The Coalition for the Abolition of Spring Hunting said today it was still in the process of verifying the 43,000 signatures it had gathered in support of its call for a referendum to abolish spring hunting.

Coalition Spokesman Christian Debono said, “We would like to thank all of the people who have helped to gather signatures for the petition and reassure everyone that wants the referendum to take place that we are working hard to ensure it happens as soon as feasible”.

The next stage in the process is to submit the petition to the Electoral Commission.

“We want to make sure that once the petition has been submitted to the Electoral Commission, everything goes smoothly.  That is why we are determined to verify every signature,” Mr Debono said.

Meanwhile, some people are continuing to collect signatures and it is likely that the number collected will soon exceed 44,000, the coalition said.

Petition forms can be downloaded from the BirdLife Malta website: www.birdlifemalta.org 

 

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