shara Gauci
May 9th 2012, 16:25
AGREE 100000 %%%%%%%
john izzo
May 9th 2012, 16:25
Perhaps RTL should show how the Germans treated the Jews during the Holocaust,in the last world war.If there is a nation who should be ashamed of themselves and their past that would definitely be Germany.
john izzo
May 9th 2012, 16:38
By saying so I truly don't believe that all Germans are bad just because some lunatic happened to be born German and made a mess out of a nation.
P Bonnici
May 9th 2012, 16:41
Germans have changed believe me. I like Germans and I prefer them to the British a million times.
Maria Fenech
May 9th 2012, 16:43
Apparently someone didn't study the history well enough if one is able to give such a comment that is of no relevance. Check again from reliable sources and then try repeating that comment. I'm sure that you would have done the same "shameful" treatment.
Mr robert micallef
May 9th 2012, 16:55
perhaps John before you talk you should check your facts. here is a news article on rtl about the way the jews were treated in the 1940s. http://www.rtl.de/cms/news/rtl-aktuell/70-jahre-wannsee-konferenz-anleitung-zum-voelkermord-1e293-51ca-15-997139.html
As you can see Germans have faced their difficult and troubled past. It does seem that many Maltese cannot face being critisized on any level.
i get the impression that you are not very intelligent when you post such comments. the germans of today can do nothing about the past. However we as Maltese can do something about our present.
Mark Thorogood
May 9th 2012, 17:05
@John Izzo "just because some lunatic happened to be born German and made a mess out of a nation. " Assuming you mean Hitler, Hitler was Austrian
Francis Coquelin
May 9th 2012, 17:11
How would you know what programmes are shown on RTL? Do you even know German?
Victor Pulis
May 9th 2012, 17:24
Hitler was Austrian actually!
J Grima
May 9th 2012, 17:26
Maria Fenech I don't understand your point. Thousands of Germans killed Jews not just Hitler and they did kill them for the fun of it too....you should check your ' reliable sources ' ;)
renald williams
May 9th 2012, 16:23
First they accused us of killing a total amount of birds every year;
forgetting that 3 out of the 4 birds they mentioned, do not even pass from Malta.
Then they accused us of using drinkable water: to flush our toilets with;
forgetting that they used the same drinkable water, in their own car wash.
Then they accused us of importing fuel consuming cars;
forgetting that they themselves built year 2000 diesel cars, consuming fuel equal to 1960 petrol cars.
Then they accused us of still killing birds in hunting; forgetting that they also, still kill babies in abortion.
Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye, when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother’s eye. Luke 6:41-42. Peace and health wishes.
Emanuel Tabone
May 9th 2012, 16:45
E. Tabone
well said.
N Chetcuti
May 9th 2012, 17:52
What a load of nonsense
Mark Shaw
May 9th 2012, 18:01
and abortion has "WHAT" to do with "THIS" issue... moronic comments like those serve only to inflate a fraught topic further,
Mark 1:1 -1 , Do NOT BELIEVE in Fairy Tales, lest your life be wasted on what is fater all, hearsay
Francis Coquelin
May 9th 2012, 16:23
And for their next programme on Malta, RTL will be focusing on giant chips on shoulders.
Steve Busuttil
May 9th 2012, 16:51
What do you care? Why are you reading? Surely you've got more important things to read surely.....
Christina Pace
May 9th 2012, 16:20
I think this is rather arrogant of Joseph Calleja. I would bet if an animal activist had to publish their comments (like this) about his singing he would say, rightly so, that thay do not have the expertise.
CABS being what they are, a cohalition against bird slaughter, kept to their subject matter. Yes Malta needs a wake up call about the matter because not many people, and especially not legislators, take this mater seriously befoe it starts effecting Malta's image. Callit what you see it the majority of Maltese are passive to the rape of the natural world, be it over building, over hunting, animal cruelty and the likes. We say a lot, and do very little!
I ask Mr Calleja, how many times has he bothered reporting a crime against nature when he saw it?
