A dry refusal
Mr Barbara Mazzali, Lombardy regional councilor (Brothers of Italy), commented on the choice of some Ligurian hunters from not wanting to kill wild boars in their areas of competence"The hunters of 36 Atc1 Savona-Levante teams refuse to kill the wild boars, since, due to the African swine fever epidemic, once killed they should deliver the animals to the Asl2 Veterinary for analysis. Coldiretti says this is unacceptable and he is right, but whose fault is it? Certainly not hunters".
Missed payments
"Are wild animals the property of the state? Yes. Does the State delegate its management to the Regions? Yes. Are the Regions asking hunters to work to resolve the overpopulation of wild boars? Yes. So by what criteria are hunters not paid? Not only that, they must also put their own money into it, including gasoline, equipment, ammunition".
Responsibility of the state
"And then, once the boar has been killed, they are asked to take it to the Local Health Authority, which is kilometers away and the animal is kept for the necessary analyzes. Coldiretti is therefore right to say that the situation is unacceptable, but he should turn to the Regions or the State to ask that the hunters be recognized as due for their work.".