The President of the Law Commission and his avian concentration camp

Published: October 15, 2014 at 11:01pm

A man like this should make any sensible woman run a mile. How freaky is thatpicture?

And it looks like he’s more depressive than manic right now (the reluctance to shave is the first sign with him) which is bad news for whoever is currently at the other end of his severely neurotic-obsessive repetitive telephone calls.

Thank God above it’s no longer me.

franco debono and his caged birds




30 Comments Comment

  1. White coat says:

    The bird brain is the one in the striped top.

  2. dudu says:

    Kem u sexy hi ..always smart n handsom ta hi…

    Big Like to his birdie.

  3. AE says:

    I’ve never understood this thing of grown men with bird cages. Let alone many bird cages. The man is obviously a lunatic.

  4. H.P. Baxxter says:

    There’s only one creature who should be in a cage there.

  5. Gino says:

    X’żaqq għandu – fuq l-iskalora qiegħed ukoll

  6. Aunt Hetty says:

    The birds are probably wondering why they’re the ones who are locked up.

  7. canon says:

    He thought he might impress Angelina.

  8. Mercury Rising says:

    He increasingly reminds me of Omid Djalili.

  9. Crockett says:

    Bit of a titman isn’t he?

  10. Laurie says:

    One who should land in the cuckoo’s nest.

  11. M says:

    Has he defended one criminal too many perhaps? Is this the picture of the abyss looking back?

  12. Ken Mercieca says:

    Stennejtu li jtella l-ghonq tal-polo shirt il-fuq biex jider sexy hi, smart hi u forsi b’ xi gabbjetta taht idejh.

  13. H.P. Baxxter says:

    Rolex, Ralph Lauren, u gabjetta.

    • christopher says:

      Or a Fred Perry shirt, chunky gold chains, Mercedes Benz and horses, loads of horses, and birds obviously….eagles and and some exotic stuff like that. This is the typical Maltese stereotype, that I believe had a big say in the last general elections.

  14. verita says:

    Dolce e Gabietta

  15. Mario Zahra says:

    Dear Daphne, I gave it a bit of thought before I started writing this message, because it shows very clearly that you know nothing about this beautiful hobby and how serious many of the EU countries that you shout about take this pass time.

    I decide to write this message to ask you to at least before you start firing stupid comments, do a bit of research!!! It seems that every chance you get to mud sling, you do not care how you do it or who it will hurt!!

    Not that you are hurting us!!! Because everybody knows that you are more of a lunatic than anyone else you have attacked in the past. Please look it up before opening that trap!! They are called Gloster Canaries!! They don’t live in the wild!!! The have existed for a 100 years and you know nothing about them!!!

    If you would like to come to my bird room you are still welcome!!! I will give you a lecture and a tour that will show how beautiful our hobby is and how relaxing it is to listen to their song while they raise their young!

    If you want to contact me call my mob on:79403920 I am more than ready for your sarcasm!!

    Yours in the Fancy

    Mario Zahra
    MGBS Secretary
    GFCC-UK International Secretary
    GFCC Panel Judge
    Somerset A.G. Panel Judge
    MGBS Panel Judge

    [Daphne – No bird should be kept in a cage like that. Your hobby is not beautiful. It is cruel and selfish. It makes me wonder how men like you and Franco Debono would keep women if there were no laws to prevent you doing it. The need to line birds up in tiny cages is, at root, the need for control and for something to control. It is actually pretty frightening that you are completely indifferent to the fact that these are living things. Whether they are raised in captivity or not is totally irrelevant. They still need space to fly. Try and think about the fact that this so-called hobby is favoured only by men – or rather, certain sorts of men.]

    • ciccio says:

      Mr Zahra, stop using multiple exclamation marks like Eddy Privitera.

      A full stop after a sentence is sufficient.

    • H.P. Baxxter says:

      Call your mob? Cripes.

    • Mario Zahra says:

      All right now you have taken the subject to a new level…

      Let the dogs free. No more dogs as pets, no more dog shows, close all the grooming services, no more kennels, because they come from the wolf line and they should be in the forest!!!

      Let the horses free. No more horse racing, no more show jumping, no more horse breeding, no more Karrozzini, they should be out in the wild to run free and use their speed at free will.

      Let the cats free. Their instincts are very hard to understand, they are weird (not true) cause they should be hunting in the wild not locked up in an apartment.

      Let the Fish free. Close the project in Bugibba “National Aquarium” stop all fish shops and ban all domestic aquariums. They should be swimming in rivers, seas and lakes.

      You know I could go on and on and on!!! I think you really need to cut a wee bit on the keyboard and buy a pet. There is an energy in animals that we can see but you can’t and we love sharing it. For me bird keeping is the best therapy and relaxation I can get and for my birds its the best environment that Glosters Canaries have experienced since there first day in 1925 (Crystal Palace).

      Now I really have to go because its 4:33am and in an hours time I will start my bird room maintenance which takes 2.5 hours a day.

      PS. I have a very good relationship with my wife and kids and 2 days ago we celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary. Our hobby keeps us safe from all bad habits… visit http://www.glostercity.com & maltaglosterclub.com We are an NGO we also have a club premises in Floriana :) You can download a membership for and join us :) Our next educational meeting is in three weeks time.

      You are still welcome to my bird room to see what its all about even though you think that we should be in the Garden of Eden.

      Yours in the Gloster Fancy

      Mario Zahra

  16. Barbara Gray says:

    There’s nothing wrong with the man in this photo and his beloved canaries, these birds are not meant to be in the wild, they are domestically bred,
    Calling him names and trying to make him look small is not becoming and because you do not understand his hobby is no cause to belittle him.
    From the photo I can tell he takes very good care of the birds.
    It’s a lovely hobby, I’ve bred canaries for many many years and can tell you this, they would not last long in the wild.
    If avian pox didn’t kill them they would either starve to death or be killed by wild birds.
    Breeding canaries is a nice hobby to have, you have to be dedicated because they take hours of work but they give so much pleasure.
    During the summer months my glosters are flighted in a screen in 10 foot flight, I could spend half my day watching and listening to them, better then going to the mall or texting.
    So people keep and open mind, like I wrote before it’s a lovely hobby, it brings people from all over the world together and at a time like this it’s a good thing.
    Best wishes from sunny California,
    Barbara Gray

  17. Barbara Gray says:

    Ps… visit my gloster site if you get a chance…

    http://glosterqueen.tripod.com/

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