The hearing of the Lombardy Tar regarding the suspension of the hunting activity in this region. The Honorable Barbara Mazzali, regional councilor of Lombardy (Brothers of Italy), told the details of the procedure: "The hearing was particularly interesting as the voice of the hunters, through the essential role of the Hunting Associations through their lawyers, has found space with a concrete discussion of the issue for almost an hour. The hunting associations have refuted the arguments of the applicant LAC in support of the technical excellence of the calendar prepared by the Lombardy Region, illustrating the substantive reasons that required involvement, ex ante and not ex post, of the Hunter Associations, reminding the College of the institutional role played by them in regulating the sector and protecting the environment.
On the suspensive precautionary measure adopted by Administrative Court Diana's defenders insisted on the concept of substantial contradiction and the contribution of knowledge that the Hunting Associations could have brought to better intelligence and understanding of matter by the Administrative Court. In particular, during the discussion it was pointed out to the Board that the hunting calendar, even if it arrived late, due to many administrative and organizational issues, in its substance has not compromised and does not compromise the environmental and fauna protection values.
On the other hand, its suspension caused considerable damage to hunters and all related activities and in this sense, real data have been reported on the importance of the GDP that hunting generates throughout its supply chain thanks to the important contribution of the Avv. Antonio Papi Rossi and Avv. Antonio BANA, representing ANLC as well as president of Assoarmieri. The lawyer Papi Rossi and Avv. Bana explained in detail both the content of the calendar and the enormous damage, economic and otherwise, that would result from suspension of hunting driven by mere ideological issues of the applicant LAC; given that the main environmental associations (WWF LIPU and so on) did not adhere to the original appeal nor were they formed to attend today's hearing.
This speaks volumes as today ideological issues can lead to the paralysis of a productive sector by skilfully exploiting the judicial system. Pending the decisions of the TAR, which will have an important weight for future calendars, the contested hunting calendar is to be considered still suspended while hunters will be able to use the calendar bridge that the Lombardy Region promulgated after the suspension ".