Belgium recently banned trophy hunting imports of endangered species listed in CITES, a global agreement that trade of these listed species does not harm their survival.  France, Finland, and the Netherlands are planning for a similar ban.  The United States is one of the leading countries in trophy hunting and as many species the world over are considered threatened with extinction or endangered, it is our responsibility to be a voice for the voiceless.  Because it is our responsibility, we have the power to create change and support the future and well-being of others who cannot protect themselves from getting killed, or worse yet, become extinct. 

Endangered species have a purpose for being here, otherwise, they wouldn’t exist.  Their existence has an intrinsic value that cannot be measured and deserve far better than what is currently being done for them. 

Please contact your federal legislators and tell them you want to see a ban on trophy hunting of endangered species.  It is two of the most powerful minutes of your time you can give to wildlife. To find your federal legislators, go to www.pluralpolicy.com.

If you love endangered wildlife and want to protect them from extinction, please sign and share this petition far and wide.  We have the power to create change when we come together.  

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly."
Martin Luther King, Jr. 
 
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Reporting: Levaux, C., Fiorin, M., Writing: Blenkinsop, P., Editing: Williams, A.  (2024, February, 7th). Belgium bans hunting trophy imports, activists want Europe to follow. Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/belgium-bans-hunting-trophy-imports-activists-want-europe-follow-2024-02-07/#:~:text=Belgium%27s%20parliament%20voted%20in%20late,and%20northern%20hairy%2Dnosed%20wombats