Category: Hunting
Sense and insensibility
The hunting lobby seems to believe that if they repeat a line long enough, no matter how inaccurate and no matter how illogical, people will believe it. When hunters wax lyrical about their members’ adherence to spring hunting regulations, they are not convincing anyone but themselves.
Not in my name
In a country where civil rights often seem to be a foreign concept, it’s interesting to hear that Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi has chosen to defend “our rights” on an international platform. Separated couples have no right to divorce, gender equality and freedom of expression are questionable concepts, refugees’ rights are trampled upon and [...]
Unsustainable spin
Malta celebrated World Tourism Day with ‘awareness raising’ activities related to this year’s green theme – biodiversity. The activities came to an end this week. As usual, the most important message related to the critical situation of Malta’s habitats and species was sidelined. Here are a few salient facts: · 64% of habitats in [...]
On morons and dead birds
The FKNK (Federation for Hunting and Conservation) seems to think that Malta is a nation of morons. The federation insults the public’s intelligence on a regular basis. When there is a breach of hunting regulations in the country, the defence adopted by the FKNK reveals a consistent pattern – accusing the organisations that revealed the [...]
This land is our land
As if the RTOs (Reserved to Owner) splashed all over public land were not enough, the Hunters’ Federation (FKNK) is offering hunters and trappers “who own or rent private land” signs in English and German telling “trespassers” to keep out. Will the FKNK be checking documents of ownership before handing out these signs or will [...]
