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eBay Auctions Off Lives
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    leatrice brantley
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By now we all know you can find just about anything on the infamous auction site eBay. It's a great site and a wonderful way to turn one man's trash into another man's treasure, but did you know that you can buy your way into a trophy hunt?

That's right. eBay's actually auctioning off lives. Good thing Big Wildlife, Raincoast Conservation and Alaska Wildlife Alliance have stepped in to put a stop to it.

"eBay has become an online marketplace peddling the slaughter of wolves, bears and cougars," said Big Wildlife communications director Brian Vincent.

One auction Big Wildlife found for a timber wolf hunt called it "a real hunting adventure," and said the hunters would "hunt over bait in a heated treestand."

Um, wow. That sounds about as adventurous as dinner and a movie!

eBay should get some credit for banning the sale of ivory last year after International Fund for Animal Welfare stepped in to point out that it was helping the illegal trade of wildlife, so here's to hoping they step up and stop these sales too.

Predators play an incredibly important role in our ecosystem. They belong in the wild, alive, not on the floor in front of a fireplace. 

Should eBay ban this? 
Quick Poll:http://www.care2.com/causes/animal-welfare/blog/ebay-auctions-off-lives/

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By now we all know you can find just about anything on the infamous auction site eBay. It's a great site and a wonderful way to turn one man's trash into another man's treasure, but did you know that you can buy your way into a trophy hunt?</p>
<p>That's right. eBay's actually auctioning off lives. Good thing <a href="http://www.bigwildlife.org/">Big Wildlife</a>, <a href="http://www.raincoast.org/">Raincoast Conservation</a> and <a href="http://www.akwildlife.org/">Alaska Wildlife Alliance </a>have stepped in to put a stop to it.</p>
<p>"eBay has become an online marketplace peddling the slaughter of wolves, bears and cougars," said Big Wildlife communications director Brian Vincent.</p>
<p>One auction Big Wildlife found for a timber wolf hunt called it "a real hunting adventure," and said the hunters would "hunt over bait in a heated treestand."</p>
<p>Um, wow. That sounds about as adventurous as dinner and a movie!</p>
<p>eBay should get some credit for banning the sale of ivory last year after <a href="http://www.ifaw.org/">International Fund for Animal Welfare</a> stepped in to point out that it was helping the illegal trade of wildlife, so here's to hoping they step up and stop these sales too.</p>
<p>Predators play an incredibly important role in our ecosystem. They belong in the wild, alive, not on the floor in front of a fireplace.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Should eBay ban this?&nbsp;<br /> Quick Poll:<a href="http://www.care2.com/causes/animal-welfare/blog/ebay-auctions-off-lives/">http://www.care2.com/causes/animal-welfare/blog/ebay-auctions-off-lives/</a>

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