More than thirty Maltese and international organisations have jointly urged the authorities to deny Montekristo Estate any form of animal-related licence, citing longstanding concerns about animal welfare violations and regulatory breaches. In a detailed open letter addressed to the Director of the Animal Welfare Directorate, Joseph-John Vella, the coalition emphasised that granting a licence would risk setting a damaging precedent and potentially undermine the credibility of Malta’s regulatory framework....

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