J Grima
May 9th 2012, 17:28
C Pace....they should start from their own country. Charity begins at home and trust me, there's a lot of illegal hunting in Germany.....just saying.
Joseph Calleja
May 9th 2012, 17:38
Christina, you do not see RTL and CABS showing any TV programs about the Holocaust or the bombing of innocent Maltese people by the Germans in WW2. It happened, but that does not make all Germans bad people. This was a crime about humanity and you are worried about birds? They even had a drone spying on only God knows who, and please don't say illegal hunting, because a spy drone cannot zero in on just illegal hunters. I hope you were not doing anything illegal when this spy drone flew over your head. We all detest illegal hunting but we also detest illegal spying. Like one commentator said, It is legal to have an abortion in Germany, while on the other hand it is illegal in Malta. Why didn't they show that in their presentation. What happens in Malta stays in Malta. It is up to our government to enforce the law and not RTL or CABS. I think that RTL and CABS owe Malta and the Maltese people an apology.
J Grima
May 10th 2012, 01:01
Well said Mr. Calleja and keep making us proud ! C Pace you're saying " We say a lot, and do very little! " so I would like to ask you directly : What are you doing ?
Hope to see your reply in the near future but I'm sure you won't anyways...
Lawrence Camilleri
May 9th 2012, 16:14
Prosit Tenor Calleja - a note really in the best of tune.
Eddy Privitera
May 9th 2012, 16:14
Well said Joseph ! If only other Maltese who hate even legal hunting, would take Joseph Calleja's example !
David Borg Cardona
May 9th 2012, 16:12
Prosit Joseph,
You couldn't have put it better. On behalf of St. Hubert's Hunters (Malta) we thank you for your most valuable contribution with regards to this matter.
David Borg Cardona
Secretary - St. Hubert's Hunters
Bernard Manduca
May 9th 2012, 16:12
Eloquently put. It only takes a visit to any local vet's waiting room to witness a very broad cross section of Maltese society utterly concerned and caring for their innocent dependent creatures. RTL should ethically make some reference to the ratio of the ill intentioned as opposed to the vast majority of animal lovers and objectors.
Alexander Pace Gouder.
May 9th 2012, 16:12
To Government - See how long this programm or advert was and ask for a RIGHT OF REPLY. - Get one of our Tourist Adverts or Video(THE BEST) about Malta and make them yes MAKE THEM in capital letters AIR this advert or Video of same time(Length) as their programme. I AM ALL OUT AGAINST ILLAGAL HUNTING but (NOW CABS ARE GOING TO FAR AND THEY SEEM TO BE DAMAGING THE GOOD NAME OF OUR NATION WITH THIS HUNTING ISSUE TIT FOR TAT.)
J Grima
May 9th 2012, 17:29
Well said. Something that should be considered.
Marco Bellagio
May 9th 2012, 16:11
What does illegal bird hunting have to do with illegal immigration?
RTL is not really known for objectivity, but they report about a real problem here in Malta and a negative attitude some Maltese people have.
According to our dear Mr Calleja foreign media is supposed to report only about things that help Malta to improve its image. However, if you believe it or not, Malta has some problems and this negative attitude of Maltese people is not only shown by hunters.
Furthermore, Germany is not directly affected by illegal imigration (and they do not give a damn about it because they already have a far higher percentage of foreigners that they don't want than Malta will ever have). But Germany is affected by illegal hunting because birds that reside in Germany in Summer are coming to Malta as soon as it gets to cold in Germany. So every killed bird in Malta is also one bird less in Germany.
Anthony A. Mifsud
May 9th 2012, 16:33
Marco it has a lot to do! As the Germans have a lot more dirty laundry to care about rather then smuggling Malta with some ridiculous transmission on RTL.
Now the damadge has been done.
I bet you are happy that Malta was snugged?
Ninu
J Degabriele
May 9th 2012, 16:09
Good for you Mr. Calleja!
