Ban hunting on weekends: Pompili in favor of a debate

Whether or not to ban hunting on weekends, a topical issue with the approach of the upcoming elections and while several dramatic accidents took place last week. Asked about France Info on the possibility of banning hunting on Saturdays and Sundays, the Minister for Ecological Transition, also in charge of hunting, estimated that "we must have a debate". "It is part of the debates that have existed for a long time on the question of sharing space" and "it is an idea that at one point arises and on which we must have a debate", estimated Barbara Pompili this Wednesday morning . But to remember, in case the subject, very sensitive, ignites, that "the majority has no desire to prohibit hunting".

Last week, a walker in Haute-Savoie and a septuagenarian driving his car near Rennes were seriously injured by hunters.

The EELV presidential candidate Yannick Jadot proposed to ban this hobby during the weekend and during the school holidays, an idea defended by his party for many years.

"I am not afraid of the political debate"

"My role as Minister in charge of hunting is to ensure that hunting respects a certain number of rules", continued Barbara Pompili, recalling that hunting security measures have been reinforced in recent years. .

"For information, since the beginning of the year, we have had eight hunting licenses which have been suspended because people did not respect the rules

», Said the minister.

Asked also about the possibility of half-days without hunting, she judged that "everything can be done, it is also necessary to look at territory by territory", "federations have already taken a certain number of measures, in particular in consultation with other users. of nature, to find solutions ”

to ensure the good cohabitation of all. "If there is a need for supervision at the national level, once again there are debates today, I am not afraid of the political debate, that the debate begins and that we look at how far we can go », She concluded.

The minister is strongly criticized by the National Hunting Federation (FNC) after the legal ban on traditional bird hunts as well as glue hunting.

One of his predecessors in the ministry, Nicolas Hulot, had left the government when he saw the weight of the hunters' lobby in the files he wanted to complete.