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Protect Wild Tigers From Poachers

Target: Ms. Hongyan Guo, Deputy Director, Wildlife Conservation Department, State Forestry Administration, China
Sponsored by: Care2.com

The beautiful wild tiger is heading quickly toward extinction, with its diminishing numbers estimated at a meager 3,500.

Extensive poaching has decimated a number of species of rare animals, including tigers and the animals they prey on. Yet China is considering a policy that would open its market to tiger parts, which could entice more poaching of wild tigers. Chinese officials promise to keep the ban on wild tiger products. But that guarantee is a thin, unenforceable and inhumane distinction to draw between wild and farmed tiger parts.

Wild tigers struggle enough from rapidly shrinking habitat and food sources. Humans have hunted the tiger's primary prey, such as deer and wild pigs, almost to extinction. Lifting China's successful ban on the tiger part trade would only increase the threat from profit-driven poachers by placing an irresistible bounty on the head of wild tigers.

Please help protect the last remaining wild tigers from extinction. Sign our petition to China's Department of Wildlife Conservation today, and urge them to keep their effective ban on the tiger part trade.

deadline: Ongoing...
goal: 50,000
 

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Dear Ms. Hongyan Guo,

Wild tigers are in crisis. With their population at an estimated 3,500, it is crucial for those who hold their fate to make the right decisions.

Opening the Chinese market to tiger products is not the right decision, and could drive wild tigers to extinction. Poaching, along with environmental degradation, is diminishing the wild tiger population; legalizing the trade of tiger parts would encourage even more poaching.

Killing a tiger in the wild is 250 times cheaper than raising it in captivity, a sad incentive for tiger part sellers seeking the most affordable way to obtain tiger parts. It is difficult to distinguish between wild and farmed tiger parts, and equally difficult to enforce, which will allow many to poach without facing the legal consequences.
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We signed the “Protect Wild Tigers From Poachers” petition!
# 39,350:
9:06 pm PST, Dec 2, GLORIA TRINKA, Florida
# 39,349:
9:04 pm PST, Dec 2, Teresa Meraz, Texas
Dear Ms. Hongyan Guo, Wild tigers are in crisis. With their population at an estimated 3,500, it is crucial for those who hold their fate to make the right decisions. Opening the Chinese market to tiger products is not the right decision, and could drive wild tigers to extinction. Poaching, along with environmental degradation, is diminishing the wild tiger population; legalizing the trade of tiger parts would encourage even more poaching. Killing a tiger in the wild is 250 times cheaper than raising it in captivity, a sad incentive for tiger part sellers seeking the most affordable way to obtain tiger parts. It is difficult to distinguish between wild and farmed tiger parts, and equally difficult to enforce, which will allow many to poach without facing the legal consequences. view more Scientific studies in India have shown that wild tigers could not sustain increased levels of poaching, which would most likely result from legalizing the trade of tiger parts. I urge you make the vital decision to uphold China's ban on the tiger product trade in order to protect wild tigers from extinction. [Your comments here] Saving wild tigers in this way will have few negative consequences. Leaders of the global traditional Chinese medicine industry have said that they do not need tiger products and would actually prefer to use alternatives. Also, alternative, legal industries could potentially take the place of the tiger parts industry. But in the end, there is value simply in preserving this beautiful species in its natural habitat. Sadly, all attempts to introduce captive-bred tigers into the wild have failed so far. Captive-bred tigers lack fear of other tigers and humans, making them a dangerous predator to humans and easy targets for poachers and other tigers. The wild tiger population must be preserved because it cannot be replaced. Last summer, all 171 countries represented at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species Conference (CITES) agreed that the tiger trade should be banned. Please join the world effort to protect wild tigers from extinction and uphold the ban on the trade of tiger products. view less Sincerely, [Your name here] We signed the ~{!0~}Protect Wild Tigers From Poachers~{!1~} petition! # 39,348: 8:48 pm PST, Dec 2, Francesca Holladay, Florida Tigers have the ability to show us how to be magnificent. Their exquisite beauty is awe inspiring - the generations to come should have the priviledge to witness the true power of these beings. # 39,347: 8:31 pm PST, Dec 2, Name not displayed, California # 39,346: 8:13 pm PST, Dec 2, Marcel Caron, Canada # 39,345: 7:39 pm PST, Dec 2, K Cramer, California # 39,344: 7:32 pm PST, Dec 2, Sherry Sturges, California I t is the only right thing to do to help save the wildlife of our planet. # 39,343: 7:18 pm PST, Dec 2, Amber Beabout, Ohio These beautiful creatures lives shouldn't be destroyed be the ignorance of man! # 39,342: 6:37 pm PST, Dec 2, Kathy Vorderbruggen, Kansas The number of these beautiful animals is diminishing. I want my kids and their kids to enjoy these magnificent creatures as much as I do. Why are animals killed for pleasure? In my eyes it is a sin and the people behind these acts are cruel, inhumane, and they are the ones that should be extinct. # 39,341: 6:35 pm PST, Dec 2, Fanny Manesis, New York # 39,340: 6:19 pm PST, Dec 2, METRIC CLAY, Mississippi # 39,339: 6:12 pm PST, Dec 2, JoAnn Davison, Mississippi # 39,338: 5:35 pm PST, Dec 2, Name not displayed, Canada Why are you allowing these beautiful animals to be killed...they will be extinct very soon if you continue to allow these animals to be slaughtered for pieces of their bodies...this is so horrible...what will you do when the tigers become no more..pls ban the trade of tiger parts # 39,337: 5:18 pm PST, Dec 2, Megan Rossman, Oklahoma Tigers are an important species of animal. We need to keep them on this planet. # 39,336: 5:10 pm PST, Dec 2, Ted Whisenant, New Mexico # 39,335: 4:57 pm PST, Dec 2, Donna Pagan, New York They are beautiful and majestic animals # 39,334: 4:19 pm PST, Dec 2, Name not displayed, California Ms. Hongyan Guo, These wild tigers are magnificent creatures, please do not lift the ban on poachers, this is yet another animal that is close to extinction, I myself would love my grandchildren to be able to see what beautiful creatures there are in diffierent parts of the world. # 39,333: 3:42 pm PST, Dec 2, Name not displayed, Virginia How can you allow this truly beautiful animal to continue to be destoryed. Everyone that is killed