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Save Chimpanzees from the Bushmeat Trade!
Target: CongressSponsored by: The Jane Goodall Institute
Chimpanzees are our closest human relatives – they have family bonds, make and use tools and show signs of language – and yet, humans are wiping them out.
Tell Congress to discourage illegal bushmeat trafficking and other destructive activities - like irresponsible logging and mining practices - that contribute to it!
Wild chimpanzee populations have plummeted in the last 20 to 30 years, and face more threats ahead. The bushmeat trade (the unsustainable hunting of wildlife) is a root issue endangering chimpanzees. To make this practice even worse, orphaned chimpanzee babies are typically sold in local markets and often end up in the pet trade after watching their mothers being brutally killed.
Hunters remove more than 1 million metric tons of bushmeat from the Congo Basin forests each year. In only one year, 15,000 carcasses from wild species passed through the markets in the city of Brazzaville - approximately 293 of them were chimpanzees.
It's time the U.S. stood up against the cruel practice pushing chimps and other endangered species to the brink of extinction.
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We signed the “Save Chimpanzees from the Bushmeat Trade!” petition!
# 100:
8:18 am PDT, Sep 28,
Dick Artley, Idaho
A person who showed the intelligence to become elected to congress surely must have the mental capacity to determine why this practice MUST be stopped themselves ... without being told!
A person who showed the intelligence to become elected to congress surely must have the mental capacity to determine why this practice MUST be stopped themselves ... without being told!
# 99:
8:17 am PDT, Sep 28,
Johanna Sandberg, Sweden
# 98:
8:17 am PDT, Sep 28,
Cris Colombi, Argentina
# 97:
8:12 am PDT, Sep 28,
Dennis Mcadams, Texas
# 96:
8:01 am PDT, Sep 28,
David Szanto, Canada
# 95:
7:53 am PDT, Sep 28,
Nicky Elizabeth, Maine
# 94:
7:49 am PDT, Sep 28,
Rachel Taylor, United Kingdom
What ever gave humans the right to use these poor animals for our own 'pleasure' and to do with what we like. This needs to stop. We are trying to teach equality amongst people yet we dont include equality amongst the animals that exist in this world too and just want to live thier lives
What ever gave humans the right to use these poor animals for our own 'pleasure' and to do with what we like. This needs to stop. We are trying to teach equality amongst people yet we dont include equality amongst the animals that exist in this world too and just want to live thier lives
# 93:
7:38 am PDT, Sep 28,
Nicky Meyer, South Africa
# 92:
7:31 am PDT, Sep 28,
Adawehi Lynn, California
# 91:
7:21 am PDT, Sep 28,
Vidya Sims, California
# 90:
6:53 am PDT, Sep 28,
Holly Ryan, Michigan
# 89:
6:50 am PDT, Sep 28,
Mayra Met, Greece
# 88:
6:34 am PDT, Sep 28,
Jayme Levy, Indiana
Don't turn your back on them. They cannot speak for themselves.
Don't turn your back on them. They cannot speak for themselves.
# 87:
6:32 am PDT, Sep 28,
Michael Rabasco, Minnesota
# 86:
6:31 am PDT, Sep 28,
Janice Davis, Pennsylvania
# 85:
6:26 am PDT, Sep 28,
Carole Smith, United Kingdom
# 84:
6:20 am PDT, Sep 28,
Aelred Glidden, Michigan
# 83:
6:11 am PDT, Sep 28,
Andrée René, Canada
# 82:
5:56 am PDT, Sep 28,
Danyel Duarte, Ohio
# 81:
5:35 am PDT, Sep 28,
Sandy Kamin, Florida
SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE AND NOW!
SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE AND NOW!
# 80:
5:35 am PDT, Sep 28,
Alessandro Barracciu, Italy
# 79:
5:34 am PDT, Sep 28,
Laura Tatti, Italy
# 78:
5:33 am PDT, Sep 28,
Laura Waszazak, New Jersey
# 77:
5:27 am PDT, Sep 28,
Fred Fall, New Jersey
# 76:
5:15 am PDT, Sep 28,
Savina Pisarska, Bulgaria
# 75:
5:07 am PDT, Sep 28,
Sinikka D., Finland
# 74:
4:49 am PDT, Sep 28,
Janice Haynes, Ohio
# 73:
4:45 am PDT, Sep 28,
Elsie Frazier, Idaho
# 72:
4:43 am PDT, Sep 28,
Carolyn Barnes, New York
# 71:
4:39 am PDT, Sep 28,
Debra Arnold, Michigan
# 69:
4:16 am PDT, Sep 28,
Donna Marshall, Georgia
# 68:
3:57 am PDT, Sep 28,
Maria Gonzalez, Florida
I really can't stand humans!! We have no limit...Not only do we kill among ourselves but also we kill poor defenseless animals.. We are ruining everything...even the planet..
I really can't stand humans!! We have no limit...Not only do we kill among ourselves but also we kill poor defenseless animals.. We are ruining everything...even the planet..
# 67:
3:53 am PDT, Sep 28,
Laurel Burns, Maine
# 66:
3:33 am PDT, Sep 28,
Candy LeBlanc, California
# 65:
3:30 am PDT, Sep 28,
Albert Helminger, Germany
Die Schimpansen sind unsere engsten Verwandten mit sehr stark ausgeprägtem Sozialverhalten. Wollen Sie die Ausrottung dieser Spezies für ein paar Kilogramm Fleisch so einfach hinnehmen ? Bitte handeln Sie ! ! !
Die Schimpansen sind unsere engsten Verwandten mit sehr stark ausgeprägtem Sozialverhalten. Wollen Sie die Ausrottung dieser Spezies für ein paar Kilogramm Fleisch so einfach hinnehmen ? Bitte handeln Sie ! ! !
# 64:
3:25 am PDT, Sep 28,
Dianne Martin, Australia
# 63:
3:22 am PDT, Sep 28,
Alina Rogojan, Romania
# 62:
3:11 am PDT, Sep 28,
Raquel Escobar, Spain
There is NO reason why the Congress should allow animal trafficking! Don't turn your back on them, it's about time developed countries start making a significant change for animals.
There is NO reason why the Congress should allow animal trafficking! Don't turn your back on them, it's about time developed countries start making a significant change for animals.
# 61:
3:07 am PDT, Sep 28,
Juliana Farah, Lebanon
# 60:
2:55 am PDT, Sep 28,
Vicky Mccaughey, United Kingdom
# 59:
2:52 am PDT, Sep 28,
Carina Rathleff, Denmark
# 58:
2:51 am PDT, Sep 28,
Claudia Van den Elsen, Netherlands
# 57:
2:47 am PDT, Sep 28,
Simon Gibson, United Kingdom
# 56:
2:38 am PDT, Sep 28,
Thomas Pirovano, Switzerland
Very important Chimpanzees!
Very important Chimpanzees!
# 55:
2:38 am PDT, Sep 28,
Marta Wierucka, Poland
# 54:
2:33 am PDT, Sep 28,
Lauren Verruni, Pennsylvania
# 53:
2:16 am PDT, Sep 28,
Kevin Rowlands, United Kingdom
# 52:
2:05 am PDT, Sep 28,
Patti Smith, Georgia
# 51:
1:40 am PDT, Sep 28,
Name not displayed, Maine