John J Borg
May 9th 2012, 16:08
AGREE 100%%%%%%
furthermore it exaggerated and full of lies.....i expect our government to summon the german ambassador and ask for a remedy...like the one done with RAI...and cancel their future participation in similar camps!!!
how about this!! in germany there are over 5000 mortal car accidents every year (humans not birds), we go in groups in german cities crossroads , photograph their `illegalities` mobile phone, speeding etc, and report them to the police to take action...with the intention to `save lives`.........do you think we will have full cooperation by the german police???? (like in malta) ...........will the german motorists will be happy with us????? (like we are with cabs)................
Francis Coquelin
May 9th 2012, 16:25
Why stop with the ambassador? Why not take this all the way to the UN Security Council? Surely this matter is such a threat to world peace that the whole world needs to take note.
J Grima
May 9th 2012, 17:32
Francis Coquelin...since you obviously couldn't care less about Malta's image, I suggest you get a plane ticket and bugger off.
shara Gauci
May 9th 2012, 16:05
It would have been better of for RTL station to show us a concert of our great Joseph Calleja instead of showing Gemany and the rest of the world some stupid criminal action that have been done by few stupid persons.........ohhh that would have been a great concert. imagine our great Joseph Calleja performing in our x theater that was destroyed by the German drones!!!
Joseph Camilleri
May 9th 2012, 16:13
...i do not support CABS, I am a hunter myself... however, i'm sorry to burst your bubble... After the war the German government offered Mintoff money to re-build the theatre back to it's former glory... But becuase to Mintoff, our ex Prime Minister, this was considered as a luxury, and therefore, not needed, the money received from Germany was used within the Malta Labour Party... and not for the common good of the Maltese!
Joseph Camilleri
May 9th 2012, 16:14
...well done to Joseph Calleja however for showing that you have guts!
M. Mifsud
May 9th 2012, 17:19
@Joseph Camilleri
Please check your facts right before commenting. The money received was used for other important national issues/projects/services that were deemed to be a priority at the time and not used internally within the MLP.
J Grima
May 9th 2012, 17:33
@Joseph Camilleri - Do we live on the same island ?
Mr Ernest Vella
May 9th 2012, 16:03
Min jiddefendi lil Cabs missu jisthi!!! Kieku l-Germanja huma puri nifhima imma ahjar jaraw x'hemm f'darhom l-ewwel.
Jonathan Vella
May 9th 2012, 16:31
Hekk kif mhux kullhadd jara sa mniehru, hekk hawn min jinteressa ruhu ukoll fi problemi li jigru barra mir-rokna fejn jghix. Barra min hekk, l-ghasafar li jtiru minn fuq Malta ma humiex propjeta tal-Maltin u ghalhekk kullhadd ghandu dritt jitkellem kontra kacca u nsib.
Johnny Xerri
May 9th 2012, 20:04
Mr Jonathan Vella,
And don't the birds hunted in Germany belong to all the world as well, especially the raptors that are protected world wide...but still legal game in Germany?
All the countries in the world allow hunting? Is it only the birds hunted in Malta that migrate?
Charles Sammut
May 9th 2012, 16:00
If the government and the keystone kops do not have the ability or the guts to rid the island of these dangerous criminals, then let us hope some bad publicity will be a great wake up call to the present regime to ensure that the "authorities" do their job properly!
...and the beat goes on...and the beat goes on...
Anthony Formosa
May 9th 2012, 16:32
Another prophet, so for you a hunter is a criminal? So who's not a criminal? How can we start a bad publicity to whole Europe for the crime on the millions of unborn? With the same reasoning all mothers and doctors are criminals? Get a life.
M. Mifsud
May 9th 2012, 17:22
@ charles sammut
...and the beat goes on......and the beat goes on... and the void babbling and ranting of a certain charles sammut never stops............
M Grima
May 9th 2012, 16:00
Prosit. Couldn't have put it better.
Paul Portelli
May 9th 2012, 15:50
well said
J. J. Borg
May 9th 2012, 15:48
I don't get Joseph Calleja's point. Why should the station have focused on illegal immigration when they wanted to highlight illegal hunting? Should there never again be a documentary about the Mafia just because all Sicilians are not mafiosi?
mark farrugia
May 9th 2012, 16:18
The point is that RTL should have made a program about illegal hunting in germany first.
