Elephant Hunts in Toronto Prompt Calls for Ivory Ban

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Conservation and Elephant advocacy groups called on Canada to ban the sale, import, and export of ivory after it was discovered that there were 3 vendors at the Toronto Sportsmen's Show selling off elephant hunts. The groups are calling on the show to drop these vendors immediately and also calling on the Canadian government to take action and ban the sale, import, and export of ivory which would include hunting trophies. 

Elephants face extinction in the wild within 20 years unless illegal poaching is curbed which is why it is especially frustrating that vendors continue to sell opportunities to participate in trophy hunts. Trophy hunting may not be the only reason elephants face extinction, but allowing legal hunts of endangered animals is probably the dumbest thing humanity can continue to allow. 

Trophy hunting continues to act under the guise of conservation claiming that profits from these hunts are funnelled into local communities to aid in conservation. Unfortunately, this has been disproven multiple times and frankly, couldn't be more hypocritical. How can someone argue that slaughtering endangered animals aids in their conservation? It makes absolutely no sense to think that killing animals that are endangered somehow helps them in the long run. What trophy hunting REALLY is, is the opportunity for rich, ignorant people to get their thrills out of shooting majestic animals dead and bringing back trophies to proudly display in their homes. It's sickening and needs to stop!

Shooting elephants disrupts their hierarchy and social groups which is incredibly stressful for them. Elephants have been witnessed to mourn their loved ones, circling around them somberly in a show of sadness and loss. In some cases, mothers can be shot which leaves babies in serious trouble of becoming prey to animals like cheetahs, lions, and other predators in the area. There is absolutely no benefit to shooting and killing elephants aside from the perversions of the wealthy folk who participate in these hunts.

Trophy hunting is abhorrent and needs to stop. We are witnessing hundreds of thousands of animals facing extinction and yet we continue to allow people to slaughter endangered animals for the right price. We are at a crucial time in history where our actions will undoubtedly change the future for animals on this planet and we must start making the right decisions. It's time to fucking ban trophy hunting once and for all. It's time to take a stand for Africa's wildlife and put an end to our contributions to their plummeting population. We are decimating the species on this planet, it's time to do the right thing.

Canada, wake up!

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