Letzte Woche in der Nähe unseres Hotels in Cospicua gesichtet … Was ist das? ☹️

A ridiculous, senseless and cruel tradition that is slowly being phased out. Horrible practice.

Used as „companionship“ or „pets“, or as bait to attract other birds during hunting season due to their calls.

a McChirp

legalised and protected torture

This is a tradition of carrying a bird with you.

It’s a trophy 🏆 and you take it with you to show off. Typically the caged bird is European Greenfinch.
Such birds are caught during trapping season, legally or illegally. They sell for “good” money.

Not defending the traditional or ownership of such practices, but some people here think that this is hunting while in fact it’s trapping. Keeping such birds in cages is no different than keeping parrots, lovebirds, or any kind of bird in a cage.

it’s not a canary? i saw lots of pet canaries when i visited malta

legalized animal abuse because the maltese government sucks shit