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Tell eBay: Ban All Ivory Sales

Tell eBay: Ban All Ivory Sales

Target:
John Donohoe, President and CEO, eBay Inc.
The United States is the second largest consumer of illegal ivory products in the world, according to a recent study. Internet sales of ivory have increased significantly in recent years, and the numerous loopholes in US law make it virtually impossible to prevent illegal internet trade in ivory.

Now, the International Fund for Animal Welfare has documented that one year after eBay implemented restrictions on ivory sales, eBay ivory auction sales have skyrocketed in the United States. Despite eBay's earnest efforts to regulate such sales, it is clear that there is no way for online auction sites to police internet ivory sales.

Poaching of elephants in Africa is on the rise as is illegal trade in ivory, fueled in large part by demand in China and the U.S. As the largest online auction company in the world, eBay must show leadership and do the right thing for elephants by banning all ivory sales across all of its auction sites.
The United States is the second largest consumer of illegal ivory products in the world, according to a recent study. Internet sales of ivory have increased significantly in recent years, and the numerous loopholes in US law make it virtually impossible to prevent illegal internet trade in ivory.

Now, the International Fund for Animal Welfare has documented that one year after eBay implemented restrictions on ivory sales, eBay ivory auction sales have skyrocketed in the United States. Despite eBay's earnest efforts to regulate such sales, it is clear that there is no way for online auction sites to police internet ivory sales.

Poaching of elephants in Africa is on the rise as is illegal trade in ivory, fueled in large part by demand in China and the U.S. As the largest online auction company in the world, eBay must show leadership and do the right thing for elephants by banning all ivory sales across all of its auction sites.
Dear Mr. Donahoe,

As a conservationist and animal welfare advocate, I am writing to urge you to ban all ivory sales on eBay%u2019s auction sites across all of your affiliates in every country of business.

Recent studies show that the US is the second largest consumer of illegal ivory in the world. There are numerous loopholes in US law that allow illegal ivory to be imported into the US, and most ivory sales in the US now take place online.

In addition, elephant poaching is on the rise in Africa, fueled by increasing demand for ivory in China and the US. Study after study suggests that it is virtually impossible to adequately police online sales of ivory given the ease of passing off illegal ivory as %u201Cantique%u201D and of importing illegal African ivory as legal trophies.

I urge you to ban all sales of ivory on all eBay auction sites. I hope that your action in this regard will show leadership in the online auction industry and lead to an industry wide ban on ivory sales. Only by shutting down the online black market can we address the continued illegal killing of our majestic and endangered elephants.

