Ximenes issued an edict banning the hunting of hares (Maltese: Fenek tax-xiber), and was opposed by Bishop Giovanni Carmine Pellerano and the clergy.
Ximenes a emis un edict prin care a interzis vânarea iepurilor (în malteză Fenek tax-xiber), edict căruia i s-a opus episcopul Giovanni Carmine Pellerano și clerul.