Stop all U.S. Elephant Trophy Hunting Imports; limit the number of elephant sport-hunted trophies from 2 to ZERO, per hunter, per year.
Stop all U.S. Elephant Trophy Hunting Imports
There is no difference between Ivory Poaching & Trophy Hunting elephants; killing elephants is killing elephants. Given the current statistics on elephant population declines, an elephant is killed every 15 minutes. At this rate elephants are expected to be extinct in 10-11 years. Trophy Hunting Elephants is contributing to this slaughter.
The U.S. National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking & Commercial Ban on Trade in Elephant Ivory limits the number of African elephant sport-hunted trophies that an individual can import to 2 per hunter, per year. This is a contradictory loophole in the U.S. National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking & Commercial Ban on Trade in Elephant Ivory! To ban "commercial" elephant imports and then to allow trophy hunted "personal" imports is contradictory to making positive efforts to save this species.
The trophy hunting industry is alive and well. The Safari Club International is aggressively defending "their right" to trophy hunt elephants. The SCI is currently involved or has recently been involved in the following cases: Elephant Importation Ban (SCI v. Jewell ), and the Elephant Importation Ban Freedom of Information Act Request (SCI v. FWS) ... The SCI will be filing a new lawsuit to challenge the FWS’s decision to continue Zimbabwe’s importation ban for 2015 and into the future.
Many trophy hunting companies are also defending "their right" to kill elephants. For example, Comre Safaris has recently stated "Go ahead and kill the elephants. And rhinos and tigers and all the rest of your favorite Lion King animals. It might be their best hope for avoiding extinction." They also stated ".... In other words, to save the animals, people should be allowed to kill them."
Allowing 2 elephant trophy hunted imports per hunter per year is contributing to the species extinction and also supporting this mentality.
Please stop ALL U.S. Elephant Trophy Hunting Imports; limit the number of African elephant sport-hunted trophies that an individual can import from 2 to ZERO, per hunter, per year.
Sending this petition to Barack Obama, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Sally Jewell, & ESA.
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Updates
August 17, 2015
we just hit 5000 signatures which is honestly insane. thanks for sticking with me while this grows so fast. its clear so many of you care about stopping these imports just as much as i do.
Reached 5,000 supporters
August 16, 2015
July 9, 2015
we just hit 1,000 signatures which is honestly wild. thank you guys so much for getting behind this because it really shows we are not going to let this slide anymore.
Reached 1,000 supporters
July 8, 2015
July 8, 2015
we are almost at a thousand signatures and it is time to really push this into the spotlight. tell someone about this right now so we can hit that mark and show them we arent going anywhere.
Reached 100 supporters
June 20, 2015
2,170 Comments
Stop the trophy hunting. If u hunt animals to eat the meat and use the animal, that's different. Still sad but different. When u r killing just to kill or for trophies it's absolutely disgusting. U should be ashamed of yourself. DISGUSTING!
I'm sorry but nobody needs to hunt down these wonderful and beautiful animals. Your not consuming them so you shouldn't be hunting them. And nobody should contribute to this or the sale of ivory. Only an elephant needs its tusks nobody else.
Killing these animals for no purpose other than a trophy should be illegal . These majestic and caring animals are an important part of our eco system and do not deserved to be killed by any human. Elephants have no predators other than the human.
I love All animals and believe we need to seriously consider saving these beaitiful animals! They are so beautiful and our children and grandchildren deserve the chance to see them!! Its no sport when the ultimate price paid is extinction!
These magnificent animals are facing extinction. Hunting by brainless people is stealing from the world and future generations. I would like children to be able to see these animals in all their beauty not hanging on some selfish morons wall.
GOD-willing, very soon the very best and enforceable animal welfare laws and regulations shall become prevalent throughout the world. May GOD-ALMIGHTY save animals from the horrors of human induced abuse, cruelty, torture, neglect, and habitat destruction.
Stop the killing !
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Stop all U.S. Elephant Trophy Hunting Imports; limit the number of elephant sport-hunted trophies from 2 to ZERO, per hunter, per year.
