Shout - No to spring hunting referendum campaign launched

Shout - the ‘No’ to spring hunting referendum campaign was launched this afternoon by the Campaign for the Abolition of Spring Hunting. The campaign is entitled Sping Hunting Out (Shout) and will be mainly based on providing information through a number of spokespersons who will include Moira Delia, Renzo Spiteri, Joe Mangion, Frank Zammit, Carina Camilleri, Seb Tanti Burlo, Iggy Fenech, Nick Morales and Saviour Balzan. More people will be added as the campaign progresses. Mr Mangion, a former Birdlife president, said this was a historic moment for Malta. The Maltese had been unhappy with the situation of spring hunting and they got together in a bid to abolish spring hunting for the good of birds and the countryside. Birds were beautiful flying free and Malta was the only EU country where spring hunting was allowed. Spring was a time for bird migration and it was not justified to be killing them during this period especially since hunters had another five-month season in autumn during which to enjoy their hobby. The referendum was not intended to abolish the hunting hobby but spring was the birds’ last chance before they reached their breeding ground, he stressed. “Let’s...