is one more being driven to extinction. Please keep the ban on poaching. Thanks # 39,332: 3:40 pm PST, Dec 2, KALLY PREWITT, Tennessee # 39,331: 3:18 pm PST, Dec 2, Igor Zhuravlev, Russian Federation These big cats are big part of our world's beauty. Loosing them we make a step to the end of humanity. # 39,330: 3:16 pm PST, Dec 2, Mona Mehas, Indiana # 39,329: 2:41 pm PST, Dec 2, Alexandra Izquierdo, Spain # 39,328: 2:37 pm PST, Dec 2, Eddie Ponce, Bolivia We have to protect this threatened specie, if they leave this world we will have serious problems in the future. DON~{B4~}T BUY TIGER PRODUCTS! # 39,327: 2:16 pm PST, Dec 2, Vivian Arcidiacono, Texas It is unethical to kill or risk the extinction of any species, especially one as majestic as a tiger. # 39,326: 2:00 pm PST, Dec 2, Crystal Bartels, Arizona # 39,325: 1:55 pm PST, Dec 2, Sugar Bouche, Alabama Those who witness the sadistic actions of the heartless monsters that inflict agony and death on the helpless living creatures of this planet be the animal or human, need to take another look in the mirror. We are what we tolerate. # 39,324: 1:38 pm PST, Dec 2, Ashli Garza, Texas it is cruel and mean think of them as humans. it is murder! # 39,323: 1:36 pm PST, Dec 2, Angie Spiliotopoulou, Belgium ?#908;~{&R&O~} ~{&O&I~} ά~{&M&H&Q&X&P&O&I~} ~{&R&U&A&C&I~}ά~{&F&O&T&M~} ~{&S&A~} ~{&F~}ώ~{&A~}, ~{&H&A~} ~{&R&J&O&S~}ώ~{&M&O&M&S&A&I~} ~{&L&E&S&A&N~}ύ ~{&S&O&T~}ς. ~{&0&Q~}ά~{&C&L&A&S&I~}, ~{&A&T&S~}ός ~{&P&O&T~} ~{&R&P~}έ~{&Q&M&E&I~} ~{&S&O~} ~{&R&P~}ό~{&Q&O~} ~{&S&O&T~} ~{&H&A&M~}ά~{&S&O&T~} ~{&J&A&I~} ~{&S&O&T~} ~{&P~}ό~{&M&O&T~}, ~{&D&E&M~} ~{&L&P&O&Q&E~}ί ~{&M&A~} ~{&D&Q~}έ~{&P&E&I~} ~{&V&A&Q~}ά ~{&J&A&I~} ~{&A&C~}ά~{&P&G~}? Pythagore ~{&0&T&H&A&C~}ό~{&Q&A~}ς # 39,322: 1:31 pm PST, Dec 2, Shelly Pinks, Indiana STOP MAN FROM DESTROYING GODS CREATION...GOD BLESS OUR EARTH & WILDLIFE...SINCERELY, SHELLY PINKS LAPORTE, INDIANA. # 39,321: 1:10 pm PST, Dec 2, Barbara Sessions, Texas You must, you must protect these beautiful creatures! We have survived years and years without the intentional slaughter of these tigers. Please don't let poachers destroy 1 of the most beautiful of God's creatures to walk this earth. They are here for a reason just like us. Thank you, Barbara Sessions # 39,320: 12:34 pm PST, Dec 2, Doreen Coones, Massachusetts # 39,319: 12:28 pm PST, Dec 2, Allison God鑢e, Canada # 39,318: 11:39 am PST, Dec 2, Deanna Sloniker, New York # 39,317: 11:35 am PST, Dec 2, Jamie Rivet, Canada Tigers are not a "product" for the marketplace. # 39,316: 11:34 am PST, Dec 2, Lorin King, Texas # 39,315: 10:48 am PST, Dec 2, Susan Pezanowski, Illinois # 39,314: 10:25 am PST, Dec 2, Carmen Higareda, Mexico Protect animals - they are part of our world. # 39,313: 10:21 am PST, Dec 2, Cindy Poole, Florida these are beautiful animals, god made them, they are beautiful to look at, they love life just as we do, life is a precious gift from god, please don't take there lives from them. thank you and god bless. cindy # 39,312: 9:58 am PST, Dec 2, Name not displayed, Massachusetts Tigers deserve to live just like all other animals. The planet is for all living things. # 39,311: 9:41 am PST, Dec 2, Michelle A. Palladine, California # 39,310: 9:26 am PST, Dec 2, Charlotte Tugwell, Tennessee # 39,309: 9:22 am PST, Dec 2, Jessica Boettiger, Washington # 39,308: 9:13 am PST, Dec 2, John Lambert, New York # 39,307: 9:12 am PST, Dec 2, Kathryn Hodges, Oklahoma Please protect the majestic tiger!!!! # 39,306: 8:58 am PST, Dec 2, Chris J., Canada # 39,305: 8:24 am PST, Dec 2, Name not displayed, Canada The time has come to start respecting the earth and all the animals that live on it. There are so few tigers left in the world it would be a shame to lose them so senselessly. All living creatures should be able to share this earth as equals. Funny how the only living things that don't respect the earth and all it's beauty is humans! What a sick species we are! # 39,304: 8:12 am PST, Dec 2, Name not displayed, Canada # 39,303: 8:02 am PST, Dec 2, Jill Perkins, New York # 39,302: 8:00 am PST, Dec 2, Jane Chischilly, Arizona This is senseless slaughter. What a horrific waste to kill these animals for body parts. Please, please put a stop to this. # 39,301: 7:55 am PST, Dec 2, Cindy Stewart, Canada We do not have the right to take the life of another. Animal or otherwise. This only done to feed one's ego. View Signatures: |< < 39,348 39,300 39,250 ... 150 100 50 > >| about usadvertisepartnershipscareerspresscontact usterms of serviceprivacysubscription centerhelpsite tour Copyright © 2008 Care2.com, inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved
# 39,348:
8:48 pm PST, Dec 2, Francesca Holladay, Florida
Tigers have the ability to show us how to be magnificent. Their exquisite beauty is awe inspiring - the generations to come should have the priviledge to witness the true power of these beings.
# 39,347:
8:31 pm PST, Dec 2, Name not displayed, California
# 39,346:
8:13 pm PST, Dec 2, Marcel Caron, Canada
# 39,345:
7:39 pm PST, Dec 2, K Cramer, California
# 39,344:
7:32 pm PST, Dec 2, Sherry Sturges, California
