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- European Court bans spring hunting for 2008
- BirdLife reiterates its position & calls for end to spring hunting
- Declare your positions on spring hunting - AD
- Stop Spring Hunting - Moviment Graffitti
- Full text of European Court’s hunting decision
- Government scared of hunter’s votes - AD
- Declaration Against Spring Hunting by NGO’s
- EU Commission takes Malta to Court over spring hunting
- Majority have right to enjoy countryside free of spring hunting
- Local personalities supporting BirdLife Malta’s campaign
The European Commission has now issued its final warning to the Maltese government regarding spring hunting. Failure by the government to comply immediately will result in millions of euros in fines to be paid, not by Lawrence Gonzi, Simon Busuttil or David Casa, but by the taxpayer.
Alternattiva Demokratika said it has always warned that this would happen. Whenever it tried to stop Spring hunting it was ignored by the Maltese government. When its representative in Brussels at the time, Arnold Cassola, brought up the issue with the EU Commission, he was branded as a traitor of the Maltese, not only by PN officials but by the government itself, which issued a press release through the DOI in this sense.
Arnold Cassola said, “We must thank MEPs David Casa and Simon Busuttil in particular for this wonderful gift of heavy monetary fines which they have given all Maltese and Gozitans.” Busuttil and Casa have self-declaredly always been on the forefront, putting pressure on the EU in favour of Spring hunting. We are now reaping the results of their irresponsible action,” concluded Cassola.
Ralph Cassar, AD spokesperson on Energy and the Environment, said that the government must immediately declare hunting in Spring illegal once and for all if we want to avoid burdening the Maltese and Gozitan citizens with the heavy fines which, otherwise, the EU will shower us with. “The countryside and wildlife belong to us all, hunting in spring must be stopped immediately. Only AD in parliament will tackle this issue head on, the other parties will continue taking the majority for a ride.”
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