Over 30,000 signatures collected for spring hunting referendum
Coalition for the Abolition of Spring Hunting announces final push for referendum
Over 30,000 signatures have been collected for an abrogative referendum on spring hunting
The Coalition for the Abolition of Spring Hunting announced today that over 30,000 people have now signed the petition to call for a referendum to end spring hunting on Malta.
Coalition Spokesperson Christian Debono said: "We have been inundated with petition forms during the last week and we are now clearly in the final stages of collecting the required signatures to make the referendum happen."
The Coalition is urging everyone who has been involved in collecting signatures to collect some more in the run up to Christmas. "The dove is a symbol of peace and it seems appropriate that we should ask people to sign the petition to protect the turtle dove, one of the species hunted in spring, at this very special time of year. If everyone who has already signed the petition collected just one more signature, we would be sure to have enough names on the petition to make this referendum happen," Debono said.
The Coalition is beginning the process of verifying the signatures that have already been collected.
"We need 10% of Maltese voters that can vote in a general election to have signed the petition and we are now checking all the information submitted to ensure it is correct and valid. We also plan to ensure we have more than 10% of voters signed up to the petition to be sure of success," Debono said.
Requesting a referendum calling for the abolition of spring hunting will be the first time that the legislation that allows a popular vote to remove existing laws will have been used.
"The Coalition for the Abolition of Spring Hunting has been delighted at the response of the Maltese people to endorse our call for a referendum. The fact that we have already collected 30,000 signatures clearly demonstrates that the people want change and they want it now," Debono said.
Anyone who would like sign the petition can download the blank petition form here: http://www.scribd.com/doc/179605062/Coalition-Against-Spring-Hunting-Referendum-Petition-Sheet-English
Copies of the petition form and instructions on how to gather signatures can be downloaded from the BirdLife Malta website, www.birdlifemalta.org.
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I do believe that spring hunting should not be ended. How would you feel if someone told you that you can no longer do the thing you love the most? For some, hunting may be a hobby but for others it is a major part of their life and I do not believe it should be taken away from them. Can't they have some fun a few months in a year? Some complained about the noise of the gun ... what about other much worse noises like traffic ones? Furthermore, I believe that hunters do know which birds are protected by law and the maximum amount of birds that should be killed. Even though birds do get killed they are not influencing directly our health, unlike smokers, pollution, global warming and much worse factors.
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I do believe that spring hunting should not be ended. How would you feel if someone told you that you can no longer do the thing you love the most? For some, hunting may be a hobby but for others it is a major part of their life and I do not believe it should be taken away from them. Can't they have some fun a few months in a year? Some complained about the noise of the gun ... what about other much worse noises like traffic ones? Furthermore, I believe that hunters do know which birds are protected by law and the maximum amount of birds that should be killed. Even though birds do get killed they are not influencing directly our health, unlike smokers, pollution, global warming and much worse factors.
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Jekk xi minority group jixtieq referendum, jien mhux se nohodha kontrijhom BASTA jhallsu ghalih HUMA, mhux mit-taxxi tieghi!
Mela issa wara li tigbru il-firem ghamlu gabra ghal flus ok, tfal tal-Bambin
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It took six months to collect under 30000 signatures
and still the 35000 have NOT been collected. Birdlife and company will be in for a BIG surprise once the referendum is held!
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Well on the way!!!
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jiena kontra min jispara fuq ghasafar protetti u il kacca mahobbiex imma ma tistax tithaq bin nies meta thalna eu il pn qaliehom tistaw tisparaw forsi dawn in nies igifieri il kaccaturi ivvotaw lil pn ghallura blistess argument nigbru il firem biex noghhorgu mill eu
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wHEN WE JOINED EU WE HAD AND STILL HAVE A DEROGATION BOTH PARTYS AGREED WITH IT AND INCASE IF YOU WANT MAKE A REFERENDUM ON DOVE SHOOTING ARGENTINA MAYBE 80 MILLION DOVES ESTIMATED YOU CAN DO ONE THEIR DOVES AND QUAIL SHOOTING IS NOT ILLIGAL !!!!!IN SPRING
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Halluhom ha jiehdu naqra pjacir,ghax ma tarawx xinhu jigri fid-dinja,Nies Joqtlu In-Nies.
Lill dawn qed taraw ja Ipokriti.
