Target: Donald Trump, President of the United States
Goal: Do not make the U.S. complicit in the brutal killing of elephants for profit by allowing elephant trophies to be imported.
Without publicizing it, the Trump administration has decided to lift a ban on importing elephant trophies, permitting these cruelly sport-hunted items from certain African countries into the U.S. “on a case-by-case basis.” This move comes mere months after — amidst widespread uproar — Trump announced that he would pause the rollback of this important ban, tweeting that he “will be very hard pressed to change [his] mind that this horror show in any way helps conservation of elephants or any other animal.”
There is no clarification regarding how the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will decide which importation permits to grant and which to deny. In the past Trump stated, “I didn’t want elephants killed and stuffed and have the tusks brought back into this [country].” He also expressed skepticism about the idea that hunting promotes conservation efforts — a skepticism shared by activists and conservationists, who say that it is unlikely that fees paid by big game hunters truly make it to the wildlife agencies they are meant to support. The quiet decision to lift this ban will be hugely damaging to elephant conservation efforts. Sign below to demand that the ban on importing elephant trophies remains in place.
PETITION LETTER:
Dear President Trump,
The rollback of the ban on importing elephant trophies is unacceptable and dangerous. It not only encourages the brutal killing of innocent and endangered elephants for profit, it also makes the U.S. complicit in that brutality. Additionally, conservation activists are doubtful that big game hunting fees actually benefit conservation and make it to the organizations they are intended to.
You expressed similar skepticism yourself, and have publicly stated your opposition to lifting the ban. You said that you “didn’t want elephants killed and stuffed and have the tusks brought back,” and that you would be “very hard pressed to change [your] mind that this horror show in any way helps conservation of elephants or any other animal.” I urge you to stand by those statements. Please help save innocent and endangered elephants, and do not allow the ban on the importation of elephant trophies to be lifted.
Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]
Mr. Trump, It’s time for you to show compassion and that you aren’t a heartless man. It’s completely unacceptable for you to enable people to have freedom to murder voiceless, helpless and innocent animals for no damn reason! The Elephants are facing extinction -it’s a reality! Please do not play a part in letting this happen. It’s not right, extremely cruel, selfish, greedy, unacceptable, and murder! Do Not lift the ban!
Dear MR Trump don’t lift the ban on this elephant killing and so called trophies brought into the states they are almost extinct let then live who made man god to kill and display an innocent animals head on a wall those who do this will pay someday I hope it’s not one of your family
I hope it is – JUSTICE FOR ALL ANIMALS
Mr. Trump this is so not cool. Isn’t our planet sad without animals? I wish with every part of being That you won’t lift the ban on these beautiful animals. They look so much better alive the DEAD.
Does it give you great happiness to see the ivory on the wall? Ever think about the animals who died for this trophy? This is just another example of a sick attitude toward things that should be protected.
Trump is such an ass.
a cruel one at that
People are quick to condemn your choice about the killing of animals, bringing their bodies and body parts to the United States. Reverse this proposal. Stand up for the voiceless innocents. Hunting is killing, nothing more.
Trump how dare you to allow this oh I know why because your sadistic sons love to kill animals well what goes around comes around you and your sicko sons will pay some day may your all get punished for what you do and allow
Karma will prevail, let us hope it is sooner rather than later
Trump needs to stop trying to hide things he is doing like this act. It is a fact that so many animals are going to be gone forever unless we stand up for these innocent beautiful creatures. Do NOT allow this killing & trophy hunting to continue.
Animals are not ours to just kill or harm in any way. Stand up for those who can not.
It is always the weak and cowardly who have to boost their fragile manhood, By killing beautiful animals , who have no way of escaping their murderous weapons. They need to flaunt their “ masculinity “ in front of their also mentally and emotionally retarded friends, to boost their fragile egos. These people are sociopathic, lacking the compassion, and empathy towards those magnificent creatures many on the brink of extinction. I fear that reaching individuals like this is almost impossible, as extinguishing the life of a living fellow creature brings them satisfaction and joy. A sad reflection on the human race.
This is a sneaky and cowardly way to go back on your word and to revive an interest in killing elephants, and other big game animals, for fun and profit and an ugly ugly trophy in some ugly trophy collection – ie: elephant tails. Elephants are endangered; they are used, abused and exploited all over the globe and soon they will be gone. Don’t go down to history as just one more jerk who couldn’t care less about the planet and it’s wildlife. Re-instate this ban on trophy animals, including lions (which you also backtracked on) and defend the wildlife still left on planet Earth.
I signed. Please sign. (signed @ 1298 signatures)
THIS WILL MAKE ME NOT ELECT YOU FOR A SECOND TERM !!!
This 7s not right PLEASE SIGN !
Signed you should too!!!!!!!
Let people hunt the Trumps!
There are other ways to show your macho!
All trophy hunting should be banned. This is the main reason I hate Trump other wise he be ok. Probably won’t get my vote next term.
You people make me sick!! You have no idea how much Money is spent for Wildlife Preservation in the United States! We have Laws that are followed and upheld. We LOVE our Wildlife and we PROTECT them!!!
This so called TROPHY Hunting is mostly in AFRICA and other Counties in the World. Get your store stright before you start spewing CRAP!!!
We realize the animals are in other countries. We do not appreciate killing animals just to be killing animals anywhere! And that it is Americans doing this is sickening!
You are the one that needs to get his story straight! Syart with wolves, mustangs, etc. Wake up!