I t is the only right thing to do to help save the wildlife of our planet.
# 39,343:
7:18 pm PST, Dec 2, Amber Beabout, Ohio
These beautiful creatures lives shouldn't be destroyed be the ignorance of man!
# 39,342:
6:37 pm PST, Dec 2, Kathy Vorderbruggen, Kansas
The number of these beautiful animals is diminishing. I want my kids and their kids to enjoy these magnificent creatures as much as I do. Why are animals killed for pleasure? In my eyes it is a sin and the people behind these acts are cruel, inhumane, and they are the ones that should be extinct.
# 39,341:
6:35 pm PST, Dec 2, Fanny Manesis, New York
# 39,340:
6:19 pm PST, Dec 2, METRIC CLAY, Mississippi
# 39,339:
6:12 pm PST, Dec 2, JoAnn Davison, Mississippi
# 39,338:
5:35 pm PST, Dec 2, Name not displayed, Canada
Why are you allowing these beautiful animals to be killed...they will be extinct very soon if you continue to allow these animals to be slaughtered for pieces of their bodies...this is so horrible...what will you do when the tigers become no more..pls ban the trade of tiger parts
# 39,337:
5:18 pm PST, Dec 2, Megan Rossman, Oklahoma
Tigers are an important species of animal. We need to keep them on this planet.
# 39,336:
5:10 pm PST, Dec 2, Ted Whisenant, New Mexico
# 39,335:
4:57 pm PST, Dec 2, Donna Pagan, New York
They are beautiful and majestic animals
# 39,334:
4:19 pm PST, Dec 2, Name not displayed, California
Ms. Hongyan Guo, These wild tigers are magnificent creatures, please do not lift the ban on poachers, this is yet another animal that is close to extinction, I myself would love my grandchildren to be able to see what beautiful creatures there are in diffierent parts of the world.
# 39,333:
3:42 pm PST, Dec 2, Name not displayed, Virginia
How can you allow this truly beautiful animal to continue to be destoryed. Everyone that is killed is one more being driven to extinction. Please keep the ban on poaching. Thanks
# 39,332:
3:40 pm PST, Dec 2, KALLY PREWITT, Tennessee
# 39,331:
3:18 pm PST, Dec 2, Igor Zhuravlev, Russian Federation
These big cats are big part of our world's beauty. Loosing them we make a step to the end of humanity.
# 39,330:
3:16 pm PST, Dec 2, Mona Mehas, Indiana
# 39,329:
2:41 pm PST, Dec 2, Alexandra Izquierdo, Spain
# 39,328:
2:37 pm PST, Dec 2, Eddie Ponce, Bolivia
We have to protect this threatened specie, if they leave this world we will have serious problems in the future. DON´T BUY TIGER PRODUCTS!
# 39,327:
2:16 pm PST, Dec 2, Vivian Arcidiacono, Texas
It is unethical to kill or risk the extinction of any species, especially one as majestic as a tiger.
# 39,326:
2:00 pm PST, Dec 2, Crystal Bartels, Arizona
# 39,325:
1:55 pm PST, Dec 2, Sugar Bouche, Alabama
Those who witness the sadistic actions of the heartless monsters that inflict agony and death on the helpless living creatures of this planet be the animal or human, need to take another look in the mirror. We are what we tolerate.
# 39,324:
1:38 pm PST, Dec 2, Ashli Garza, Texas
it is cruel and mean think of them as humans. it is murder!
# 39,323:
1:36 pm PST, Dec 2, Angie Spiliotopoulou, Belgium
«Όσο οι άνθρωποι σφαγιάζουν τα ζώα, θα σκοτώνονται μεταξύ τους. Πράγματι, αυτός που σπέρνει το σπόρο του θανάτου και του πόνου, δεν μπορεί να δρέπει χαρά και αγάπη». Pythagore Πυθαγόρας
# 39,322:
1:31 pm PST, Dec 2, Shelly Pinks, Indiana
STOP MAN FROM DESTROYING GODS CREATION...GOD BLESS OUR EARTH & WILDLIFE...SINCERELY, SHELLY PINKS LAPORTE, INDIANA.
# 39,321:
1:10 pm PST, Dec 2, Barbara Sessions, Texas
You must, you must protect these beautiful creatures! We have survived years and years without the intentional slaughter of these tigers. Please don't let poachers destroy 1 of the most beautiful of God's creatures to walk this earth. They are here for a reason just like us. Thank you, Barbara Sessions
# 39,320:
12:34 pm PST, Dec 2, Doreen Coones, Massachusetts
# 39,319:
12:28 pm PST, Dec 2, Allison Godčre, Canada
# 39,318:
11:39 am PST, Dec 2, Deanna Sloniker, New York
# 39,317:
11:35 am PST, Dec 2, Jamie Rivet, Canada
Tigers are not a "product" for the marketplace.
# 39,316:
11:34 am PST, Dec 2, Lorin King, Texas
# 39,315:
10:48 am PST, Dec 2, Susan Pezanowski, Illinois
# 39,314:
10:25 am PST, Dec 2, Carmen Higareda, Mexico
Protect animals - they are part of our world.
# 39,313:
10:21 am PST, Dec 2, Cindy Poole, Florida
these are beautiful animals, god made them, they are beautiful to look at, they love life just as we do, life is a precious gift from god, please don't take there lives from them. thank you and god bless. cindy
# 39,312:
9:58 am PST, Dec 2, Name not displayed, Massachusetts
Tigers deserve to live just like all other animals. The planet is for all living things.
# 39,311:
9:41 am PST, Dec 2, Michelle A. Palladine, California
# 39,310:
9:26 am PST, Dec 2, Charlotte Tugwell, Tennessee
# 39,309:
9:22 am PST, Dec 2, Jessica Boettiger, Washington
# 39,308:
9:13 am PST, Dec 2, John Lambert, New York
# 39,307:
9:12 am PST, Dec 2, Kathryn Hodges, Oklahoma
Please protect the majestic tiger!!!!
# 39,306:
8:58 am PST, Dec 2, Chris J., Canada
# 39,305:
8:24 am PST, Dec 2, Name not displayed, