FINALLY! Canada bans the sale / trade of Ivory from Elephants / Rhinos

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Not my photo. Photo address copied from World Wildlife Foundation. worldwildlife.org

Canada has FINALLY announced an elephant and rhino ivory ban, after many years of advocating by HSI Canada, conservationists, and Canadians alike. This very important move sends a clear message that Canada does not support trophy hunting of imperiled African species, and is actively engaged in conservation efforts to stave off inevitable extinction.

According to statistics, a whopping 25, 000 African elephants, and 1,300 rhinos are slaughtered by poachers & trophy hunters every year. It is widely believed that the African elephant population has dwindled by a whopping 96% over the last century, plunging elephants in to an uncertain future on our planet. Ivory is a highly sought after product that leaves rhinos and elephants in grave danger at all times. They may be the biggest herbivores in Africa, but they are not safe from trophy hunters who stalk, shoot, and kill them with no regard. Why? Because it's fun for them, and they have absolutely no compassion or empathy towards the possibility of extinction that they are happily contributing to.

If we are truly going to stave off extinction, trophy hunting MUST be banned across the globe. Those who argue in favour of trophy hunting are almost always directly linked to the industry itself. It has been proven time and time again, that trophy hunting, despite its claims, does NOT contribute towards conservation. As stated, those who argue in defense of it are those who participate, hunting lobbyists, and those who provide the excursions in Africa, all of which directly benefit from the slaughter of these imperiled, beautiful animals. STFU with your "killing them helps conservate them" nonsense, statistics would suggest that that is hardly true as both species continue to plunge towards extinction.

Will this trigger a landslide affect, prompting other prominent western countries to also enact similar bans? One can hope, but at the very least, Canada has decided to take a stand and do their part to tackle elephant and rhino extinction. Let's be clear, this planet belongs to us all and it's time we stop shooting and killing everything simply because we like it / want to. We should be ashamed at how we treat the other species on this planet.

Peep the original story from World Animal News attached at the top of this post.

HAPPY VEG