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The collection of signatures, promoted by the Respect for All Animals association, for five referendums on the protection of fauna and the environment in the Italian regions.Specifically, the questions at the center of the campaign propose the abolition of hunting, the possibility of hunters entering private funds, intensive farming and animal testing, as well as the use of animals in historical events, in circuses and inside the zoos.The proposals, which they have already collected thousands of subscriptions, can be signed through the SPID - or, alternatively, ADN, CIE and CNS - on the new State platform for popular initiatives (to this end link). With the first two questions, the association Respect for all animals he asks Of "make the cruel and polluting practice of hunting illegal, now obsolete, no longer significant for the existence of the human being" and of "to forbid entry into private funds by hunters", which is currently foreseen by law "even without...

With a resolution approved last August 8, the centre-right council of the Abruzzo Region, led by President Marco Marsilio, officially authorized the killing of almost 500 deer starting next October 14th.Among the reasons given for the green light for the measure, the fact that the specimens would be numerically excessive, would cause too much damage to agriculture and would constitute a risk for road safety.If the associations of breeders and farmers claimed victory, the animal rights organizations reacted harshly.In particular, the WWF harshly criticized the decision, defining it as harmful to biodiversity, and underlining that, instead of opting to cull the deer, the Region could have implement preventative solutions, such as the use of fences and deterrents, through the use of PNRR funds. The plan predicts, specifically, a "selective sampling" by authorized hunters in two areas of the Abruzzo area of ​​L'Aquila, called District 1 and District 2, with the aim of...

The European Commission has proposed changing the protection status of the wolf from "strictly protected" to only "protected".The loss of the adverb it would thus open the door to hunting, albeit with the limitations imposed by the Member States as they are still "obliged to ensure that a favorable conservation status is achieved and maintained for the populations in their biogeographical regions".According to the Commission, there are over 20,000 individuals present in European territory, a number that represents "a victory for the conservation of the species" but also "a risk for livestock and rural communities".However, the proposal did not convince animal rights associations such as the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), which writes about lack of scientific evidence in this regard and accused Ursula von der Leyen of “sacrificing conservation successes for her own political gain”.President who was directly affected by the...