The acting Minister of Ecological Transition, Fight against Climate Change and Territorial Planning of the Government of the Canary Islands, José Antonio Valbuena, has signed this Friday, the modification of the Order of June 20, 2023, which establishes the hunting seasons for the 2023-2024 season, as well as the conditions, means and limitations for its exercise in the islands, so that the hunting of any feral animal, including dogs, cats and ferrets, will not be allowed.
Valbuena explains that the modified order foresaw certain measures that can only take effect once Law 7/2023, of March 28, on the protection of the rights and welfare of animals, scheduled for September 29 of this year, comes into force, so that the islands will advance the application of this state regulation.
Therefore, the acting minister stresses that, with this modification, "in the Canary Islands no type of feral animal will be hunted."
Thus, this change eliminates any mention of feral animals, only allowing the capture of specimens of mouflon (Ovis orientalis), arrui (Ammotragus lervia), rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), Barbary partridge (Alectoris barbara koenigi), red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa), common quail (Coturnix coturnix) and rock dove (Columba livia).
