In a difficult time for the country, hunting has seen an increase in internal consensus and recognition of the adequacy of our regulations from Europe. From “The Italians and the Hunt” there is greater approval for a responsible activity in compliance with the rules. Safety on the rise, with a 40% decrease in serious accidents.
“The hunting season that has just ended - the representatives of FACE Italia, CNCN and Arci Caccia said - has seen the efforts and seriousness of the Italian hunting world and all hunters rewarded on several occasions. While some circles try to de-legitimize hunting with biased arguments and partial readings, it is Europe itself, through the Environment Commissioner Janez Potocnik, to clarify that there are no differences in Italian hunting legislation with EU directives. To this we must add that having raised the level of attention to safety issues has seen a significant reduction in serious accidents by 40% ”.
FACE Italia, CNCN and Arci Caccia, which represent almost all hunting practitioners in Italy, refer to the pronouncement of the Environment Commission of the European Union which recently, stimulated by a question from the ranks of the most heated animalism, replied unequivocally: "The Commission has not received any element confirming the incompatibility with the directive of seasonal and daily game bags established by the Italian regions for the various huntable species".
A definitive clarification, we hope, regarding those who continue to insinuate that hunting in Italy is devoid of rules and goes against European standards. The reality is that in our country hunting practice is respectful of the technical, scientific and ethical principles that regulate it throughout the continent, as well as of national and international laws. It is important that to say this is precisely the highest control body that the European Union has equipped itself with. It is evident for anyone who reads reality in a way not vitiated by ideological preclusions, that modern hunting is an element of regulation and enhancement of biodiversity recognized in all European countries including Italy, which must do more and soon in this direction also to the advantage of agricultural companies and their productions that make Made in Italy appreciated in the world.
A function that should be carried out even more effectively and thus avoid significant problems for citizenship, especially the one that lives in rural areas where the excessive proliferation of some species such as wild boar and other ungulates and allochthonous ones such as otters, due to regulatory deficiencies. specifics and impediments put in place by the most extreme fringes of the environmentalist world, generates imbalances and damages at times of enormous impact on the economy of our countryside.
In a period of crisis, the economy that revolves around hunting - almost a point of GDP considering induced and related sectors, with about 100.000 direct and indirect employees and a total value of almost 8 billion euros - can further contribute to growth. of the country but is "boycotted" by animal rights extremists. It is comforting and significant that there is an increasing perception of this also in society, which does not accept the most deleterious provocations, as reaffirmed by the second opinion poll "The Italians and the Hunt" conducted by sociologist Enrico Finzi of Astra Ricerche, who it gives as growing the favor of citizens towards modern, sustainable and regulated hunting, that is, as it is practiced today in our country.
It is necessary to revitalize and enhance wildlife management through the relaunch of ATCs and CAs, an indispensable tool that must pursue the priority aim of enriching biodiversity of which our country is already at the top of the world, which can be further improved with our greater commitment and recognition. of the meritorious labors of farmers. The significant reduction in serious accidents is the other positive figure of the 2013/2014 season. Re-establishing the truth about those who exploit the "victims" to make people believe that hunting constitutes a social danger is a result that rewards the efforts made by the sector. And it is no coincidence that this year has seen a decrease of over 40% compared to last year.
“We are convinced that even a single accident is still too much - say the representatives of FACE Italia, CNCN and Arci Caccia - but we have to deal with the inevitable risk that any human activity, even the apparently safer one, carries with it. For this reason we have been working with increasing commitment for years with refresher courses, vademecum, various publications, surveillance and training initiatives in the field such as the Safety Days, to further raise the level of knowledge and practice of hunters. We can therefore say that even a single incident avoided thanks to our information and training activity, even though it is impossible to quantify, encourages us to continue on a path that has proved to be the right one ".
FACE Italia (Italian Federation of Hunting, Free Hunting, Enalcaccia, AnuuMigratoristi)
CNCN (National Hunting and Nature Committee)
ARCI HUNTING
(January 31, 2014)
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