Il Piedmont Regional Administrative Court accepted the environmental and animal rights appeal against the wild boar control. In particular, the associations wanted to avoid the use of rifles without firstISPRA had found every possible solution to curb the emergency. The appeal was presented by the League for the Abolition of Hunting (LAC), the Anti-Vivisection League (LAV), OIPA and SOS Gaia. The position taken by the Metropolitan City of Turin had been rejected by the Council of State last December 13th.
National law provides that the killing of ungulates takes place after demonstrating the low efficacy of the ungulates ecological interventions, without involving hunters and following an opinion from the Higher Institute for Environmental Protection and Research. Here's what he explained Barbara Azzarà, provincial councilor with responsibility for the Environment: "Now the abatements are blocked because we are awaiting the opinion of ISPRA on the new plan that we have presented and which is based on national directives, I hope the answer will reach us within the next two weeks.
The wild boars, as a last resort, they will only be able to shoot owners and tenants of funds and trained staff of the Metropolitan City. Our goal is not to indiscriminately cut down, but to limit the damage to crops at least8% for this we will equip companies with measures to keep animals away ".