Gaston Cossia is a deputy for the National Party and was in charge of the National Institute for Animal Welfare (INBA). has been configured as one of the voices that is opposed to the decree of night hunting.
The nationalist expressed himself about the decree, during an interview on Channel 11 of Punta del Este. He argued that this “awakens great passions in Uruguay and worldwide.” «We have developed a great sensitivity with animals, whether they are domestic or wild. This type of measure causes an old discussion to be taken up, which is present throughout the world, “he said. Later he cited the example of several European countries, where referendums have been held to ban these practices. Especially to preserve its wildlife.
«This decree raised positions that lead to the plane of debate, even on a subject that even has its philosophical facet. This has to do with evolution and sensitivity. This activity has a great economic interest behind it, since it attracts tourists and has been what generated the promulgation of the decree. Uruguay regulates different types of hunting, since 1935.
Hunts of “various types” said Cossia
“Our country has established by antiquity rules that there are hunting of various types.” Among them of the “free” type, the one classified as sports, one for the control of invasive species and the scientific one of experimental interest, Cossia assured.
“There is a governing body that is now in the Ministry of the Environment, and that used to be in the Ministry of Livestock, which was the direction of Fauna, and now it is called Dinavise.”
He stated that “this grants permits, monitors and audits. In light of this new decree, there are some relaxations that cause concern. She is based on “what interests us is to maintain the tradition that Uruguay has had in this matter.
The exotic fauna has important controls and authorization permits, it has to be jealously guarded by the powers of the State, that is what worries us.
