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Save Tigers: Urge China to Maintain Ban on Trade in Tiger Parts
Target: Zhou Wenzhong, Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to the U.S.Sponsored by: Care2
Tigers are the largest of the big cats, and they are also one of the most threatened. According to a new report, tigers are on a "catastrophic" path to extinction - and China's proposal to lift its ban on domestic trade in tiger parts could spell the end for these majestic wild cats.
Poaching and the illegal trade in tiger parts are major threats to wild tigers. China banned the trade in tiger parts in 1993. But China just told the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) that it would allow trade in tiger parts from farmed tigers if a scientific review showed it would reduce poaching.
The owners of private Chinese tiger farms - the source of some of the current illegal trade in tiger parts - are putting pressure on the Chinese government to lift the ban, claiming that lifting the ban will benefit tigers by regulating the tiger parts trade. But lifting the ban could be a death sentence for tigers.
Please send your respectful message to the Chinese Ambassador today to ask China to help conserve tigers by continuing its ban on the trade in tiger parts.
Poaching and the illegal trade in tiger parts are major threats to wild tigers. China banned the trade in tiger parts in 1993. But China just told the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) that it would allow trade in tiger parts from farmed tigers if a scientific review showed it would reduce poaching.
The owners of private Chinese tiger farms - the source of some of the current illegal trade in tiger parts - are putting pressure on the Chinese government to lift the ban, claiming that lifting the ban will benefit tigers by regulating the tiger parts trade. But lifting the ban could be a death sentence for tigers.
Please send your respectful message to the Chinese Ambassador today to ask China to help conserve tigers by continuing its ban on the trade in tiger parts.
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# 50:
7:28 am PDT, Jun 10,
Jeri Jones, Colorado
Please, we all love tigers, around the world, we respectfully request that you help these animals as they cannot help themselves in this manner. Please maintain the ban on trade in tiger parts, surely there is another way for these people to get what they need without using tiger parts? Thank you so much for your caring in advance.
Please, we all love tigers, around the world, we respectfully request that you help these animals as they cannot help themselves in this manner. Please maintain the ban on trade in tiger parts, surely there is another way for these people to get what they need without using tiger parts? Thank you so much for your caring in advance.
# 49:
7:26 am PDT, Jun 10,
Matt Delaplane, Illinois
# 48:
7:24 am PDT, Jun 10,
Julie Aittama, Virginia
It is very important to the world at large for China to continue to ban the trade on tiger parts.
It is very important to the world at large for China to continue to ban the trade on tiger parts.
# 47:
7:23 am PDT, Jun 10,
Emily Clark, North Carolina
everyone needs to think about the children that come after us. So many of them don't even know what a cow looks like and there are millions of them. What the reality that they will ever get to see a tiger except for in a book if we don;t stop people from plowing over them.
everyone needs to think about the children that come after us. So many of them don't even know what a cow looks like and there are millions of them. What the reality that they will ever get to see a tiger except for in a book if we don;t stop people from plowing over them.
# 46:
7:22 am PDT, Jun 10,
Name not displayed, Oregon
Thank you so very much for listening to my concerns.
Thank you so very much for listening to my concerns.
# 45:
7:21 am PDT, Jun 10,
Carla Hebert, Florida
Please maintain the ban on trade in tiger parts.
Please maintain the ban on trade in tiger parts.
# 44:
7:15 am PDT, Jun 10,
Andrea Johnson, Illinois
# 43:
7:12 am PDT, Jun 10,
Name not displayed, New York
please save the tigers
please save the tigers
# 42:
7:11 am PDT, Jun 10,
Mauricio Montezuma Lopez, New York
There's nothing more excityng as see the tigers in the wild. These great creatures have the right to be protected for us!! Do not lift the ban. Keep your promises and save the tigers!!!
There's nothing more excityng as see the tigers in the wild. These great creatures have the right to be protected for us!! Do not lift the ban. Keep your promises and save the tigers!!!
# 41:
7:08 am PDT, Jun 10,
Brenda Waters, Massachusetts
Be visionaries. Protect the beautiful and free.
Be visionaries. Protect the beautiful and free.
# 40:
7:07 am PDT, Jun 10,
Karen Compton, New York
Please do not lift the ban!! Stay strong! These beautiful animals should be left alone!!
Please do not lift the ban!! Stay strong! These beautiful animals should be left alone!!
# 39:
7:05 am PDT, Jun 10,
EDNA GREIL, California
# 38:
7:04 am PDT, Jun 10,
Name not displayed, Colorado
# 37:
7:00 am PDT, Jun 10,
John Sodrel, Indiana
The using of tiger parts in traditional Chinese medicine is an uncivilized practice. Send a message to the rest of the world that China has moved into the 21st century by continuing the ban!
The using of tiger parts in traditional Chinese medicine is an uncivilized practice. Send a message to the rest of the world that China has moved into the 21st century by continuing the ban!
# 36:
6:56 am PDT, Jun 10,
Seijen Takamura, Minnesota
# 35:
6:56 am PDT, Jun 10,
Name not displayed, India
Tigers are such wonderful animals and to see them in the wild has almost become impossible nowadays because of the illegal tiger trade that is going on.Being educated citizens of our country it is our duty to protect, preserve and prevent these majestic masters from entering the museums as wax models and wallpapers.So lets us come together and make a difference, let us SAVE THE TIGER FROM BECOMING HISTORY.
