Illinois Governor Signs bill to ban sale of Ivory

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Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner has signed a bill that will ban the sale of ivory from elephants and rhinos in the state making it the seventh U.S. state to enact similar bills. The Governor made it quite clear that it's more important than ever to enact these bills as President Trump works to undo protections for animals across the board.

The illegal wildlife trade is one of the largest money making illegal industries on the planet. What's especially saddening about this is that the animals that suffer for their tusks are elephants and rhinos, both of which are endangered and risk extinction without more protections. Although efforts to protect these animals are happening, the fact is that they are still being illegally slaughtered. I've reported already that Kenya is enacting a death sentence for convicted poachers, despite this, they are still being targeted by trained poachers who are looking to sell their ivory for large sums of money on the black market. These poachers have absolutely no regard for the fact that they could be responsible for destroying an entire species because they're motivated by financial gain.

I find myself wondering what happens if the entire species of rhinos or elephants are eliminated. What do these poachers do now that there are no elephants or rhinos left? How do they continue to make this money when there is no "product" left? It's interesting to me that they have absolutely no concept of the damage they are causing nor that they could be left without animals to hunt if they continue to poach. Being motivated by money can often be the worst thing because these people will stop at nothing, literally risking their lives every day for ivory. Although I disagree with the death sentence, in this case it ALMOST seems warranted. 

As Governor Rauner said, it's all the more important for individual states to protect animals at this time. President Trump is slowly destroying any protection animals have and without the states stepping up to protect animals on their own, President Trump will see animals suffer relentlessly. 

Thank you Illinois for taking a stand to save elephants and rhinos!

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