Despite a 20-year-old ban on ivory imports, the U.S. is the second largest consumer of ivory. Loopholes in the current law allow for the sale of “antique” ivory jewelry, which is often not antique at all, and is instead the product of elephant poaching.

The U.S. continues to contribute to the slaughter of African elephants by allowing ivory jewelry to be sold at all. In the last thirty years, the number of wild elephants in Africa has dropped from 1.2 million to approximately 420,000.

There is no way of knowing for certain whether ivory is legal or not, which has led some retailers, such as Ebay, to ban the sale of ivory products completely.

But Esty continues to allow "legal" ivory to be sold on their site, meaning many of its users may be unknowingly contributing to elephant poaching. 

Sign the petition asking Esty to ban all ivory products. 

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