Stop all U.S. Elephant Trophy Hunting Imports
There is no difference between Ivory Poaching & Trophy Hunting elephants; killing elephants is killing elephants. Given the current statistics on elephant population declines, an elephant is killed every 15 minutes. At this rate elephants are expected to be extinct in 10-11 years. Trophy Hunting Elephants is contributing to this slaughter.
The U.S. National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking & Commercial Ban on Trade in Elephant Ivory limits the number of African elephant sport-hunted trophies that an individual can import to 2 per hunter, per year. This is a contradictory loophole in the U.S. National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking & Commercial Ban on Trade in Elephant Ivory! To ban "commercial" elephant imports and then to allow trophy hunted "personal" imports is contradictory to making positive efforts to save this species.
The trophy hunting industry is alive and well. The Safari Club International is aggressively defending "their right" to trophy hunt elephants. The SCI is currently involved or has recently been involved in the following cases: Elephant Importation Ban (SCI v. Jewell ), and the Elephant Importation Ban Freedom of Information Act Request (SCI v. FWS) ... The SCI will be filing a new lawsuit to challenge the FWS’s decision to continue Zimbabwe’s importation ban for 2015 and into the future.
Many trophy hunting companies are also defending "their right" to kill elephants. For example, Comre Safaris has recently stated "Go ahead and kill the elephants. And rhinos and tigers and all the rest of your favorite Lion King animals. It might be their best hope for avoiding extinction." They also stated ".... In other words, to save the animals, people should be allowed to kill them."
Allowing 2 elephant trophy hunted imports per hunter per year is contributing to the species extinction and also supporting this mentality.
Please stop ALL U.S. Elephant Trophy Hunting Imports; limit the number of African elephant sport-hunted trophies that an individual can import from 2 to ZERO, per hunter, per year.
Sending this petition to Barack Obama, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Sally Jewell, & ESA.
Thank you for signing and sharing!!
Updates
August 17, 2015
we just hit 5000 signatures which is honestly insane. thanks for sticking with me while this grows so fast. its clear so many of you care about stopping these imports just as much as i do.
Reached 5,000 supporters
August 16, 2015
July 9, 2015
we just hit 1,000 signatures which is honestly wild. thank you guys so much for getting behind this because it really shows we are not going to let this slide anymore.
Reached 1,000 supporters
July 8, 2015
July 8, 2015
we are almost at a thousand signatures and it is time to really push this into the spotlight. tell someone about this right now so we can hit that mark and show them we arent going anywhere.
Reached 100 supporters
June 20, 2015
2,170 Comments
Legal hunting of elephants DOES NOT help preserve the species this is one of the biggest lies told today. Poachers should be sentenced to life this includes trophy hunters that pay to kill. Very soon elephants will be extinct. This will happen soon!!!
Stop the trophy hunting. If u hunt animals to eat the meat and use the animal, that's different. Still sad but different. When u r killing just to kill or for trophies it's absolutely disgusting. U should be ashamed of yourself. DISGUSTING!
I'm sorry but nobody needs to hunt down these wonderful and beautiful animals. Your not consuming them so you shouldn't be hunting them. And nobody should contribute to this or the sale of ivory. Only an elephant needs its tusks nobody else.
Killing these animals for no purpose other than a trophy should be illegal . These majestic and caring animals are an important part of our eco system and do not deserved to be killed by any human. Elephants have no predators other than the human.
I love All animals and believe we need to seriously consider saving these beaitiful animals! They are so beautiful and our children and grandchildren deserve the chance to see them!! Its no sport when the ultimate price paid is extinction!
These magnificent animals are facing extinction. Hunting by brainless people is stealing from the world and future generations. I would like children to be able to see these animals in all their beauty not hanging on some selfish morons wall.
GOD-willing, very soon the very best and enforceable animal welfare laws and regulations shall become prevalent throughout the world. May GOD-ALMIGHTY save animals from the horrors of human induced abuse, cruelty, torture, neglect, and habitat destruction.
Stop the killing !
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Legal hunting of elephants DOES NOT help preserve the species this is one of the biggest lies told today. Poachers should be sentenced to life this includes trophy hunters that pay to kill. Very soon elephants will be extinct. This will happen soon!!!