Anthony Formosa
May 9th 2012, 16:22
The point is that there are priorities in life. How can we protect a bird if we cannot protect a human life? Some African countries are so poor that they turn to poaching and bringing wild animals to extinct, but do you blame these people if no one dares? I would do the same to survive and I only I blame the rich countries if a Rhino is extinct. So what are the stations doing to help and reduce illegal immigration? Nothing. What are the rich countries doing to solve poverty in Africa? Sending weapons.
Christina Pace
May 9th 2012, 16:25
one comment that makes sense
Mark Zammit
May 9th 2012, 17:04
Anthony Formosa: there are 7 billion people living in this world. That's more than enough people to speak out against all forms of injustices, illegalities and causes, including illegal hunting. Right back at ya, buddy!
Hugh Jampton
May 10th 2012, 00:38
@ mark farrugia; do you have any proof that they havn't? some pro hunter on this thread even used CABS website pages to show there was illegal hunting in Germany!
@Anthony Formosa: Clearly you are guessing on what "rich" countries are doing to prevent poverty in Africa - Red nose day, sport relief, Children in need, comic relief just some of the schemes to help raise funds.
Red nose day alone raised 76 million pounds on the night for projects in africa, and thats just public donations. And it happens throughout Mainland Europe,. And these are aired on - TV STATIONS.
Even the founder of Microsoft has pledged. to concentrate on destroying the curse of Malaria and Bilhazia in Africa.
Daniel Diacono
May 9th 2012, 15:48
Ahjar l-RTL jiffukaw fuq l-abbort li huwa LEGALI go pajjizom, ghax dak huwa izjed moqziez min qtil ta` tajra !!!
Hadd ma jrid ixomm taht idejh ghax jinten izjed.
J. J. Borg
May 9th 2012, 16:21
Int fejn taf li qatt ma wrew programm dwar l-abort? U b'daqshekk ifisser li qatt ma juru xejn izjed hlief programmi fuq l-abort? Dawn x'argumenti bazwija huma?
mark farrugia
May 9th 2012, 15:47
Very well said Mr Calleja. How long are we going to let these foreigners humilate our country around the world? Our authorities should take note.
Christina Pace
May 9th 2012, 16:23
For as long as the stupid people on our island continue acting like idiots and shooting birds that they should and trapping when they know it is not allowed. That's for how long foreigners will be able to humiliate us using the simple honest truth.
Jonathan Vella
May 9th 2012, 16:38
Well said. Let it be clear that not all of us feel that RTL was wrong to highlight that these islands have a significant number of hunters who break our own laws and try to intimidate anyone who stands in their way. I wish that other stations in other countries would do the same.
Johnny Xerri
May 9th 2012, 20:00
Dear Christina Pace,
On my way home from work I passed through Gzira and saw some women loitering...offering services for money...shall I film them and claim all women are alike?
Are you any richer today?
Anthony Formosa
May 9th 2012, 15:45
You are a real Ambassador for Malta.
Steve Zammit
May 9th 2012, 16:13
...so are the illegal hunters that don't give a damn about neither you or me and would shoot at anything that flies if given the chance
Darren Micallef
May 9th 2012, 15:44
i fully agree with the RTL feature about Malta.
It is true that foreigners are interfering in our lives. But who cares since the Maltese authorities are not willing to ensure that the law is safeguarded. Hunting is KILLING FOR FUN.
I live day to day with hunters and I can assure anyone that only the few shoot what is allowed.
Eddy Privitera
May 9th 2012, 16:21
Darren, shame on you for agreeing with the RTL feature showing Malta in such a bad light ! So you also agree with the harm which can result to Malta's tourism. If that happens, fellow Maltese will suffer. As another commentator wrote, Germans, including CABS members, should be protesting against the KILLING OF INNOCENT STILL UNBORN HUMAN BEINGS, through abortion which is LEGAL TOO in Germany, than the killing of birds !
