The Monteria guide shows the images on YouTube as a remarkable event, a success. The Animalist Party (Pacma) reproduces a version of the same video on the same channel, as an example of “a new killing of animals”, blaming the Andalusian government for allocating public resources to this type of hunting activities. pointing fingers. A new example of the stark difference in perception of hunters and animal activists about this type of activity.
In both cases, the images show the carcasses of 156 animals killed in a hunt (organized hunting activity) carried out in La Mancha (land, farm) Jabardillo, in the municipality of Villanueva del Rey (Córdoba), which the junta is owned by. Managed by the De Andalucia and Cienegatica Cordobesa Company. Among the dead animals, ordered by species and carefully placed for filming and official photographs, stand out fallow deer, mouflon, wild boar and deer (in order of appearance in the video).
The version published by Hunting Guide the first week of this month (the date is not specified on YouTube) is titled “Montería Jabardillo 2022. Cinegatica Cordobesa” and has been viewed 954 times as of 10:30 am on Thursday, January 26, 5 Likes and a comment (with criticism: “What a shame”).
The edition published by Pacma on Wednesday, 25 January, for its part, included the headline “We condemn the killing of 156 animals in a hunt” and at 10:30 on Thursday it indicated 238 views, 29 Likes and 26 comments, the first of which begins with the expressive: “Of course it is a massacre …”.
Announcement published: 1,850 Euro per hunter
The specialized hunting portal Hunti published details of the hunt in Jabardillo on 11 December, noting that the price of participation in this activity of hunting big game was 1,850 euros per hunter. This self-proclaimed “leading platform for hiring hunting days in Spain” detailed that a total of 55 hunters can participate in a Jabardillo hunt. In other words, this hunting day would add an income of 101,750 Euros.
Screenshot of the hunting ad.
Verbatim, the published announcement indicated: “There will be 55 hunters who will be able to enjoy this great day. A total of 35 rehla will beat the mountain so the fun is guaranteed. One mouflon can be shot per position, while deer , there is no quota of fallow deer and wild boar. There is a high density of animals and quality mouflon”.
Animal complaint
Javier Luna, president of PACMA, denounces that “the Junta de Andalucia allocates public funds for the slaughter of animals and limits access to natural spaces of 97% of the population”, he assures, “that all Andalusians belong “.
“We have shared on our social networks images of the results of the hunt, which have sown controversy because of their starkness. Hundreds of animals, posed as trophies, are lying and held in front of a small group of hunters who pose proudly. Such panoramas must immediately stop being normal, and above all, cease to be financed with public money”, explains Javier Luna.
In a note released by Pacma, Javier Luna says, “Hunting cannot be considered as a sport, because pitting dogs against other animals and killing them for the sake of killing them only leads to harm to other forms of life and Hate is an attempt.”
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