"The number and diversity of illegal wildlife products is huge, including everything from exotic pets, such as primates, birds and reptiles, to traditional Chinese medicines, art and high-fashion accessories made from animal parts. The United States is both one of the world’s largest markets for illegal wildlife and wildlife products, with many believing it ranks second only to China, as well as one of the largest suppliers. However, the scope of the problem is truly global, with products and animal parts passing from east to west, developing to developed countries and vice versa. For example, endangered Tibetan Antelopes, known as chiru, are killed for their wool, which is then woven into ultra soft, thin shahtoosh shawls destined for New York and Europe’s fashion elite. A single shawl, worth up to $15,000, uses the wool from five murdered animals." Source: www.laurelneme.com
click to read about the illegal ivory trade and how you might unknowingly be contributing to the death of elephants
" The greatest danger to our future is apathy."
— Jane Goodall
Bear farming, bear baiting, bear paw soup, dancing bears ... the incredibly tragic lives of bears ...
from FREETHEBEARS.ORG - click to read about bears farms and bear paw soup
"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can
be judged by the way its animals are treated." — Mahatmas Gandhi
be judged by the way its animals are treated." — Mahatmas Gandhi
learn about TIGERS NEARING EXTINCTION
CLICK IMAGE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE TIGER CRISIS
Confiscated Skins and Wildlife at JFK Int'l Airport Photo from: http://www.laurelneme.com
"Nobody knows how many animals are illegally trafficked each year. However, the legal wildlife trade comprises over 25,000 primates, 2 to 3 million birds, 10 million reptile skins, and over 500 million tropical fish each year."
Source: www.laurelneme.com
Source: www.laurelneme.com
CLICK TO GO TO WWW.SAVINGRHINOS.ORG
From savingrhinos.org check out:
All about animal rights & welfare
photographs by Betsy Seeton throughout Asia and the United States
By Dener Giovanni
Excerpt: Animal trafficking, the third largest illegal trade in the world after drugs and arms, is a US$20 billion business. Brazil is estimated to account for up to 15% of this illicit global trade. In Brazil alone approximately 38 million animals are poached every year, posing a deep threat to regional and global biodiversity. The trade is as wasteful as it is massive; nine out of ten animals die while being captured or transported, often in torturous circumstances.
Excerpt: Animal trafficking, the third largest illegal trade in the world after drugs and arms, is a US$20 billion business. Brazil is estimated to account for up to 15% of this illicit global trade. In Brazil alone approximately 38 million animals are poached every year, posing a deep threat to regional and global biodiversity. The trade is as wasteful as it is massive; nine out of ten animals die while being captured or transported, often in torturous circumstances.
from Flickr Commons
Photographer: Ciamabu Flicker Commons - Knowsley Safari Park, UK
Click on the babboon above to see the RED LIST
HELP WILD MUSTANGS KILL FOR THRILL SETTING BULLS ON FIRE?
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OR SCROLL THROUGH THE DROP DOWN BOX IN MAIN MENU UNDER ANIMAL TRAFFICKING
OR SCROLL THROUGH THE DROP DOWN BOX IN MAIN MENU UNDER ANIMAL TRAFFICKING
"I do not want to discuss evolution in such depth, however, only touch on it from my own perspective: from the moment when I stood on the Serengeti plains holding the fossilized bones of ancient creatures in my hands to the moment when, staring into the eyes of a chimpanzee, I saw a thinking, reasoning personality looking back. You may not believe in evolution, and that is all right. How we humans came to be the way we are is far less important than how we should act now to get out of the mess we have made for ourselves." Jane Goodall
click to hear Juliana speak about animal trafficking
