human should know nature is not only for human being.
Black Rhinoceros (Diceros Bicornis) and African Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) Photo Credit; WWF
A Call to Action Outlawing Ivory and Rhino Horn in the State of Ohio
The purpose of this petition is to enact legislation banning the import, in-state, and internet sales and distribution of raw and worked ivory and Rhinoceros horn products in the state of Ohio.
In 2014, President Obama issued an executive order banning ivory but the United States is still the largest consumer after China as it fails to include; the import, in-state, internet, and diplomatic immunity loopholes. (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, 2014)
With 96 Elephants killed daily for their tusks and 1200 Rhino killed annually in S. Africa, (National Geographic, 2014) it is predicted that both of these keystone species will become extinct by 2025. (iWorry.org, 2015)
To understand the brutality of the killing, one must be aware of the methods – AK47’s, poisoned watermelons, cyanide dumped in…
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