After press release from Federcaccia Nazionale e Marche, published on 14/03/2022 it is necessary to specify some things, known to all, but which perhaps should be remembered: ARCI CACCIA is, remains, and will always be for popular and "democratic" hunting, as provided for in the Italian law currently in force and does not discount anyone compared to strenuous defense of art. 842.
The relationships that Arci Caccia has with Eps are the same as it has with all the associations that are part of the Control Room. Clearly, if you attack in an instrumental way, as in fact happened in the Marche, they freely put in place a common reaction.
With respect to the failure to sign the document of "Beware of environmentalists" our doubts were on the merits. To say that KCs have no legal value, when they have been taken as a reference by courts and institutions for years now seems anachronistic and counterproductive. Since we have been saying this for years, totally unheard, we think it may be useful to change direction, to continue hunting down the migratory. A form of hunting that is so dear to us that for months we have continued to fight for the approval of the turtle dove plan and its consequent reintegration into the Venatori calendars.
Unfortunately, do-it-yourself studies have shown all their limits, and fossilizing on this one front will get us nowhere.
We also underline that, while the calendars are still in the drafting and consultation phase, we should take the path of warnings, counter-challenges and favorable sentences (to which we can oppose as many unfavorable) did not convince us and does not convince us.
We will do our battle in the interest of the hunters, to allow them to hunt as much as possible in January and we are aware that the position taken by the MITE (not by ISPRA which is a technical scientific body) on KC has no similar in Europe and it is precisely the Ministry that will have to remedy this anomaly for now, among other things, poorly motivated.
We are also worried, given the tragic experiences of recent years, to avoid running into calendar suspensions, delays in openings, uncertainty until the last minute; attitudes that, up to now, have not brought us luck.
For this reason, almost alone, we ask that the calendars be made in due time, that disputes be addressed with an open dialogue, that there are technical times to defend oneself in the courts, if necessary, without going to the tragedy of the suspension the night before the hunt, in spite of environmental warnings and our counter-warnings.
This certainly does not mean defending anti-hunting positions, but laying the foundations to give hunting activity a perspective that goes beyond the battle of the calendar year by year. The Federcaccia delle Marche has launched an attack campaign, which can be documented, with respect to our position, which has lasted for days and which has also been taken up in institutional meetings at the regional level, so there are no victims in this affair.
If it is a problem to remember that constant relationships, and in various areas, with the environmentalist world and with ISPRA also have Federcaccia and all hunting associations, not only ARCI, and which are necessary to defend and make our passion grow, we do not intend to apologize to anyone, because it is the truth. The difference is that we are not ashamed of it, because we are proud of being hunters and we do not refuse comparison with anyone.
Let's all calm down, we are not photographers, but with photographers, if necessary, we want to talk and carry out our reasons; sometimes a nice photo or a good initiative are better for hunting than many shots. Every day we are committed to improving the relationship and perception of the rest of society towards hunting, to recover respect and social prestige, often together with other hunting associations. Are we going to do it by shooting?
We are also sorry for the joke about the theme of pacifism: it is not the fact that the hunters use the shotgun that makes them warm-hearted. On the contrary, a frank reflection on the type of relationship between hunting associations and world of weapons, in the future, we think it can always be opened without offending anyone.
With respect to the need to better inform the Regional President of the Marches, it must be said that the problem is the opposite. Gabriele, member of the National Presidency of ARCI CACCIA, is very well informed, so neither he nor I accept the attacks of Federcaccia Marche which for years have occupied every office, even the paid pages of the newspapers.
But in the reply of Federcaccia's friends, a magic word is central: “registered”. Because sometimes we have the impression that in the relationship with Arci he focuses on those more than on ideas, and this situation is an example of this.
To this end, we reiterate that, for us, fairness and transparency in relations with other Associations are fundamental principles, which they should be at the center of any unified perspective. For this reason, having learned only yesterday, by chance, during a television broadcast, that the Presidents of Federcaccia and Liberaccia met Minister Cingolani as members of the Control Room in an audition, left us stunned. While waiting to know the reasons and contents, we can only say that in this initiative we find neither correctness nor transparency.
We close by saying that, shortly, we will formalize the Control room a document that aims to strengthen the unity of the hunting world in terms of content and organization. In that discussion, which we hope will be public and among hunters, we are aware that Federcaccia's role will be fundamental. Many things will be clarified, I have no doubts and, as incurable optimists, we are sure that we will be able to grow together.