
No Pride In Elephant Ride
Jaipur Wildlife lovers come forward in support of World Animal Protection to spread awareness on #NoPrideInElephantRide
On the occasion of World Lion Day World Animal Protection is asking all tourists to South Africa to stay away from any activities related to trophy hunting. Earlier, in India, World Animal Protection had raised awareness on this destructive activity by highlighting the efforts of school children who created a video on trophy hunting :
Trophy hunting, and its companion, canned hunting, are forms of killing wild animals where hunters shoot animals for pleasure and collect their bodies or body...
The life of a wild animal is worth so much more than the trophy it is reduced to. Trophy hunting and captive lion breeding treat wild animals as mere resources to be exploited for profit and entertainment, not respecting them as the sentient beings they are.
As South Africa opens up consultation on its draft Conservation and Sustainable Use of South Africa’s Biodiversity white paper, we have released new polling data on one of the worst examples of exploitation of Africa’s iconic wildlife: Trophy Hunting.
World Animal Protection commissioned research into public attitudes towards trophy hunting, surveying 10,900 people from around the world, including international tourists from countries who most frequently visit South Africa and South African citizens. It revealed universally strong opposition to the blood sport and a desire to finance the protection of the nation’s iconic wildlife through non-lethal alternatives such as responsible wildlife tourism.
The key findings from the research revealed...
Our new poll reveals worldwide condemnation of the cruel blood ‘sport’ and unequivocal support for prioritising wildlife-friendly tourism.
The draft white paper from the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment seeks to - create a prosperous nation living in harmony with nature where biodiversity is conserved for present and future generations – this is a great start.
Still, it falls short of clarity or tangible commitments to end the global commercial wildlife trade, including:
We should be protecting every wild animal – not trading, shooting, or breeding them in captivity – and promoting humane and responsible wildlife-friendly tourism, which is vastly underutilised.
Rather than turning a blind eye to the horrors of trophy hunting, and exploiting wildlife as products, let’s find wildlife-friendly alternatives that can provide income for communities and incentives to protect animals without killing for so-called sport.
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Jaipur Wildlife lovers come forward in support of World Animal Protection to spread awareness on #NoPrideInElephantRide
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