Charles Spiteri
May 9th 2012, 16:28
agree 100% especially last part
Charles
Wenzu Cole
May 9th 2012, 15:38
CABS and birdlife are just tarnishing our Island's reputation.
Get them out of here.
S. Bonello
May 9th 2012, 16:02
YEP !!
100% agreed !!
Christina Pace
May 9th 2012, 16:42
So a group of people much smaller than the FKNK working to educate and solving a problem in your opinion is ruining us?
It would never cross your mind that the actual people in the video BREAKING THE LAW is the actual problem.
C Borg
May 9th 2012, 17:06
@Christina Pace
Problem one is the illegal hunter. To solve problem one there's the law, there's no need to create problem two
(trying to acheive your goals by all ways and means even if these are illegal)
Shawn Grixti
May 9th 2012, 15:36
It's like saying ALL Germans are Nazis!!
silvio loporto
May 9th 2012, 16:20
Well I wouldn't say ALL.
David Galea
May 9th 2012, 15:34
Well said. In my opinion other countries are trying to put aside their home problems by focusing on the small problems of other countries. Mr. Calleja keep up your good work in singing and that of our beloved Malta.
Mr Marcel Dingli
May 9th 2012, 15:31
The anti hunting lobby is a bunch of lunatics fit to be locked up in a rubber room. They bring up all excuses including that of cruelty to animals. Are not hunting dogs animals too ?? Nothing but cruelty against these dogs who have to go against their natural instinct and hardly enjoy any countryside.
Christina Pace
May 9th 2012, 16:28
Excuse me but not going hunting is not equal to not taking your dog out. That is your perception. I don't hunt but my dog enjoys plenty of coutryside on a daily basis all year round.
Mr Marcel Dingli
May 9th 2012, 18:21
A typical comment from a loony. Who mentioned taking the doggie for walkies dear Christina. I specifically mentioned breeeds of hunting dogs who have a natural instinct which is being suppressed by so called animal lovers.
George Calleja
May 9th 2012, 15:28
Excellent comment by a true Maltese Ambassador. It's a shame how RTL were left to renegade Malta in such an unfair manner. The station should be taken to court for the damage it has caused to our history, tradition, tourism etc. The government should take the necessary action to solve the damage done to our Island.
Leo Said
May 9th 2012, 16:06
quote: [The station should be taken to court for the damage it has caused to our history, tradition, tourism etc. The government should take the necessary action to solve the damage done to our Island.]
Who should take RTL TV to court in which country?
Do you wish to believe that any government would dare to take action against media professionals, who present tangible evidence of their respective contention/s?
Leo Said
May 9th 2012, 15:28
It was more or less to be expected that the topic would feature in German media after the CABS-owned spy plane was shot down.
Nonetheless, there exist authorities, which could lodge formal protests with RTL TV, e.g. Malta's Embassy in Berlin, Malta Tourist Authority through its office in Frankfurt, Maltese-German Circle in Valletta and the Deutsch-Maltesische Gesellschaft in Germany.
Chris Galea
May 9th 2012, 15:28
well said Mr Calleja............ but in Malta hunting seems to be the only problem...........
Joseph Fenech
May 9th 2012, 15:25
A true Maltese ambassador.
Vincent Grech
May 9th 2012, 15:25
A very well and justiefid comment prosit mr calleja
Ms Maria Vella
May 9th 2012, 15:24
"Incidentally CABS gave me a great idea. Drones could be utilised to search the meditteranean for immigrants in distress. How many women with small children have died because help wasn't sent in time?"
And what do you propose to do? Send them to Germany? I am all for helping people in distress but Malta simply cannot take in more people - the EU and North African countries need to work together to stop this flow
Aldo Briffa
May 9th 2012, 15:22
Very well said Mr Calleja. I hope that local authorities would take some sort of action to clear the bad name this feature portrayed of the maltese nation as was the case with the Italian programme on RAI TRE a few months ago.
Clayton Borg
May 9th 2012, 15:22
Prosit Joseph,
To all people out there, this GREAT PERSON is proud to be MALTESE and same am I. If a couple of hunters do something wrong does not mean that ALL hunters do wrong, and it does not mean that ALL Maltese are wrong.
