I recently joined organisations campaigning to save the promised Animals Abroad Bill – which would ban imports of hunting “trophies”, fur, and foie gras as well as the promotion of elephant tourist rides overseas. I joined representatives from the “Don’t Betray Animals” Coalition who launched two enormous balloons, shaped like an elephant and a lion, above Parliament to send a clear message to Boris Johnson that animals need action, not hot air.
Animals are not there for our sport, or to be killed for our pleasure. They are part of their environment and we should leave them alone.
· 9 in 10 voters back an immediate ban on trophies
· British trophy hunters kill lions – many of them bred in captivity and shot in enclosures.
· They also shoot leopards, giraffes and endangered polar bears.
· British trophy hunters are among the world’s biggest elephant hunters.
· Hundreds of animals have been killed by British trophy hunters since the Government announced its pledge to ban trophies in the 2019 Queen’s Speech.
· 40,000+ submissions were made to the Government’s public consultation on trophy hunting, including from scientists, wildlife experts, and people in Africa. Almost 9 in 10 backed a ban.
Michael Gove’s proposal for a full ivory trade ban was a welcome response to the calls for the protection of elephants. I signed a letter calling for the ban, along with around 200 NGOs, conservationists, MPs and others. Continue reading “Ivory ban shows that protest still works”
Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb 