The beagle hero - A love story beyond the trap of poacher Editorial Press February 23, 2011
attends for two days the wound companion. Interview GeaPress little thought and affection ... GEAPRESS - In a nice article published by Corriere della Sera, prof. Danilo Mainardi, tells the story of Stella and Carrettoni, two hunting dogs rescued by the volunteers of LIPU .
We must say that the owner of the dogs was looking for them and that when he heard about the discovery was made just thanking you very much alive. He was not the owner of the tremendous wild boar trap where they nearly died two dogs.
Without volunteers LIPU would kill them, even if Carrettoni was theoretically free to leave. Stella, however, had been locked out of the snare-trap poacher, Carrettoni but has not released it for a moment. According to Professor. Mainardi is inherent in the way of being of dogs and altruism that mutual aid.
Professor. Mainardi, who is also Honorary President of LIPU, an explanation certainly sensitive person but without omitting the reasons for the scientist. The help each other is the strength of the pack of wolves. With the domestication of this emotional bond was extended to man who, of never betraying, it has not done in his relationship with the dog, a concept inviolable. Indeed.
History Stella and Carrettori succeed without telling us directly by one of two players who were preparing to clean a path armed with thousands of traps for birds and wild boars. The path, among others, was apparently abandoned by poachers moved in the most fruitful.
In practice, the poor animals, they would all be left to rot in the traps . The facts are hits the end of last January. John Malara and Angelo Scuderi, respectively LIPU of Reggio Calabria and Moio Alcantara (ME), had just arrived in the pitch from where the trail begins in the locality on S'Arcu Schisorgiu. We are in Municipality of Assemini just north of Cagliari. Time to park the car, and Angelo and John hear a dog starts to howl.
"Generally - tells GeaPress John Malara - in the case of dogs lost, maybe somewhere in the blank used to hunt wild boars, barking feel their move into the bush. We try to recover them, but it is not easy. On that day, but the howling was very firm on one point. Our thoughts went to traps. Do you think that in just four paths we then found 2500 illegal laces. "
GEAPRESS - belonged to the owner of the trap where Stella and then run?
JOHN Malaria - probable. It 'difficult for a poacher invade the path of another poacher.
GEAPRESS - What happened after you heard the howling?
JOHN Malaria - came from no more than fifty yards away and we immediately addressed in order to understand what was happening, even though we came more and more clear imagine what was waiting for us. One thing, though, we had not understood. We believed that the animal was trapped to howl. For pain. The knot comes to amputate the leg. The mechanism is merciless. The more the animal tries to escape, as the knot tightens.
GEAPRESS - And who howled instead?
JOHN Malaria - Carrettoni the boy was free of beagle. He, however, never gave a second star. In my opinion he had never left. We learned later that the dogs had lost two days earlier. It was raining and cold. But he was there, beside his companion. Soaked with rain. Look, today I can not think calmly on the scene, also because things are not over .. say without further complications.
GEAPRESS - What happened?
JOHN Malaria - Once Carrettoni that has been done to identify immediately took up the defense of Stella, and there was closer. It did not last long. Look, I am convinced that we wanted to study. Make sure, that is, that we had not bad intentions, and then gave us the green light. They approached Angelo, I wanted to film the scene. I think it was useful also to show the incredible damage they do the poachers. And that was just a trap. There are thousands of them.
GEAPRESS - Angel And what happened?
JOHN Malaria - beginning we did not know how to act. Certainly you should never rush and remove the noose. We must first see how much damage he has done, If you have already entered in the flesh. The animal could escape, especially in the case of the wild. I am convinced that if the dog has not pulled it's all about Carrettoni. He has no idea of \u200b\u200bhow accudisse. The licking constantly. Then he extended his effusions also to Angelo. He was happy, very happy. We then verified that we could walk and slowly took its way back.
GEAPRESS - A beautiful moment after so many bad adventures.
JOHN Malaria - Yes, but I also remember the 500 students at the State School "Costantino Nivola" Capoterra and their teachers. I am grateful to the School Leadership. Meetings have been very stimulating, for us. The boys were very interested and this bodes well. And then there was the Carabinieri that under the directives of the General Louise Strong has put in place a strong enforcement action against poachers. Shares formidable. A presence that was very important for us and for the many rescued animals.
GEAPRESS - There was also an arrest.
JOHN Malaria - Yes, for possession of illegal weapons.
GEAPRESS - And then the threats and attacks.
JOHN Malaria - Yes, there are also. There was then a serious incident against our Vice President, the stone thrown from the path. But the charge was taken.
GEAPRESS - Is it true that once you have put a bomb?
JOHN Malaria - Even. It is true, but it was the seat of Calabria LIPU, years ago. We also are engaged in the protection of migrating birds of prey in the Strait of Messina. In a couple of months we resume the activity. Happen serious matters such as the assault of the guards LIPU Ischia and murder of two guards in Genoa. However, things change and should not be demoralized. Conversely, we would have stopped long ago.
GEAPRESS - E Carrettoni?
JOHN Malaria - Carrettoni and Stella. And 'all happened recently, but do not ever forget. Carrettoni if \u200b\u200bthey could go and instead stayed there two days and two nights in the rain. The concern really looked after her with a moving and then he looked at the beginning, even from us. The next she would like to warm up and give her security. The licking all the time, the always rode around, gave her little tap with the nose as to make them feel not alone. He was barking to attract attention. Can you imagine? What else should I do?
LIPU When he began his anti-poaching activities in the Strait of Messina, now over twenty-five years ago, a bomb was detonated in a small office for volunteers to Reggio Calabria, where John Malara started his business. Since then, thanks to the efforts of volunteers and the nuclei of the Special Forest (NOA - Core Operating poaching) the phenomenon is much reduced. Italy remain in large areas where poaching takes on the phenomenon of characters even more alarming than the mass media that is not in itself reassuring. Cagliari and the valleys of Brescia, to give just two examples (see Special GeaPress "Operation Robin and Low Sulcis Project"). Even at the time of the bomb at the headquarters LIPU some political hunting horns and tried to discredit the activities of volunteers from the police, as is happening these days, moreover, in Brescia. Beyond the different points of view, we believe, however, that there is a basic right. You have to see who it belongs to. Whatever, can not but whatever the victory of life over death, is that of a robin in Brescia with her paws on the broken trap, that of a buzzard impallinato in Reggio Calabria, or a thrush finished hanging from a small loop located between shrubs pads Cagliari.
In this article, dedicated to the problem poaching, we like to think a little more Carrettoni dog bred to flush out wild boar and finished to make the hero (a second thought perhaps simplistic) just around a trap for wild pigs. Carrettoni dog is a beagle, like those of Green Hill and many other farms around the world who produce them to the experimenters. Very confident about the meaning to be given to his affection.
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