We have to fight this together, we do not want anyone who put our tiny Malta in a bad light. We do all that good, we help foreign people, Puttinu Cares, Istrina and all other good things, why this was not mentioned in the media.
These germans are pointing at a BAD apple in a Box of good apples, who do they think they are to do such a bad advert to Malta. Come on it is not the hunters, we have other wrongs, so we do not point at the hunters, we are all maltese. We need to join together and do not permit these adverts happen again.
J Farrugia
May 9th 2012, 15:21
If any German or other nationality decides not to go to a country after watching a documentery then we should be thankful we didn't get that kind of tourist /visitor here. I recently visited Israel, i don't agree on the political situation but hey neither do a lot of the locals, same goes for Norway and Canada i don't agree on seal hunts but that does not represent the majority of the nation.
So basically if you have a close mind and boycott a country because of a few, then your not going to missed.
carlos ellul
May 9th 2012, 16:48
You must really be close minded not to go in a country where illegal hunting is almost legal
Johnny Xerri
May 9th 2012, 19:55
In Germany illegal hunting is actually not nearly legal...but perfectly legal...raptor species are huntable wildlife in Germany.
Philip Abela
May 9th 2012, 15:20
Well said Joseph!
Nicholas Galea
May 9th 2012, 15:08
If we don't want foreign channels to show the world how bad our hunting situation is here, then maybe we should get rid of these problems first ! Everyone seems to be so patriotic in this beloved country of ours !
Joseph Cauchi Senior
May 9th 2012, 15:08
Fanaticism is a very dangerous thing!
Fanatics would go to no end to justify their own goal, even harming their own homeland and family!
Fanatics at both ends are wrong; and that includes both the illegal hunters and the bird-protectors!
When are we going to have some SANITY and BALANCE, please?
JC.
C Borg
May 9th 2012, 16:55
Very well said Mr Cauchi.
Illegal hunting was a huge problem due to a zero control situation. Today things have improved drastically, beyond I myself would have imagined and in fact most of the footage in the 20 minute feature are illegalities that happened in the past years not this spring. The balance has to be sought from either side.
Joseph Calleja
May 9th 2012, 17:00
" When are we going to have some SANITY and BALANCE, please?" When we die and go to heaven.
Thomas Niesen
May 9th 2012, 15:07
I hope the maltese people don't judge all germans by RTL's actions. I'm from Germany myself and RTL is known for their poor, ignorant and sensation seeking productions.
J Grima
May 9th 2012, 17:39
Thanks mate and no we won't generalize like RTL did. People like you are more than welcome in Malta.
Diane Vella
May 9th 2012, 19:46
Are you for real Herr Niesen? We are not talking about das Nachmittagsprogramm or Bachelor or? We are talking about evening programs which focus on real problems within Germany (as they do have lots of their own) and outside Germany. Not so sure if you as a german actually watched the program???
Johnny Xerri
May 9th 2012, 19:53
Mr Niesen,
I for one don't...I have German friends who hunt...and I have German friends who don't...I respect them and they respect me...
However, many Maltese don't show mutual respect...and are willing to invite extremists such as CABS in order to creat cheap entertainment and collect donations for such...
By now many people have noticed the true nature of such extremists...prove of this is the fact that many people who initially opposed hunting because they had been brain washed by CABS are now totally against CABS and are in favour of legal sustainable hunting (not illegal hunting...which nobody except a few criminals accept this)...
Howvever, CABS are not only damaging Malta and the legal hunters...but also bona fede German people...
JJ Debono
May 9th 2012, 15:06
The Maltese are a nation of Psychos and bird killers or butchers.....according to the famous Psychos of them all none other then the Germans, they ought ot know surely its in their genes, on. i hope i do not come face to face with a Jerry at this moment in time. We have taken years to build a county for tourism and yet these undone it all in 20 mins. As Mr.Calleja says it irresponsible for these to take our affairs into their hands, Who invited the baggers in anyhow?