Tigers are such wonderful animals and to see them in the wild has almost become impossible nowadays because of the illegal tiger trade that is going on.Being educated citizens of our country it is our duty to protect, preserve and prevent these majestic masters from entering the museums as wax models and wallpapers.So lets us come together and make a difference, let us SAVE THE TIGER FROM BECOMING HISTORY.
# 34:
6:54 am PDT, Jun 10,
Gabriela-Angela Balanescu, Romania
# 33:
6:53 am PDT, Jun 10,
Ronald E. Bassett, Ph.D, Texas
Do the right thing here and save a noble animal.
Do the right thing here and save a noble animal.
# 32:
6:49 am PDT, Jun 10,
Terri Muuss, New York
# 31:
6:48 am PDT, Jun 10,
Michelle Willis, Australia
# 30:
6:36 am PDT, Jun 10,
Name not displayed, Australia
# 29:
6:33 am PDT, Jun 10,
Cheri Purnell, Florida
# 28:
6:29 am PDT, Jun 10,
Maria Xenidakis, Florida
# 27:
6:25 am PDT, Jun 10,
Name not displayed, Australia
To Whom It May Concern I am writing to request that you please maintain your ban on trading tiger parts. I hold you in the greatest respect because you have this ban and I would be truly appreciative if you maintain the ban. Yours faithfully, Australian Citizen
To Whom It May Concern I am writing to request that you please maintain your ban on trading tiger parts. I hold you in the greatest respect because you have this ban and I would be truly appreciative if you maintain the ban. Yours faithfully, Australian Citizen
# 26:
6:21 am PDT, Jun 10,
William Holland, California
# 25:
6:21 am PDT, Jun 10,
Bonnie Shrader, Pennsylvania
# 24:
6:17 am PDT, Jun 10,
Name not displayed, South Africa
# 23:
5:43 am PDT, Jun 10,
Ellen Cntrell, New York
# 22:
5:42 am PDT, Jun 10,
Adnan Barakat, United Kingdom
# 21:
5:26 am PDT, Jun 10,
Mary Lou Bayer, Pennsylvania
# 20:
5:18 am PDT, Jun 10,
Kimberly Wright, Indiana
# 19:
5:01 am PDT, Jun 10,
Name not displayed, Italy
in the spirit of the tiger
in the spirit of the tiger
# 18:
5:00 am PDT, Jun 10,
Name not displayed, United Kingdom
# 17:
4:07 am PDT, Jun 10,
Dave Sennett, Pennsylvania
please help save the tigers from extinction.
please help save the tigers from extinction.
# 16:
3:00 am PDT, Jun 10,
Thomas Pirovano, Switzerland
Save the Tiger Parts! Its very important!
Save the Tiger Parts! Its very important!
# 15:
2:35 am PDT, Jun 10,
Name not displayed, France
# 14:
2:27 am PDT, Jun 10,
Donna Marshall, Georgia
# 13:
1:58 am PDT, Jun 10,
Betty Unterbrink, Illinois
# 12:
1:48 am PDT, Jun 10,
Suzana Svecnjak, Croatia
# 11:
1:24 am PDT, Jun 10,
Lynda Caines, United Kingdom
# 10:
12:33 am PDT, Jun 10,
Daniel Heys, Australia
Tigers are among the most recognised animals in the world. They have provided inspiration and lasting memories for generations. Please do not add to the many obstacles this species is already facing. Please maintain your current ban on trade in Tiger parts.
Tigers are among the most recognised animals in the world. They have provided inspiration and lasting memories for generations. Please do not add to the many obstacles this species is already facing. Please maintain your current ban on trade in Tiger parts.
# 9:
12:20 am PDT, Jun 10,
Franziska Eber, Germany
# 8:
12:19 am PDT, Jun 10,
Joanna Kaszuba, Poland
# 7:
12:17 am PDT, Jun 10,
Radoslaw Renda, Poland
# 6:
12:16 am PDT, Jun 10,
Ange Barrett, United Kingdom
# 5:
12:15 am PDT, Jun 10,
Tina Florell, Sweden
# 4:
11:59 pm PDT, Jun 9,
Dee Washimoto, Canada
I hope you can employ critical thinking and find less disgusting ways to earn little pieces of useless paper.
I hope you can employ critical thinking and find less disgusting ways to earn little pieces of useless paper.
# 3:
11:56 pm PDT, Jun 9,
Alexandra Nett, South Africa
# 2:
11:35 pm PDT, Jun 9,
Name not displayed, Australia
# 1:
10:23 pm PDT, Jun 9,
Rebecca Young, California
I am deeply concerned about the future of tigers, and I believe that China's current ban on trade in tiger parts plays a major role in protecting the remaining wild tigers and reducing poaching. Please do not lift the ban for captive-bred tiger parts - this action will only lead to more demand and more illegal poaching of wild tigers.
I am deeply concerned about the future of tigers, and I believe that China's current ban on trade in tiger parts plays a major role in protecting the remaining wild tigers and reducing poaching. Please do not lift the ban for captive-bred tiger parts - this action will only lead to more demand and more illegal poaching of wild tigers.