Sincerely,
[Your name here]
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We signed the "Tell eBay: Ban All Ivory Sales" petition!
# 270:
9:52 am PDT, Aug 20, Heidi Roberts, United Kingdom
Please ban ivory sales as it could be new ivory sold by poachers or traders selling illegal ivory
# 269:
6:12 am PDT, Aug 12, Armand Fontaine, Texas
Let eBay's CEO know why you believe eBay should ban all ivory sales:
# 268:
2:10 pm PDT, Aug 11, Bethany Vargeson, United Kingdom
People are selfish. We shouldn't kill elephants for ivory.
# 267:
2:47 pm PDT, Aug 9, Anne Dillon, United Kingdom
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# 266:
11:47 am PDT, Aug 7, Elisabeth Karcher, France
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# 265:
8:06 am PDT, Aug 7, Robin Robinson, Ohio
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# 264:
2:56 pm PDT, Aug 5, Merissa Hatcher, Kentucky
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# 263:
11:15 am PDT, Aug 2, Leiah Sariell, Finland
Let eBay's CEO know why you believe eBay should ban all ivory sales:
# 262:
10:01 am PDT, Aug 1, Natali ME, Virginia
Let eBay's CEO know why you believe eBay should ban all ivory sales: It's a no-brainer! You can't police restrictions, stop allowing sales of ivory all together. It is unethical. NOBODY NEEDS ivory ornaments!
# 261:
9:27 pm PDT, Jul 30, Andi Alnwick, New York
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# 260:
1:56 pm PDT, Jul 26, Austin Kendall, Florida
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# 259:
9:35 am PDT, Jul 22, Erin Doyle, New Jersey
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# 258:
11:16 pm PDT, Jul 20, Sandy Valencour, Washington
Let eBay's CEO know why you believe eBay should ban all ivory sales:I won't buy on ebay again if this doesn't stop. I feel I shouldn't have to tell you right from wrong and that makes me made. I would think you smart enough to know better than to sell ivory or any animal parts
# 257:
5:14 am PDT, Jul 14, Glen Za, Canada
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# 256:
11:16 am PDT, Jul 10, Endre Donka, Hungary
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# 255:
7:18 pm PDT, Jul 9, David Peters, United Kingdom
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# 254:
6:49 pm PDT, Jul 8, Moni Singh, India
Let eBay's CEO know why you believe eBay should ban all ivory sales: This is the least ebay can do.
# 253:
12:35 am PDT, Jul 8, Kelsey Evans-Harrison, Australia
ivory s cruel and should be banned everywhere, especially ebay.
# 252:
8:12 am PDT, Jul 7, Ronny Hiltbrunner, Switzerland
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# 251:
11:13 pm PDT, Jul 6, Maria Chua, Philippines
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# 250:
9:43 am PDT, Jul 6, Catherine Hainsworth, United Kingdom
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# 249:
2:16 pm PDT, Jul 3, Greta Malkotzoglou, Greece
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# 248:
4:35 am PDT, Jul 3, Melissa Guinn, Tennessee
Let eBay's CEO know why you believe eBay should ban all ivory sales:
# 247:
10:16 am PDT, Jul 1, Name not displayed, New York
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# 246:
2:11 pm PDT, Jun 30, Maria Pevere, Italy
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# 245:
8:17 am PDT, Jun 30, Sheila Gredzinski, Pennsylvania
Let eBay's CEO know why you believe eBay should ban all ivory sales: Ivory is valueless, it holds nothing compared to the life of the elephant, greed alone is what brings people to slaughter animals. STOP THE KILLING!
# 244:
10:05 am PDT, Jun 29, Name not displayed, Wisconsin
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# 243:
9:56 am PDT, Jun 29, JAY Antol, Virginia
please do the right thing! Let eBay's CEO know why you believe eBay should ban all ivory sales:
# 242:
8:52 am PDT, Jun 29, SL VSL, Bulgaria
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# 241:
8:19 am PDT, Jun 29, Tamarah Swensen, Netherlands
Let eBay's CEO know why you believe eBay should ban all ivory sales:
# 240:
3:54 am PDT, Jun 29, Erika Stone, Virginia
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# 239:
12:07 am PDT, Jun 29, Ms.R. Sverio, California
Let eBay's CEO know why you believe eBay should ban all ivory sales:
# 238:
9:26 pm PDT, Jun 28, Nicole Perrot, California
First they were selling magazines promoting dog fighting, now they let creeps sell ivory. Ebay really needs to straighten its rules. I am both a seller and a buyer on Ebay but I don't approve of this.
# 237:
11:14 am PDT, Jun 28, Sarolta Nagy, Serbia And Montenegro
Let eBay's CEO know why you believe eBay should ban all ivory sales:
# 236:
2:47 pm PDT, Jun 27, LuCy J Boogaard, Netherlands
Let eBay's CEO know why you believe eBay should ban all ivory sales:
# 235:
8:29 am PDT, Jun 25, Fil Jackson, Portugal
Selling ivory is an implicit agreement to elephant slaughter
# 234:
5:44 am PDT, Jun 25, Tiberius Barrett, United Kingdom
# 233:
9:30 am PDT, Jun 24, Anna adelaide Mozzati, Italy
# 232:
1:22 am PDT, Jun 24, Can Atik, Turkey
# 231:
11:10 am PDT, Jun 23, Alessandro Barracciu, Italy
# 230:
11:10 am PDT, Jun 23, Barbara Tatti, Italy
# 229:
10:57 am PDT, Jun 23, Laura Tatti, Italy
# 228:
8:11 am PDT, Jun 22, Nina Perino, Florida
# 227:
4:35 am PDT, Jun 22, Steve Mann, New Jersey
# 226:
2:20 pm PDT, Jun 21, Jamaka Petzak, California
How absolutely senseless and shameful it is to kill a magnificent living being to chop off two tusks and make products from them. Words fail me. I thought we had gotten beyond this.
# 225:
1:44 pm PDT, Jun 21, Bill Line, Canada
# 224:
8:53 am PDT, Jun 21, Danielle LeBoeuf, Florida
WELL DUH! I MEAN COME ON PEOPLE..THAT SHOULD BE A NO BRAINER!
# 223:
8:44 pm PDT, Jun 20, Frances M. Amaya, Texas
# 222:
10:09 am PDT, Jun 20, Carrie Rimes, Oklahoma
# 221:
4:23 pm PDT, Jun 19, Name not displayed, Ohio
# 220:
9:20 am PDT, Jun 18, John J. Schuller, Illinois
# 219:
8:29 am PDT, Jun 18, Joanne D. Ferguson, Ohio
# 218:
6:57 pm PDT, Jun 17, Catherine Godfrey, Canada
# 217:
3:32 pm PDT, Jun 17, Name not displayed, Ohio
# 216:
9:45 am PDT, Jun 17, Laurel Watson, Arizona
We must protect elephants and selling ivory is just like selling blood diamonds. You have to stop the purchases to stop the killing.
# 215:
8:21 am PDT, Jun 17, Name not displayed, Colorado
# 214:
11:18 pm PDT, Jun 16, Cecy V. Aguirre López, Mexico
# 213:
10:09 pm PDT, Jun 16, Erik Markusson, Colorado
Every year 20,000 elephants are killed due to the illegal ivory trade and eBay's actions are contributing to this trade. Restrictions aren't good enough. Only a total ban will prevent illegal sellers from providing false verification to get around the restrictions. It will also eliminate any gray areas.
# 212:
6:59 pm PDT, Jun 16, Alexandra Napolitano, Nevada
# 211:
6:51 am PDT, Jun 16, BigCatRescue Annie Joyce, Pennsylvania
# 210:
6:20 am PDT, Jun 16, Name not displayed, Oregon
eBay must show leadership and do the right thing for elephants by banning all ivory sales across all of its auction sites.
# 209:
5:47 am PDT, Jun 16, Bronya O'sullivan, United Kingdom
# 208:
10:59 pm PDT, Jun 15, Rena Law, Arizona
shame on ebay, it is the same as you killed them your selves quit hiding behind the lines of saying it is prebanned when I know for a fact some of it has not been
# 207:
8:10 pm PDT, Jun 15, Jill Williams, Ohio
Elephants need it more than we do!
# 206:
4:28 pm PDT, Jun 15, Berenice St, New York
# 205:
3:19 pm PDT, Jun 15, Bobbie Peter, Texas
ebay needs to set an example of humane merchandising..
# 204:
2:53 pm PDT, Jun 15, Anthony Montapert, California
# 203:
2:40 pm PDT, Jun 15, Ruth Bescript, Arizona
This is shameful.
# 202:
2:29 pm PDT, Jun 15, Lisa Salazar, California
Killing elephants is MURDER!!!!!!!!!!!
# 201:
1:55 pm PDT, Jun 15, Ruth Pruiksma, New Jersey
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