Capturing and withdrawing i boars who could be carriers of swine fever, transfer them to a designated area where they will spend a period of exclude contagion to then hand them over to an environmental association that will probably free them, is an insult not only to those who work in the agricultural sector but also to citizens. It is the thought of Cia-Grosseto, always at the forefront in asking for a serious and fruitful meeting table on the issue and the modification of the Law 157 of 1992 “Rules for the protection of wildlife”, specifically that from a concept of protection one arrives at a proposal for the management of the wildlife because when the number of animals is out of control it is unthinkable that the ecosystem itself will find the right balance.
Today, wild boars are a serious problem because they can spread the swine fever, create damage to crops and, the news testifies, represent a danger to humans. "Beyond the slogans of the occasion, the farmer is the most convinced environmentalist and animal rights activist - he explains Claudius Capecchi, president of the Confederation of Grosseto-. Our demands for management and containment arise solely from the fact that today wildlife has increased dramatically causing not a little damage to the entire ecosystem and more and more often it is a threat to man. Regarding the events that took place in this hot summer and that have wild boars as protagonists, what clashes, once again, is the policy of two weights two measures.
While there is an obligation for pig farmers who have found a case of ASF of block their activities for at least six months with the precautionary slaughtering and the prohibition of repopulation of the stables, on the other hand, the carriers of the virus are protected not only by paying important sums for their capture but also for their future refreshment. The conclusion is there for all to see: those who work in the agricultural sector must submit to the decisions of those who shout and demagogy, of those who have never really wanted to sit at a comparison table but he has always preferred to point the finger at farmers ”. To make everything "even more incomprehensible -continues Capecchi- is that theHigher Institute for Environmental Protection he had pronounced in favor of the immediate capture of the specimens and their subsequent translocation exclusively to authorized facilities for slaughter.
We therefore acknowledge that there is a policy that prefers to protect the bearers of an epidemiological risk while neglecting those who have dedicated their lives to animal husbandry". "It is clear - concludes the president of Cia Grosseto - that this is the consequence of delays in actions, repeatedly requested by us, for the management and containment of ungulates thus hoping for a halt to the African swine fever but also for the enormous damage to companies and the risks for population. We hope that in view of the next election this story will not be underestimated "(source: CIA).