José Sena Goulão / Lusa
The parliamentary leader of CDS-PP, Paulo Nuncio
“Illegal Event” or “Private Event” that does not need legality? Play of Paulo Nuncio with Bezerra Baby did not fit well to the defenders of the animals.
“It was an illegal event, organized by a political party, which was not communicated to the competent authorities, whatever they may conveyance on the social networks that took place on September 20 in Vila Franca de Xira, organized by CDS-PP.
This is because, it states the association, “The municipal veterinarian, mandatory by law, nor the firefighters were not present to ensure the safety of the participants. ”
At the event, called by the Tauromáquica Community “VoltaTere”, had as a protagonist a calf of a few months, who knocked down Paulo Nuncio, The municipal municipal candidate for the CDS and the party’s parliamentary leader.
“It was a very well passed afternoon,” he said. “As the candidate was announced (or tried to take) a calf.” The word plays with Paulo Nuncio’s campaign slogan in Vila Franca de Xira, “Take the problems with courage“.
Who didn’t find a joke were the animal protection associations, which accused the event of constituting an illegality. Inês de Sousa Real, from the Pan Party, also says that ” Animal Protection Law It already provides that any individual or collective person who uses animals for the purposes of spectacle, with or without commercial purposes, cannot do so without prior authorization from the competent entity (IGAC and the respective municipality) ”.
To Expresso, the CDS reports that “the event in Vila Franca de Xira consisted of a simple meeting, no legal framework licensesimilar to what happens hundreds of times in the country. ”
The City Council and the IGAC (General Inspection of Cultural Activities) unresponsible by the successful. The municipality says it has no skills to intervene, while IGAC states that the competence is from the municipality.
On the other hand, the Directorate-General for Food and Veterinary (DGAV) states that “being a private placeo, the CDS did not have to ask of occasional event and that it was not subject to prior authorization ”.
