We're under attack too :(

[Malti]

Dangerous pets to be banned


New rules will make it illegal to keep certain dangerous animals as pets while other creatures will be strictly regulated.
Animals such as crocodiles, large felines and poisonous snakes - among them Cobras and the small but deadly Mambas - will be banned outright under proposed legislation being drawn up, sources have told The Times.
It is not yet clear how other exotic animals such as constrictor snakes, which can be dangerous when they reach a certain size, will be regulated.
The Resources Ministry confirmed that it is preparing an amendment to the Animal Welfare Act which should address a lacuna in the law through which these animals are not properly regulated. At the moment, as long as the animals are not listed as endangered in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites), they can be kept as pets.
The proposed law will be discussed in Parliament but stakeholders are expected to be consulted beforehand. The move comes after the Animal Welfare Department earlier this month discovered a three-month-old Bengal tiger, one of the world's endangered species of large felines, in an air-conditioned room on the roof of a warehouse in Mosta.
Had the tiger not been on the endangered list there would be no law preventing its importation and rearing as a pet but it might still be perfectly above board if it is found to have been bred in captivity.
The authorities have not yet pronounced themselves on whether they plan to take any action over this case.
However, its discovery has shown up the gap that exists in the present legislation on animals.
The environment director of the Malta Environment and Planning Authority, Martin Seychell, had told The Times that keeping dangerous animals posed a risk to the owner and possibly the public but there was little the authority could do about it.
Asked to react to the proposed blacklist of dangerous animals, Dr Seychell was cautiously optimistic.
"While I agree in principle, it might be difficult to have an exhaustive list of 'dangerous' animals. Many animals can be dangerous in certain circumstances," Dr Seychell said.
There was also the risk of allowing the importation of species that, while not dangerous to humans, could harm the ecosystem and create environmental problems, he added.


timesofmalta.com - Dangerous pets to be banned


and the stupid comments only god knows!

[Malti]

once I graduate I'm leaving this place they want to suffocate us, no hunting, soon no fishing, modified cars are getting screwed aswell...and now reps and inverts under attack.

[jennygirlx]

I always believed it was ignorance and poor care that make an animal dangerouse...

[Malti]

the public is ignorant - and as you people over there learned, they're pig-headed to teach.

I'm gutted...thats the fken good morning news to me

[Schip]

I'm not at all surprised about this when you think the Labour Party and RSPCA are bed partners!

RSPCA provide secretariate services to most of the animal welfare Gov groups including the APGAW ie all submissions go via an RSPCA Political officer.

The sooner we vote this government out the better and thank god for the Expenses scandal which got rid of the likes of Elliot Morely from the APGAW,.

[Malti]

Originally Posted by Schip

I'm not at all surprised about this when you think the Labour Party and RSPCA are bed partners!

RSPCA provide secretariate services to most of the animal welfare Gov groups including the APGAW ie all submissions go via an RSPCA Political officer.

The sooner we vote this government out the better and thank god for the Expenses scandal which got rid of the likes of Elliot Morely from the APGAW,.

Schip I'm talking about Malta not UK

[Malti]

I'm going to try to launch a counter to this law, via internet and I need statistics of how many people died/got hurt bad cause of exotic animals, if possible by species...and statistics of how many people died/got hurt by dogs in the UK or your country of residence

[MJ75]

Originally Posted by Malti

no hunting, soon no fishing, .

No fishing????

Tell me more mate.

[Malti]

Originally Posted by MJ75

No fishing????

Tell me more mate.

there's talk of doing a permit for shoreline fishermen (just another fckn tax) and we'll soon have cops ball breaking us, whilst fishing to see what we have and all



btw this is Malta I'm speaking of

[Meko]

one of my mates got thrown out of Malta a few years back. He was caught working without a visa (or whatever he needed) and sent back to England. The funny part is him and his family had all moved to Malta so his mum, dad and brother were all there and he got booted back to England on his own.