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Oppose South Africa's Plan to Kill Elephants
Target: Mr Marthinus van Schalkwyk, Minister, South Africa Ministry of Environmental Affairs & Tourism
Sponsored by: Care2.com
Sponsored by: Care2.com
South Africa has announced it will reverse its 1995 ban on killing elephants and resume culling of elephants in May. Elephant family groups could be rounded up by helicopters and shot from the air by marksmen.
Culling has been reinstated due to fears of elephant overpopulation in protected areas and the habitat destruction that too many elephants can cause. But this plan disregards the fact that elephants are extremely intelligent, social creatures with strong family bonds. It is well known that elephants mourn their dead, and killing large numbers of these sensitive creatures is cruel and unethical.
Please urge the South African government to continue exploring non-lethal options for dealing with growing elephant populations.
Culling has been reinstated due to fears of elephant overpopulation in protected areas and the habitat destruction that too many elephants can cause. But this plan disregards the fact that elephants are extremely intelligent, social creatures with strong family bonds. It is well known that elephants mourn their dead, and killing large numbers of these sensitive creatures is cruel and unethical.
Please urge the South African government to continue exploring non-lethal options for dealing with growing elephant populations.
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# 100:
3:22 am PST, Feb 27,
Carolyn Barnes, New York
# 99:
3:13 am PST, Feb 27,
Elizabeth Marisseau, New Hampshire
# 98:
3:11 am PST, Feb 27,
Black Tiger Petersen, Canada
I oppose indiscriminate culling! Take the family group into consideration, as Elephants do mourn their dead, so keep stress at a minimum.
I oppose indiscriminate culling! Take the family group into consideration, as Elephants do mourn their dead, so keep stress at a minimum.
# 97:
3:10 am PST, Feb 27,
ALPHA WI, Germany
I saw at NTV-Germany chanel TV yesterday and I was shocked to see how cruel and cold people were killing those poor elephants. They were killing as many elephants as possible; the whole elephants family: babies, mothers, etc. This is a slaughter and there is nothing that justifies killing these amazing creatures. What is going on with these people down there? I will care that all of the 8.000.000.00 members of Care2 know about your real relation to animals, and I believe it will decrease the number of turists in South Africa dramatically as all these members have friends, coleagues and relatives who also will agree to what your country is doing is nonsense and totally wrong.
I saw at NTV-Germany chanel TV yesterday and I was shocked to see how cruel and cold people were killing those poor elephants. They were killing as many elephants as possible; the whole elephants family: babies, mothers, etc. This is a slaughter and there is nothing that justifies killing these amazing creatures. What is going on with these people down there? I will care that all of the 8.000.000.00 members of Care2 know about your real relation to animals, and I believe it will decrease the number of turists in South Africa dramatically as all these members have friends, coleagues and relatives who also will agree to what your country is doing is nonsense and totally wrong.
# 96:
3:09 am PST, Feb 27,
Alessandro Barracciu, Italy
# 95:
3:09 am PST, Feb 27,
Laura Tatti, Italy
# 94:
3:03 am PST, Feb 27,
Sarah Grunwald, California
# 93:
2:59 am PST, Feb 27,
Diva Muni, India
# 92:
2:58 am PST, Feb 27,
Bianca Fischer, Germany
# 91:
2:51 am PST, Feb 27,
Name not displayed, Spain
# 90:
2:49 am PST, Feb 27,
Karen Mondale, California
# 89:
2:49 am PST, Feb 27,
Kathleen Cole, Ohio
# 88:
2:46 am PST, Feb 27,
Antonio Canella, Italy
I was in South Africa in the Kruger in the 2006 only for eco-tourism Killings elephants is not a solution and is unacceptable in the present age
I was in South Africa in the Kruger in the 2006 only for eco-tourism Killings elephants is not a solution and is unacceptable in the present age
# 87:
2:45 am PST, Feb 27,
ROBERT STREBECK, Texas
# 86:
2:44 am PST, Feb 27,
Maria Vasquez, California
# 85:
2:43 am PST, Feb 27,
Susan Walker, California
# 84:
2:39 am PST, Feb 27,
Erika Parker, California
# 83:
2:38 am PST, Feb 27,
Sandra Weissbrodt, Germany
There MUST be other ways! Please think it over!!!
There MUST be other ways! Please think it over!!!
# 82:
2:33 am PST, Feb 27,
Michelle Prophett, United Kingdom
# 81:
2:26 am PST, Feb 27,
Zena Brandreth, South Africa
30 years ago we were 'saving the elephant' as their numbers had been decimated due to war and ivory poaching. So we protected them and proudly watched them as the herds grew. And now we want to kill them again? Typical Africa, typical human beings - no planning, no foresight, no conscience.
30 years ago we were 'saving the elephant' as their numbers had been decimated due to war and ivory poaching. So we protected them and proudly watched them as the herds grew. And now we want to kill them again? Typical Africa, typical human beings - no planning, no foresight, no conscience.
# 80:
2:25 am PST, Feb 27,
Vivienne Williams, Australia
# 79:
2:25 am PST, Feb 27,
Erika Stone, Virginia
# 78:
2:25 am PST, Feb 27,
W.M. Chapman, France
And after the elephants? What next? I hate to think.
And after the elephants? What next? I hate to think.
# 77:
2:21 am PST, Feb 27,
Sheila DiSalvo, Massachusetts
# 76:
2:19 am PST, Feb 27,
Patricia Ross, Wisconsin
# 75:
2:18 am PST, Feb 27,
Gloria Miranda, Spain
Please, don't kill elephants. You could use them for tourists to see, you could profit from tourism, take them to wild parks, it wil be much better than killing them.
Please, don't kill elephants. You could use them for tourists to see, you could profit from tourism, take them to wild parks, it wil be much better than killing them.
# 74:
2:14 am PST, Feb 27,
Dianne Wilson, California
The elephants have made a remarkable recovery. Now is not the time to "cull" or kill them. Let them live.
The elephants have made a remarkable recovery. Now is not the time to "cull" or kill them. Let them live.
# 73:
1:58 am PST, Feb 27,
Terry L. west, West Virginia
# 72:
1:57 am PST, Feb 27,
Tiffany Meininger, Nebraska
# 71:
1:56 am PST, Feb 27,
Timothy Bruck, Ohio
# 70:
1:53 am PST, Feb 27,
Name not displayed, Florida
I think it is best when nature sorts out their issues, just like they have been doing for thousands of years, without human intervention .... please help !
I think it is best when nature sorts out their issues, just like they have been doing for thousands of years, without human intervention .... please help !
# 69:
1:53 am PST, Feb 27,
Marjo Luoma, Finland
# 68:
1:53 am PST, Feb 27,
Manisha Sinha, India
# 67:
1:46 am PST, Feb 27,
Cassandra Taylor, United Kingdom
# 66:
1:45 am PST, Feb 27,
Duarte Neves, Portugal
# 65:
1:45 am PST, Feb 27,
Fabio Roccaforte, Italy
# 64:
1:42 am PST, Feb 27,
Kenneth Fort, Minnesota
There just has to be a better way. Please find one.
There just has to be a better way. Please find one.
# 63:
1:37 am PST, Feb 27,
Tania Naim, Lebanon
# 62:
1:26 am PST, Feb 27,
Manny Green, Australia
Please reconsider, because 'elephants are extremely intelligent, social creatures with strong family bonds. It is well known that elephants mourn their dead' and killing them will be cruel and cause great suffering and sadness. Please let them live.
Please reconsider, because 'elephants are extremely intelligent, social creatures with strong family bonds. It is well known that elephants mourn their dead' and killing them will be cruel and cause great suffering and sadness. Please let them live.
# 61:
1:24 am PST, Feb 27,
Danielle Bizjak, Australia
# 60:
1:22 am PST, Feb 27,
Dawn Hampshire, United Kingdom
# 59:
1:21 am PST, Feb 27,
Julien Marchais, France
Following this complex issue on the Africa Geographic magazine, I thought Transfrontier parks were to offer non-lethal solutions.
Following this complex issue on the Africa Geographic magazine, I thought Transfrontier parks were to offer non-lethal solutions.
# 58:
1:17 am PST, Feb 27,
Kalyana Krishna, India
# 57:
1:17 am PST, Feb 27,
Jennifer Cribbs, Ohio
# 56:
1:11 am PST, Feb 27,
Alanna Lewis, Trinidad And Tobago
Please no shortcuts! Humans are also overpopulating the earth. Take some time to come up with another solution.
Please no shortcuts! Humans are also overpopulating the earth. Take some time to come up with another solution.
# 55:
1:06 am PST, Feb 27,
Bob Hanley, New York
# 54:
1:04 am PST, Feb 27,
Therese Smallwood, Michigan
# 53:
1:04 am PST, Feb 27,
Renee Blake, Australia
# 52:
1:03 am PST, Feb 27,
Karin Dehning, South Africa
No human should be able do decide to kill another living being.
No human should be able do decide to kill another living being.
# 51:
1:03 am PST, Feb 27,
Billie Dowdy, Texas
what are those people thinking? these creatures are gifts of god, giving us the responsibility of their protection. relocate if necessary... god's work in progress is seen in just watching a family of these glorious creatureas...
what are those people thinking? these creatures are gifts of god, giving us the responsibility of their protection. relocate if necessary... god's work in progress is seen in just watching a family of these glorious creatureas...