The regional ordinance of Piemonte signed by the president Alberto Cirio, approved a month ago, for the depopulation of wild boars with extraordinary measures after an outbreak of African swine fever in Piedmont. That's what the complaint is Coldiretti Piedmont in remembering that the goal is to kill at least 50 wild boars. "To the lack of some preparatory actions for the functionality of the ordinance, unacceptable positions are added by various hunting institutes as well as inexplicable resistance by some Provincial administrations which are effectively blocking operations.
It is therefore necessary that the Bodies which, for various reasons, have an active role in the implementation of the ordinance, assume their responsibilities and provide precise indications regarding the procedures and methods to be adopted ", note Roberto Moncalvo president of Coldiretti Piemonte and Bruno Rivarossa Confederal Delegate in sending the competent regional councilors a specific letter with a series of essential contents to be implemented urgently, so as to effectively initiate depopulation actions, overcoming the obstacles of various types that have arisen.
"Our companies, especially in the infected area and buffer, are suffering the effects of heavy limitations for which it is necessary that, as soon as possible, adequate regional and national resources are identified to restore them, through procedures that allow quantify the economic damages and losses deriving from the reduction in operations. Always with this in mind - they conclude - the commitments that companies must meet with respect to the CAP and PSR rules should be reviewed to avoid sanctions, penalties or reductions that would further impact on an already difficult situation generated by Swine Fever and by market upheavals with the Ukrainian war "(source: Coldiretti).