Verbied trofeejag
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’n Groep bewaringsaktiviste, onder wie 50 lede van die Europese Parlement en meer as 30 nieregeringsorganisasies (NRO’s), het Dinsdag ’n brief aan die sekretarisgeneraal van die Verenigde Nasies se konvensie oor die internasionale handel in bedreigde spesies (Cites) oorhandig waarin hulle vra dat trofeejag wêreldwyd verbied moet word.
Die Europese Parlement-lede en die NRO’s, onder wie Action for Animals, Animal Aid, Four Paws International, Ivory Free Canada Coalition en die Suid-Afrikaanse Ban Animal Trading, Blood Lions, Captured in Africa, Four Paws Suid-Afrika, Green Girls in Africa en Voice for Lions, vra Ivonne Higuero, nuwe sekretaris-generaal, in die brief om ’n verbod te plaas op trofeejag omdat bedreigde spesies uitsterf.
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FOUR PAWS is the global animal welfare organisation for animals under direct human influence, which reveals suffering, rescues animals in need and protects them. Founded in 1988 in Vienna by Heli Dungler and friends, the organisation advocates for a world where humans treat animals with respect, empathy and understanding. The sustainable campaigns and projects of FOUR PAWS focus on companion animals including stray dogs and cats, farm animals and wild animals – such as bears, big cats and orangutans – kept in inappropriate conditions as well as in disaster and conflict zones. With offices in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Kosovo, the Netherlands, Switzerland, South Africa, Thailand, Ukraine, the UK, the USA and Vietnam as well as sanctuaries for rescued animals in eleven countries, FOUR PAWS provides rapid help and long-term solutions. www.four-paws.org.za