Due to the infected heads found in Rome, the attention of the institutions on A dog it finally seems to have awakened, after months that the issue seemed to be tackled with little more than a sort of "watchful waiting". An attitude that to many, primarily veterinarians and technicians, but also to agricultural and hunting associations, seemed inappropriate, considering that the outbreak of an African swine fever epidemic would have no direct consequence for humans, but would bring them to their knees. the pig production chain and related gastronomic excellences of our country. An incalculable damage.
Finally, something is moving. Waiting to review, as we have been asking for years, the law 157/92 and to deal with the numerous administrative bureaucratic shackles, the rebounds of competences, the stops due to animal rights appeals and everything that prevents our country from having a wildlife management in line with the scientific precepts (a situation that has strongly contributed to the current state of supernumerary of some species), an emergency plan is being prepared that will give extraordinary powers to the Regions to proceed with an elimination of wild boars in the red areas and a drastic reduction in everything the national territory.
Obvious and obvious that removed the cheerful animalist boutade on contraceptives, natural containments carried out by wolves - another issue that sooner or later we will have to decide to deal with - captures and transfers - and where? that there is no longer a free hectare - this drastic reduction must include the employment of hunters. Given that we renew as a fact from the first moment our willingness to give our contribution to a problem that is also social (of course, we would like us not to be remembered only when we serve, but this will be a matter to be treated separately) and that we thank those who are working these days to lay the foundations for its resolution, now we would not like it to be simply delivered to us with a sort of "think about it". In fact, we read about proposals to extend the hunting season for wild boar; to increase containment and withdrawal interventions; of the possibility of hunting at night… and a whole series of ideas that seem to foreshadow a sort of free all hunting against the wild boar that we are the first not to want!
It should be emphasized, even to those who should know well, that hunting and control and containment actions are two very distinct things, both legally and in substance. In the wake of the emergency, we fear legislative measures lacking organization, consultation and above all of real effectiveness because without coverage, not so much economic - we certainly do not want to be paid - but technical operational. Who should think about the disposal of the carcasses from the red areas that are to be incinerated? Who will bear the related costs? The tons of excellent meat from the killing in the "safe" areas what will happen? Certainly one cannot think that they are entirely intended for self-consumption and given the lack of a truly functioning game meat supply chain ... And in this case too, where will they go to? Who will have to bear the economic burden of their correct disposal? The costs for health checks, sacrosanct, but which in many regions are borne by the teams and which will significantly increase who will pay them? Pocket hunters them?
And who will be admitted to the containment samples, until now reserved for trained hunters? Are we waiting for the Regions to organize the related courses? Or do we consider sic et simpliciter "trained" hunters who have already been practicing in hunt teams for years (for which however there is already a - nth - course) and the selecontrollers, as it would be logical? We also want to talk about the consequences of a possible extension of the wild boar hunting season on other forms of sampling? There are many questions that we ask ourselves in these hours and the issues that we believe must be addressed by the institutions. It is essential that means, times, places and subjects are precisely identified, preferably in a uniform manner by all the Regions and we trust that clear answers will arrive from the meeting of the State-Regions Conference on 19 May.
We, we repeat once again, are willing to do our part with the seriousness and commitment that we have always shown and demonstrate every day. Certainly, however, we are not available to a generic and unsupported "think about it", perhaps already with the idea of someone leaving the hunters with a burnt match in their hand if things go wrong (source: FIDC).