Alternattiva Demokratika-The Green Party
NIfs Gdid-Nifs Nadif
149,Archbishop street,
Valletta.
tel no : 21255330
http://www.alternattiva.org.mt
Media Release 4/11/02
AD will ensure that Hunter's proposals are not met
Alternattiva Demokratika - The Green Party said that the Hunters' Federation
has confirmed that the Nationalist and Labour Parties are its target when it
presented a pre-election document only to these two parties. AD said that
only its presence in parliament can bring about a political solution within
parliament to control hunting.
Green Party spokesperson for the Environment Mark Causon said
"The hunting lobby has been having its way under successive governments.
Malta has also managed to achieve a deal with the EU through which hunting
in Spring will continue. This is something that AD fully opposes. Now the
Hunters' Federation is asking for an amnesty for unregistered weapons and on
the registration of stuffed birds which are prohibited under present
regulations. To add insult to injury, the Federation is proposing a 20-day
trial period for hunting at Sea in March as well as a revision of the list
of birds that could be taken from the wild. Besides, the federation is
requesting a formal agreement with the Government on the management of
Mizieb and l-Ahrax in Mellieha. We are more than confident that both the
Nationalist and Labour Parties will do their utmost to please the hunting
lobby, even if there is massibe opposition to such behaviour. This has also
been confirmed by the survey commissioned by Xarabank, that shows that an
overlwhelming majority - 64% - agree with stiffer measures against illegal
hunting and trapping, while only 18% state that measures are strong enough.
The survey also shows that 44% of the sample claimed that hunting and
trapping should be ruled out as illegal, while 39% believed that they should
retain their legal status."
The Green Party spokesperson added
"In parliament, Alternattiva Demokratika would be the only guarantee that
these requests are not met. Our commitment enshrined in our electoral
manifesto. We are the only political party that wants hunting to be
abolished in Spring, in line with the EU Birds Directive and the Berne
Convention. We are also fully supporting calls by the majority of Maltese
and Gozitans as well as civil society organisations in their demand for the
strengthening of the Administrative Law Enforcement Unit so that hunting can
be curbed"
In the meantime AD expressed its support for the demonstration in favour of
Animal Protection that will be organised by various animal welfare and
social civil society organisations. The demonstration will be held on
Tuesday 19th November and will commence at 17:00hrs at Freedom Square,
Valletta. Letters will be handed to Members of Parliament calling on them
to emphasise the importance of enforcement of the new animal welfare act.
Michael Briguglio
Public Relations Officer
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Media Release 4/11/02
AD tizgura li ma jigux milqugha l-proposti tal-Federazzjoni tal-Kaccaturi
Alternattiva Demokratika - The Green Party qalet li l-Federazzjoni
tal-Kaccaturi ikkonfermat li l-Partit Nazzjonalista u l-Partit Laburista
qeghdin fil-mira taghha meta pprezentat dokument pre-elettorali li dawn
iz-zewg partiti biss. AD qalet li tkun biss il-prezenza taghha fil-parlament
li tista' ggib soluzzjoni politika fi hdan il-parlament biex il-kacca tigi
kkontrollata.
Il-Kelliem ta' AD ghall-Ambjent Mark Causon qal
"Il-lobby tal-kaccaturi ilha tiehu li trid taht gvernijiet successivi. Malta
irnexxielha wkoll iggib ftehim ma' l-Unjoni Ewropea li permezz tieghu ser
tkompli l-kacca fir-rebbiegha. AD topponi dan il-ftehim. Issa l-Federazzjoni
tal-Kaccaturi qed jitolbu amnestiji ghall-armi li m'humiex registrati u
ghar-registrazzjoni ta' ghasafar ibbalzmati li m'humiex permessi
taht ir-regoli prezenti. Il-Federazzjoni tal-Kaccaturi qieghda tipproponi
wkoll perjodu ta' prova ta' 20 gurnata ghall-kacca fil-bahar f'Marzu kif
ukoll revizjoni tal-lista ta' ghasafar li jistghu jittiehdu mill-abitat
naturali. Proposta ohra hi biex ikun hemm ftehim formali mal-Gvern
ghall-immanigjar tal-Mizieb u ta' l-Ahrax tal-Mellieha. Ahna iktar milli
kunfidenti li kemm il-Partit Nazzjonalista kif ukoll il-Partit Laburista ser
jaghmlu l-almu taghhom biex jissodisfaw lill-lobby tal-kaccaturi,
anke jekk hemm oppozizzjoni massiva ghal dan. Dan hu kkonfermat mis-survey
ta' Xarabank, li juri li maggoranza kbira - 64% - jaqblu ma' pieni aktar
iebsa kontra l-kacca w l-insib, filwaqt li huma biss 18% li jemmnu li
l-pieni huma iebsa bizzejjed. Is-survey ta' Xarabank juri wkoll li 44% ta'
dawk intervistati jemmnu li l-kacca u l-insib ghandhom isiru illegali,
filwaqt li 39% jemmnu li dawn ghandhom jibqghu legali."
Il-Kelliem ta' AD sahaq,
"Fil-parlament, Alternattiva Demokratika tkun l-uniku garanzija li dawn
ir-rikjesti ma jigux milqugha. L-impenn taghna jifforma parti mill-manifest
elettorali taghna. Ahna l-uniku partit li rridu li l-kacca tigi abolita
fir-rebbiegha, b'konformita' mid-Direttiva ta' l-Aghsafar ta' l-UE u
mal-Konvenzjoni ta' Berna. Ahna nappogjaw is-sejhiet tal-maggoranza
tal-Maltin u l-Ghawdxin u ta' ghaqdiet tas-socjeta' civili favur iktar sahha
ghall- Administrative Law Enforcement Unit sabiex il-kacca tista' tigi
imrazzna."
Sa dan it-tant AD esprimiet l-appogg taghha ghad-demostrazzjoni favur
il-protezzjoni ta' l-annimali li ser tigi organizzata minn diversi ghaqdiet
tas-socjeta' civili. Id-demostrazzjoni ser issir nhar it-Tlieta 19 ta'
Novembru u tibda fil-5pm fil-Pjazza tal-Helsien il-Belt Valletta. Ser
jitqassmu ittri lill-Membri tal-Parlament li jinkludu appell biex
jemfasizzaw l-importanza ta' l-enforzar fl-att il-gdid ghall-harsien ta'
l-annimali.
Michael Briguglio
Ufficjal Relazzjonijiet Pubblici
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