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A €600,000 project, to be implemented next year, has been launched by the Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries and Animal Rights Alicia Bugeja Said, which she said “will lead to a wide digitisation in the fishing sector.”
She said that the digitisation element will also enter the animal sector, as a new web site for the adoption of animals will be launched in collaboration with the Commissioner for Animals.
Through this new site information will be included on all the animals found in the various sanctuaries, so that anyone who is interested in adopting, can obtain all the details with easier access.
Alicia Bugeja Said explained how these initiatives will help increase efficiency and transparency within the respective departments as well as with the public.
The government is also allocating €100,000 to fishermen, to carry out maintenance on their wooden vessels. The Parliamentary Secretary said that this initiative will continue to alleviate the financial burdens faced by fishermen, while contributing to the tourist aspect, as thousands of tourists visit our country and look for the art that these boats provide within the ports.
In the animal protection sector, the Parliamentary Secretary said that the government is dedicating €575,000 with the aim of providing medical aid to those animals involved in accidents, or otherwise that are abandoned and rescued by the Animal Protection Directorate.
She said that for the coming year, the government is in discussion with an international non-governmental organisation, which is expected to continue assisting the government in a national cat neutering campaign.
She went on to say that the government will continue to support the work in favour of animals, through the Local Council Care Fund. This fund can lead to more cat cafes, dog parks, as well as local stewards within Maltese and Gozitan towns and villages.
The Parliamentary Secretary concluded by saying that once again, the Animal Protection Fund will continue to provide financial assistance for daily operations, as well as infrastructural projects, to the various voluntary organisations that work in the animal protection sector.
Photo: DOI/Jeremy Wonnacott
