TAR fully suspends the Abruzzo - Caccia Passione hunting calendar

Until 8 September after the appeal of the environmental associations WWF, ENPA, LIPU, LAV, LNDC Animal Protection.

Accepting the appeal presented in recent days by the environmental associations WWF, ENPA, LIPU, LAV, LNDC Animal Protection towards the Abruzzo region, the TAR ordered the complete suspension of the regional hunting calendar until the hearing scheduled for the day September 8th. “Once again we have to witness discussions and technical-legal technicalities to which to entrust the regular performance of the hunting activity. Appeals and judicial acts seem to be the means by which to discuss wildlife programming. We have reached the point that not even the positive opinion of Ispra is sufficient to safeguard the hunting calendars from appeals, as the case of Abruzzo demonstrates, suspended even in those parts that were not in question for the Environmental Institute ".

Massimo Buconi, National President of Federcaccia, commented on the news of the Abruzzo Regional Administrative Court's decision. "Naturally, Federcaccia will once again stand alongside the Region with its experts and lawyers to support hunters and ensure legal certainty, and will do everything in its power to ensure that the September 8 hearing rejects the specious arguments of anti-hunting associations ," President Buconi continued. "The fact remains that it is no longer tolerable for any decision regarding wildlife and hunting management to be undermined by appeals filed deliberately and with complete impunity to prevent the regular running of the hunting season or activities carried out to control wild fauna , from wild boar to coypu, often in open conflict with the interests and safety of citizens."

Politics cannot continue to wink at an animal-environmentalist world that has repeatedly demonstrated its concern not for the true protection of the environment and agricultural businesses, but only for creating obstacles to legal and sustainable activity for mere ideology. I believe the time is ripe for all rural stakeholders to unite and make their voices heard by politicians and the government," concluded Buconi (Source: Federcaccia ).