Cairo M. (SV) - Hunting dispute: hunters threaten to "cross their arms" and not to be available to check against damage to agriculture: "It is enough to be pointed out as the eternal villains, or to see us snatch rights or robbed of what has already been paid without being able to use it. Let the animal rights activists go and make jokes, making "pum" with their mouths to make the wild boars escape, if they can ».
The jar is really full. This is demonstrated by the comments of usually moderate characters, such as Fulvio Porta, at the helm of the hunters of Osiglia, or of the councilor of Cairo, but here in the role of hunter, Alberto Poggio. Porta blurts out: «We are suffering without fault a wrong that for other categories would not be tolerated. Yet another, given the point of view of hunters as negative figures. Sorry for the farmers, who have clearly taken a stand in our favor, but we cannot always remain passive in the face of similar roller coasters that trample our rights and, despite what some animal rights activists say, also damage the territory itself ".
On the same frequency also Alberto Poggio: "Certain environmentalists forget that the territory does not only mean animals, but losing the sense of reality and proportion to carry on crusades of principle, with their attitude they damage the territory itself, as well as depriving those who already paid, and in advance, of his right. Hunting is no longer what it used to be, painting massacres and cruelty is anachronistic, if it is done at the expense of a necessary control action to preserve agriculture and from the invasion of ungulates ».
And the farmers' concern is evident, as confirmed by the provincial president of Coldiretti, Gerolamo Calleri: «I understand the position of the hunters, even if I hope that a solution will be found quickly and the protest will return. What is evident is that in these tests of strength between animal rights activists and hunters, agriculture is the loser ”. And he continues: "Suspending hunting in this period is also deleterious, just think of the laying of the nets for the olive harvest, now at risk of the invasion of wild boars, because, beyond any killing, the jokes mean that the animals move away from cultivated areas. Agriculture means not only production, income creation, but also territorial protection, prevention, maintenance. Leaving farmers without defenses means putting all this at risk ». [M.CA.]
28.10.2013
The Press (ed. Savona)