The proposal of the Referendum 2021 "YES, WE ABOLISH THE HUNT", promoted by the committee of the same name and the subject of discussion today in a dedicated press conference in the Campidoglio in Rome, represents the biggest threat to the preservation of fauna, a far greater threat than hunting can represent. The referendum proposal, we recall, is aimed at the abolition of numerous parts of the framework law on hunting activity 157/92, and has already been deeply criticized by other anti-hunting associations and environmental Protection; the proposal also follows the one aimed at the abolition of article 842 of the civil code, that is the article that allows access to private funds during hunting activities.
The proponents today were accompanied in the press conference exclusively by some political exponents of the Movement 5 Stars (absent instead, although announced, the Mayor Raggi and celebrities from the entertainment world), while the presence of exponents of other political forces or ecological and animal welfare associations was not recorded. The control room of the recognized hunting associations will follow closely the proceeding of this umpteenth initiative aimed at eliminating hunting not for its possible effects on the environment and the conservation of animal species, but because it is inspired only by ideological motivations unrelated to any technical-scientific basis and above all without any knowledge on how sustainable and regulated hunting activities are organized and carried out in our country.
We remember first of all that the hunting exercise constitutes for farmers and public administrations a fundamental and absolutely irreplaceable barrier for prevent damage to crops, livestock, damage to infrastructure and contribute to the control of invasive species, damage to biodiversity, habitats and citizens themselves. Last but not least, we would like to remind the promoters that our country, which is painfully emerging from a terrible period of pandemic that has brought citizens, companies and businesses of various capacities to their knees, does not need initiatives of this type. to bury a legitimate sector that generates economy, employment and produces half a point of GDP, but should instead favor concertation activities between different worlds (hunting, environmentalist, agricultural) for the common management of the territory and the protection of wildlife.
In the event that this umpteenth initiative should materialize, the hunting world will act by taking the necessary measures in line with the actions already undertaken in the past. Components of the control room of the hunting world: Italian Federation of Hunting, National Free Hunting Association, Enalcaccia, Arcicaccia, AnuuMigratoristi, Italcaccia, Ente Producers Game, CNCN (National Nature Hunt Committee).