Dijksma will end swans drifting – Telegraaf.nl

THE HAGUE –

Loving swans in the wild is prohibited. Sharon Dijksma Secretary (Economic Affairs) wants a ban put an end to the so-called swans drifting

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Swans Drifters maim the animals to prevent them from flying away. This leewieken, where a piece of the wing is cut, must be done by a veterinarian. But in practice it is difficult to determine whether the swans drifters do not have to. Therefore Dijksma looking at banning the swans drifting. Leewieken is completely prohibited from 2018.

Dijksma refers to abuses that emerge from an examination of the police and to images of a whistleblower who show EenVandaag hair. “These are practices that really does not pass muster and which must be halted.”

The organization EDEV (An Animal A Friend) says ‘delighted’ to be about the ban. According presidents Geoffrey Deckers EDEV has in recent years been denounced dozens of dubious affairs of swans drifters, but Sharon Dijksma took no action. ,, We are pleased that media images now show the message arrive and intervention have achieved Dijksma. “

EenVandaag found that supervisor NVWA until two years ago was not acting against leewieken the swans drifters. According Dijksma this was because the NVWA mistakenly thought this was permitted. The State reported the parliament that there were no violations in 2012. identified, but that does not knocked wrote Dijksma Friday at the parliament. The rules are stricter now NVWA maintain

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