[romefloydhumanesocietychairs] Fwd: Online shopping...for endangered animals?
- From: Elizabeth Ard <elizabethard@xxxxxx>
- To: romefloydhumanesocietychairs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 19:01:31 -0400
Elizabeth Ard
elizabethard@xxxxxx
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> From: Humane Society International <info@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: Online shopping...for endangered animals?
> Date: March 19, 2014 at 12:05:35 PM EDT
> To: elizabethard@xxxxxx
>
> Rakuten.com sells tens of thousands of elephant, whale, and dolphin products.
> Tell them no!
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> March 19, 2014
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> Dear Mrs. R,
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> Would you believe that it's possible to buy elephant ivory and whale and
> dolphin meat online? Yes, that’s right, ivory trinkets from tens of thousands
> of endangered elephants, and mercury-contaminated meat from endangered fin
> and sei whales.
>
> The offender? Japan's largest online marketplace, Rakuten.com, is selling
> these items despite the fact that its competitors, Google Shopping Japan and
> Amazon Japan, have already banned such sales on their sites.
>
> Join us today to stand against this shameful commerce, and tell Rakuten to
> ban every last bit of elephant ivory, whale and dolphin products from its
> site!
>
> While Raukuten profits, an estimated 30,000 elephants were killed by poachers
> last year -- an all-time high. The demand for ivory is fueling this trade,
> and if we don't stop this now, these threatened animals could face extinction.
>
> Japanese coastal hunts kill thousands of dolphins and small whales each year,
> and the meat of many of these animals is likely contaminated with hazardous
> levels of mercury. To make matters worse, the meat of these endangered
> animals ends up being stockpiled due to lack of demand.
>
> Please take action today to urge Rakuten to stop selling elephant ivory and
> whale and dolphin meat on its website.
>
> Thank you all you do for animals.
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
> Andrew Rowan
> President and CEO
> Humane Society International
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