Petition Against Elephant Culling in South Africa

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Culling Elephants

The real word for this is KILLING but the forces that be make sure

that we are shielded from the truth.

The African Elephant which is the largest land mammal has been pushed

to the brink of extinction because of the demand for ivory. It is at

the centre of debates about ecology, ethics and trade and has become

the symbol of the political battle over the international trade in

endangered animals. But it is because of their intelligence, and

because they have emotions like us, and because of the connection we

feel with them that elephants should be of particular concern to us.

It is difficult to calculate elephant population numbers accurately,

but it is thought that there may have been around 3 to 5 million

elephants in the 1930's and 1940's. By 1980 there were said to be 1.3

million and their population has now dwindled to somewhere between 272

000 to 660 000. It is so much cheaper for conservationists to go in

and cull a family of elephants than it is to dart them and move them

carefully and with great patience and effort.

 

To read and sign the petition please go here:

http://www.animalrightsafrica.org/Petition.php