Marco Efisio Pisanu, president of CPT Sardegna (Hunting Fishing and Traditions), responded to the proposals of theENPA extension regarding hunting activity: “It's useful to remember a fact often ignored in public debate: in Italy, hunting is only permitted with a clean criminal record. Hunters are vetted and trained individuals who undergo medical and psychological screening and are responsible for their actions. This rigorous selection process ensures safety and competence. Hunting is neither improvisation nor folklore, but an integral part of land management. It contributes to wildlife monitoring, biodiversity protection, and disease control that can affect both domestic animals and humans. Without this contribution, the state would have to shoulder these same activities, resulting in very high costs and greater operational difficulties. Clarity is also needed regarding safety: hunting accidents are among the lowest overall compared to other outdoor activities, such as hiking, cycling, horseback riding, and mushroom picking. Talking about hunters as a danger ignores real, verifiable data.".
No foundation
"In this context, some proposals put forward by ENPA appear to be unfounded:
- Mandatory breathalyzer test, as if irresponsibility were the rule and not a behavior already severely punished by law
- Bibs with visible numbers, a measure more similar to a filing system than to a security intervention
- Bulletproof vests for dogs, a solution that shows a lack of knowledge of hunting and the data that concerns it"
Hospital care
"Even more worrying is the proposal to make hunters pay for hospital treatment in the event of an injury. Such a position no longer concerns the hunting world, but a constitutional principle: public healthcare is universal and non-selective. Opening this path would mean targeting anyone who engages in an activity deemed risky or unpopular: climbers, cyclists, surfers, smokers, vegans. This is not the idea of healthcare guaranteed by our Constitution. These proposals do not protect animals, they do not protect people, and they do not protect the environment. The environment and biodiversity deserve decisions based on competence, responsibility, and verifiable data. Punitive measures dictated by ideology, which serve to create enemies rather than solutions, are not needed. The hunting world does not ask for privileges, but rather respect for its role, recognized by regulations, fieldwork, and collaboration with public and scientific bodies. Protecting the environment is not done against anyone, but with those who work with it every day, with competence and responsibility.".
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