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Hunters to compile survey on police presence
Hunters’ federation ‘to document’ police presence around the Maltese countryside by asking hunters to fill in survey marking the number of times they encounter police patrol.
12 April 2013, 12:00am
Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
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Maltese hunters will be taking part in a survey to help hunting federation FKNK keep a record of police presence around the Maltese countryside.
The survey can be downloaded from the internet and hunters are urged to fill in the form explaining the when, where and how many police were encountered while hunting.
"The police are doing a fine job to ensure that the spring hunting derogation condition 'strictly supervised' is being met. This situation further verifies that the police requires no assistance from uninvited foreigners, well known for their anti-hunting feelings and abolitionists' dreams," the FKNK said in a statement.
The federation added that it will start documenting police presence.
"We have instructed our members to compile a form to record the strict police supervision during the spring 2013 open hunting season," FKNK said.
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Thinkahead,Can you tell us how many reports have you made about what you have just said? You saw more birdkillers(as you have discribed them)then birds.Maybe the whole population of Gozo went hunting this morning? Or maybe there were only a few birds? Don't get me wrong.If you realy saw these happening,you should have made a report to the police,so those who are making these illegal killings will be cought and punished accordingly.
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How many hunters have the training to use internet? I am afraid that such a scheme will only lead to doctored statistics not worth the paper they are written on. No, we need independent verification on these issues. ON the other hand, to blame the new Government for what in reality is only a repeat of the previous years, when the Government has only had 3 weeks of an ORNIS committee in place, when it only yesterday changed the Commissioner of Police, when the Police Force so far has been managed and staffed as per previous Government, then the writers in these comments are not only pitiably biased but very much unfair in their judgement. I am totally against hunting but I accept the fact that a sizeable but minor proportion of Maltese are in favour and they too have a voice, they too have a right and a compromise must be found to achieve this.
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That will hopefully keep them busy and their mind of shooting birds..... because that is what local hunting is all about SHOOTING BIRDS!
And it's not a SPORT either since birds are not given a sporting chance!
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will an independent person complie the information?
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This article should have been titled
'Government solicits hunters support to cover its butt with Brussels'.
How ridiculous can one get.....
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In Gozo the birds killers were shooting at bee eaters.
When I was bird watching this noon I saw more birds killers roaming around than birds ,and they shot at every single bird, like birds of pray,bee eaters, swifts,and more.The first mistake of this government.
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In Gozo the birds killers were shooting at bee eaters.
When I was bird watching this noon I saw more birds killers roaming around than birds ,and they shot at every single bird, like birds of pray,bee eaters, swifts,and more.The first mistake of this government.
