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Italy has a (poorly enforced)hunting law which protects birds in accordance with the EU Directives. In the past, regional authorities permitted hunting of some EU protected species - House Sparrow (Passer domesticus), Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus), Starling (Sturnus vulgaris), and in some cases Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) and Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) as 'vermin', but in fact only to gratify the hunters' lobby. These regional decrees usually only remained in force for only one to two months a year before they were rejected by the State because of legal injunctions or protests by the LAC and other anti-hunting groups.
Unfortunately the new Government (headed by the right-wing orientated Premier Berlusconi) now intends to modify the national law in order to give regional authorities direct authority in the matter: this would herald the end of bird protection in Italy, as the regional governments always side with the hunters.
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Proact has been approached by the Lega Abolizione Caccia (LAC - Italian Anti-Hunting League) and requested to provide rapid and effective support for Italian birders and anti-hunting organisations.
"Italian birders are trying to organize a lobby to reject this terribleproposal, and it will be a very hard debate; if you think Proact could help, we can prepare letters, e-mail addresses and all that is needed for the campaign.
We know that Mr. Berlusconi, the italian Prime Minister, is very conscious of public opinion (as a powerful media boss!), and if we can let him know that there is a very strong opposition to this proposal, he might be persuaded to retract the draft legislation."
TIME IS PRESSING - THE LEGISLATION COULD BE DISCUSSED WITHIN 2 WEEKS, IF NOT EARLIER!
PROACT can and will help!
How!
See below...
and you can help Proact, and nature, by signing up for the Proact Team @
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On the following pages (Links on the left and below) texts for Premier Berlusconi, responsible ministers, Senators and Parliamentary groups, selected by the LAC, have been prepared. A comprehensive well-researched text provided from Italy and two more direct Proact 'plain speaking' versions. Translations are now also available. Send one, or better ALL of these letters, in translation or both languages, to the mail addresses given TODAY!
[A mail has been sent with the names of ALL members of the Proact Team; but members who want to write individually as well are of course free to do so. The more the merrier!]
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