FKNK congratulates Muscat, says time for spring hunting derogation
Hunters’ and Trappers’ Federation congratulate on ‘historic win’, says time to ‘correctly’ apply derogation for spring hunting and trapping season
The Federation for Hunting and Conservation (FKNK) congratulated the Labour Party and Prime Minister Joseph Muscat on Labour's historic win on behalf of its 10,000 members and their families.
The FKNK said it is convinced that the Labour Party Movement in government "will restore hunters and trappers and their respective families' dignity and respect, besides their national Maltese and Gozitan and European citizen rights."
This includes these thousands of families' rights to enjoy their privately owned Maltese countryside land, it said.
The FKNK added that it is set to carry on with the good work that it has been ongoing with the Labour working group for the last three years, which led to the issuing of the Labour Party/FKNK joint media release of the 4 March 2013.
"Thus, in the wake of a new spring, and on the bases of the media release, the Maltese government with FKNK's aid is ready to correctly apply derogation from the "Birds" Directive to permit a limited and controlled hunting and trapping open season for the turtle dove and the quail this April 2013."