Tackling the Import/Export of Lion Trophies in EU For your use… dont panic, you can take your time going through these lol Ive also post this on my blog to enable you to revisit - lionuncanned Please write to the following Members of European Parliament, politely explaining the importance of banning lion & wildlife trophy imports into EU countries from African countries & South Africa. I’ve highlighted briefly (in my uneducated opinion) on why we are contacting each commission, with the impact of these wildlife trophy imports/exports spreading across several EU Parliament departments. It affects each of these on some level and therefore they all have their specific duties towards imposing any ban. You can also read the campaign website for more information – Campaign Against Canned Hunting - cannedlion.org UK Members of European Parliament Foreign Affairs: Why contact them? – Trade & commerce with African countries & South Africa MUST continue, but we cannot allow products to be transported from these countries that may be of an unethical/detrimental to wildlife/ecosystem source. [email protected]; [email protected]; richard@richardhowittmep; charles@charlestannock; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; mep@williamdartmouth Environment, Public Health & Safety: Why contact them? – Environmental & ecosystem damage via the apex predator removal. Trophies & parts thus imported/exported into home countries. [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; gbloom@outlook; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; linda@juliegirling; [email protected] Organised Crime, Corruption & Money Laundering: Why contact them? – the illicit legal/illegal wildlife trade in lion/tiger bones, skins, claws and skulls. Major crime syndicates involved. [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Internal Market & Consumer Protection: Why contact them? – Consumer protection both at home and the African continent. Travellers & volunteers from home countries deceived into thinking they will benefit conservation by petting lion & big cat cubs in South Africa for example, only for those same big cats to be hunted within the canned hunting industry. Consumer’s have a right to full disclosure. Travellers and volunteers also have the right for their home countries to protect their people from such malpractices. [email protected]; office@claudemoraes; [email protected]; [email protected]; trevor.colman@th-eu-nit; [email protected]; [email protected] Transport & Tourism Why contact them? – Tourism. We do not want travellers boycotting the African continent because of the barbaric & unethical wildlife hunting practices & trophy import/export into their home countries. Many travellers are refusing to travel for instance, whilst their home country continues to allow the importation of said wildlife trophies. [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] > You can also visit the campaign website for more information to use in your contacts – cannedlion.org Thanks all!!! Any comments or suggestions, don’t hesitate to comment, message me or email me at – lionuncanned@gmail The EU Parliamentary question posed by the Green Party in April 2014, instigated and following the Global March For Lions campaign, has received the following initial answer from the EU Parliament - europarl.europa.eu/sides/getAllAnswers.do?reference=E-2014-004369&language=EN
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