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AD supports anti-hunting and animal protection protest march

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Subject: AD supports anti-hunting and animal protection protest march
From: "david camilleri" <>
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 17:36:32 -0500
Alternattiva Demokratika-The Green Party
Nifs Gdid-Nifs Nadif
149,Archbishop street,
Valletta.
tel no : 21255330
http://www.alternattiva.org.mt
 
Media Release 15/11/2002

AD supports  anti-hunting and animal protection demonstration

Alternattiva Demokratika-The Green Party is supporting the Anti-hunting and Animal Protection demonstration which will be organised on Tuesday 19th November at 17:00hrs at Freedom Square, Valletta  This protest is being planned and organised by the combined Animal welfare & social activist civil society organisations.

The Green Party's spokesperson for the environment and health Mark Causon invited the Maltese and Gozitan people to participate in this demonstration.

"We support the call of the civil society organisations organising the demonstration for enforcement of the new animal welfare act. The new legislation should be treated with the seriousness it deserves. Many cases of animal cruelty continue to be reported, with little evidence to date of prosecution".

In its new manifesto AD is making a number of proposals in this sector. These include: 

1. Hunting should not be regarded as a hobby or a sports. Laws protecting animals from cruelty should apply to birds.  Hunting is a cruel practice which should be actively discouraged. Hunting in Spring should be abolished in line with the Berne Conventions and the EU Birds and Habitat Directive.

2. The encouragement of cruelty free methods such  as free range methods,in animal husbandry. There should be strict rules to regulate the intensive farming of animals.

3.Enforcement in this sector should be improved and penalties protecting animals from cruel practices like dog fighting should be more severe.

4. The rights of animals used for entertainment purposes should be protected.

5.  Domestic animals  should be registered with the state in a way that the police would be able to trace the owner of any abandoned animal. Penalties for those abandoning their pets should be severe.  Neutering should be encouraged.

AD's spokesperson Mark Causon added that:

"Animal Rights is an integral part of AD's Green ideology and vision.  We are not held hostage by powerful lobbies like hunters. Our responsible proposals in this sector reflect the growing sensibility in favour of animal rights in Maltese civil society".

James Debono

Media Officer

 

Stqarrija Media 15/11/2002

AD tappoggja demostrazzjoni favur il-harsien tal-annimali

Alternattiva Demokratika-The Green Party qed tappoggja id-demostrazzjoni favur il-harsien tal-annimali li se tigi organizzaa nhar it-Tlieta  19 ta' novembru fil-Belt Valletta. Din il-protesta qed tigi organizzata minn bosta ghaqdiet mis-socjeta civili Maltija.

Il-Kelliem tal-AD dwar s-sahha u l-ambjent Mark Causon sostna:

"Ahna nheggu lill-Maltin u l-Ghawdxin biex jippartecipaw f'din id-demostrazzjoni u nappoggjaw is-sejha tal-ghaqdiet li qed jorganizzaw din id-demostrazzjoni biex il-ligi dwar il-harsien tal-annimali tigi implimentata bis-serjeta".

Fil-manifest gdid taghha l- AD qed taghmel numru ta'proposti f'dan is-settur. Dawn jinkludu:

1.Fl-agrikultura metodi tat-trobbija free range ghandhom jigu enkoraggiti. Ghandu jkun hemm ukoll regoli stretti  li jnaqqsu s-sofferenza ta' dawkl-annimali li jitrabbew b'mod intensiv.  Dawn il-metodi ghandhom sa fejn possibli jigu evitati u anki projbiti. 2.Mhux accettabli li l-kacca tigi meqjusa bhala passatemp tradizzjonali.Il-ligijiet li jharsu l-annimali mill-mohqrija ghandhom japplikaw ukoll ghall-kacca li m'hi xejn ghajr mohqrija tal-ghasafar. Il-kacca fir-Rebbiegha ghandha tigi abolita b'mod li pajjizna jibda josserva il- Berne Convention u l- Birds and Habitats Directive tal-Unjoni Ewropea.

3.Ghandu jigi msahhah l-enforzar tal-ligijiet li jharsu l-annimali u ghandhom jihraxu l-pieni fuq atti barabari ta'mohqrija fuq l-annimali bhall-glied tal-klieb. 4.Ghandu jkun hemm kontroll strett biex ma jsirx bejgh u trobbija ta'annimali ezotici mharsa mill-konvenzjoni CITES. 5.Id-drittijiet tal-annimali li jintuzaw ghal skop ta'divertiment ghandhom jigu mharsa.
6. Ir-registrazzjoni ta'annimali domestici malistat ghandha tkun
obbligatorja. Dan jghin biex jekk annimal jispicca  abbandunat il-puluzija tkun tista' issib lil ssib min hu s-sid tal-annimal.  Il-pieni ghall-abbandun ta'annimali ghandhom ikunu ezemplari. Ghandha tigi imnedija kampanja nazzjonali ta'nuetering. Din hi l-unika altrenattiva ghas-sistema prezenti li permezz taghha l-annimali jigu mraqqda.


Il-Kelliem tal-AD Mark Causon zied jghid li:

"Id-drittijiet tal-annimali huma parti integrali mill-ideologija tal-Partiti tal-Greens li thaddan l-AD. Madwar id-dinja kollha l-Partiti tal-Greens taw vuci politika lill-annimali. L-AD hi l-unika partit li mhux rikattat minn lobbies qawwija bhall kaccaturi. Il-propost responsabli taghna jirriflettu s-sensibilita dejjem tizdied fis-socjeta civili Maltija favur id-drittijiet tal-annimali".

James Debono

Media Officer

 

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