Never will go to Malta again...

Very true indeed

If they had to eat the foxes, they would have thought twice about hunting them.

Would you have expected fox hunters to eat the foxes?

Maltese people Are trying to stop the hunting but as you may know this kind of thing takes time

I hadn't read it, I was still replying to your post which implied that you didn't know that fox-hunting is now banned.

If the vast majority of Maltese people are against it, then perhaps they should make sure that it doesn't happen?

As for eating what they shoot - if all hunters had to eat up all of what they shoot, it would cut down the variety of creatures that they think of as prey.

elegran please read my previous post, perhaps you missed it, I have agreed to that already

She has assumed that every Maltese person agree with the bird hunting because otherwise why would she say she will now never visit Malta again,

"why not stop such hunting in the UK first?" Because that has been stopped. That was the past, Parcs You are diluting the argument by bringing in what is already illegal. Stick to the birds in Malta.

I agree it is good that the killing of foxes has been banned but it took many years to ban it and many poor foxes had to die by so called English Gentlemen

I think we all agree that the killing of the birds is very wrong.

My objection is with granula saying she will now never go back to Malta, I do not think that makes sense at all.

Fox hunting has nothing to do with this. It's been banned.

so are you saying it was ok to hunt and kill foxes

The vast majority of Maltese people do not approve of the hunting

I do not approve of the hunting

Foxes were originally hunted because they were predators. Regarded as a sport rather than pest control it has been banned.

How can anybody justify shooting harmless birds who wouldn't even be there other than an act of nature?

why not stop such hunting in the UK first? Rather than going to other countries such as Malta?

hunting in Malta is controlled. not that many birds die, and nothing compared to the rest of Europe and the world

Hunting is hunting, regardless to what animal is getting hunted surely!

granula saying you will never go to Malta again due to the Hunting is crazy, Uk have hunted poor old Fox's for years

Exhausted birds on a long migration looking for a breather?

Absolutely no connection with foxhunting.

yes they shook them for sport as in the UK when fox's were hunted

I think it is the word rednecks that I am not comfortable with. I also think that until a country such as France gets its hunting fraternity under control, is the European Union in a position to penalise Malta?
It is appalling and no way am I trying to make excuses, just saying countries like France might put their own house in order.

So they shoot them for sport then?

How have the people of Malta decided that birds are more important than people?

Because it is un-civilised to eat those kind of birds and Malta is a very civilised Island

Parcs, the EU does have some rules that apply to all- it is the people of Malta that have decided that birds are more important than people- their choice. If they do not want to be part of Europe, than they should not get subsidies. Same to belonging to any organisation of clubs- you have to abide by the rules or take the consequences.

Turtledoves should be a protected species. I am sorry but this is an unacceptable practice. and the country should stand up against it.

Parcs Why is it an insult to suggest the Maltese eat the birds they shoot?

As others have said it would make a lot more sense if they killed them for food rather than just for "sport*.

Are you truly happy to stop subsidies and effect the lives of ordinary people, if so please do explain how putting the lives of birds above those of humans, you did not address that comment that I made.