Angelo Polidano
May 9th 2012, 15:02
It is our authorities and those who collaborated with CABs that should be ashamed because for their ego they sell their own country no matter how much harm is done to our country.
Mario Camilleri
May 9th 2012, 15:01
CABS care for birds and let abortion happen in Germany!!!
what a difference
Joseph Calleja
May 9th 2012, 17:16
Go figure. I guess saving birds is more of a priority.
Paul Borg
May 9th 2012, 14:59
Well said !!!
Mr Bernard Farrugia
May 9th 2012, 14:59
Good one!
M. Cardona
May 9th 2012, 14:58
Well said, well argued and objectively presented Mr Calleja.
May I highlight that equally responsible are those who sought the inclusion of CABS in local issues, foremost amongst which a so called political party doomed to perpetual oblivion and the local CABS' buddy and equally anti-hunting NGO which is now distancing itself from CABS due to the negative publicity fall-out.
R ferriggi
May 9th 2012, 14:58
DONT THESE GERMANS THINK THAT everyone,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, everyone,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, HAS A SECTION OF THEIR POPULATION WHICH IS RENEGADE????????
LETS NOT MENTION INSTANCES IN CASE WE START BEING ACCUSED OF MENTIONING HISTORY ETC.
Francis Saliba M.D.
May 9th 2012, 16:36
@ R Ferrigi, today at 14:58.
It is the sad truth that every country " ... HAS A SECTION OF THEIR POPULATION WHICH IS RENEGADE ...". The salient point is that the rest of the population should not be putting up a defence for their renegade behaviour.
Joseph Calleja
May 9th 2012, 17:14
@ Francis Saliba MD. This is an internal affair and we don't need outsiders telling us what to do and how. More than anything else Dr. We definitely do not need outsiders sending drones to spy on us.. Most Maltese people detest illegal hunting just like you do. I don't think anybody is putting up a defense for the hunter's renegade behavior, what people are protesting is the interference and portrayal by other countries. The EU might have a right to interfere but a private outside company does not, and I think that is what Mr Joseph Calleja is protesting to. And like many others I agree.
Francis Saliba M.D.
May 9th 2012, 18:04
@ Joseph Calleja, today at 17:44
The slaughter of migrating birds flying over our island from their home country to breeding grounds and back IS NOT just an internal affair.
Your comment is not expressing our need as Maltese, or the absence of our need, of foreign observers to ascertain facts about the respect for our own laws and for our international obligations. You are only interested about the sectorial interests of our illegal hunters and trappers.
What you try to pass as some patriotic defence against foreigners, to me is only xenophobia.
N.B. I am against all illegalities, not just hunting illegalities. I have yet to see any convincing proof from the law courts about real illegalities being alleged against CABS.
Johnny Xerri
May 9th 2012, 19:46
Mr F Saliba MD
Did cabs sort out their probs...in Germany Raptors...even migrating species are hunted legally...Yep raptors are official huntable species...?
How can they speak about our legal hunting...push for a ban by displaying illegal activities...when these activities are perfectly legal in their homeland?
Jason Borg
May 9th 2012, 14:56
Is CABS trying to destroy Maltese Tourism
OUR INCOME!!!!
Francis Saliba M.D.
May 9th 2012, 16:32
@ Jason Borg today at 14:56.
It is not CABS that are trying to destroy Malta tourism. It is the loutish illegal hunters and trappers who scare every nature lover, local and foreign, from the peaceful enjoyment of our countryside. It is useless to mount a campaign against harmless cameras and in favour of death-dealing shotguns, to try to sweep the scum under the carpet pretending that it does not exist and that they do not infest our uncultivated land.
R Malia
May 9th 2012, 14:53
I do not condem CABS, it's true the majority of Maltese are not hunters, but they are part of Malta and they are the ones making a bad name for Malta, not CABS. We need CABS, it's useless hiding behing the problem.
Most hunters come here on the times and they comment, most comments start off like this"I am not a hunter but I do not want CABS in my property". If you have nothing to hide, CABS cannot do anything to you. I prefer a spy plane running over my head rather than bullets.
