Safari Club Pushing to Overturn Elephant Tropy Ban
Action Alert from All-Creatures.org

FROM

Jim Robertson, Exposing the Big Game
April 2014

ACTION

elephant trophy huntHunters and Safari Club International (SCI) have began a colossal lobbying program emailing and telephoning, meeting every US House representative to try and OVERTURN the Elephant Trophy Hunting ban that currently bans import into the U.S.

We’re not going to allow them to win. We need YOU on the animals' side TODAY.

Sign these online petitions:

Urge the End of Elephant Imports

Stop the Legal Hunting of African Elephants

And/or better yet, make direct contact:

Daniel M. Ashe, Director
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
1849 C Street, NW
Washington, DC 20240
Complete online contact form

AND...

Find and contact your U.S. Senators
http://www.senate.gov/

Find and contact your U.S. Representative
http://www.house.gov/  

INFORMATION / TALKING POINTS

SAMPLE LETTER:

I am writing to commend the USFWS’s decision to temporarily ban the importation of trophy-hunted elephants in the United States. While this ban poses an amazing opportunity for elephants to stabilize their numbers, it may not be enough to ensure their utmost safety in the future.

Even if the elephant populations in Zimbabwe and Tanzania are stable come next year I urge you to consider making a permanent ban on imports. Trophy hunting is not conducive to healthy animal populations, even if there are stable numbers. This sport only lends to bragging rights and disrespect for the creatures with whom we share this earth. Please consider a permanent ban to help ensure that elephant populations are able to thrive for years to come.


Thank you for everything you do for animals!


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