Hunting in Malta should be stopped. We are too small to have crazy people running with guns.
Mr Joseph Scicluna
May 9th 2012, 16:41
Most hunters come here on the times and they comment, most comments start off like this"I am not a hunter but I do not want CABS in my property"
Wow, int sahhar!!!
Ma tafx xser jitla super 5 illejla hux???
Martin Saliba
May 9th 2012, 17:15
I am not a hunter but i am a citizen of a democratic country and prefer having hunters than crazy people dictating what should be done. Crazy people have , in the past , created world wide wars.
J Grima
May 9th 2012, 17:41
Well said Martin Saliba.
Mr Joseph Scicluna
May 9th 2012, 14:52
Prosit Joseph.
Nyal Xuereb
May 9th 2012, 14:50
Wise words from a true gentleman. I hope those up there elected by us understand the difference between a small issue and a national one.
Carmel Garcia
May 9th 2012, 14:49
Why dont they see what's happening in their country in Germany. I am sure there also do illegal hunting in Germany. They are not German virgins.
Paul Busuttil
May 9th 2012, 14:47
I'm not a hunter & never will be because I see no sense in killing birds ... but I strongly suggest that CABS be declared as "person non grata" to our shores. We can control illegal hunting without their help.
Jay Oatmon
May 9th 2012, 14:46
When a small group goes against the norms of behaviour it causes problems - the FKNK needs to kick the 'illegal bird killers' out and report them to the police - so the FKNK will continue to have the public against them. So this situation is of their own making, and the FKNK has only minority support in Malta and the EU - the vast majority don't want armed guys wandering around killing birds.
Anthony A. Mifsud
May 9th 2012, 16:40
What is wrong with you? How many times did the Federion stated their laws?
You are simply one anti legal hunting punto e basta..
Stop wasting out rising space
Ninu
Johnny Xerri
May 9th 2012, 19:43
Mr Oatmon,
Has the hunting federation in your country sorted out all poachers?
Has your govt banned hunting in your country?
Did you ever ever make such claims about the guys wondering around killing birds in your country?
D M Grech
May 9th 2012, 14:46
Prosit!
A. Caruana
May 9th 2012, 14:38
Prosit sur Calleja. Flahhar xi hadd bil kuragg li jghid xi haga fuq din il qziezata tal rtl.
Jason Borg
May 9th 2012, 14:35
Are these CABS Acting to destroy maltese tourism?
OUR INCOME!!!
Francis Saliba M.D.
May 9th 2012, 17:12
@ Jason Borg, today at 14:35.
No! CABS are not doing it. It is being done by the illegal hunters and their defenders.
Manfred Schilde
May 9th 2012, 23:53
Dear Mr. Borg,
In the way you are handling your guests and foreigners as milk cows in this island, you are digging your own grave:
1. As a German, always asked for a Maltese ID-Card at the buses, because of my different "biological design. What is it? Racism!
2. Higher rates for water and electricity. What is it? A fraud.
3. The Article 19 of the European constitution. Hitting by foot from ETC and other so lovely officials. Equality and non discrimination - this privilege is not realised for you as a Maltese as well - but much more than for me!
And believe me, 20.000 hunters are representing 5 % of your population, this is not a minority, because these people are always so necessary for every election here in Malta. I am so fed up about this: It's so nice to see blank Maltese chubby sweating men (regarding the report), spitting, slobbering and abusing: "You are a poof". This must be a highlight for every Maltese women, to be married with such a man. And if goes something wrong for Malta (even Greek), this means accepting EU standards and providing EU manners. Today was the European Day, and I used the opportunity to talk with British, German and other tourists, refugees about this ineffable behaviour to spread it into the world. Linkedin and Facebook do the rest. Less than 10 % of British tourist last year, not only as a result of the international financial crime. People even don't forget, if they are discriminated or mocked.
The conclusion for bird hunting is: We can wait for the extinction of rare birds, but we can wait as well for the natural extinction of these. And bird hunting is not only the problem. I hope, RTL broadcasts the situation of the alien people.
Kind Regards,
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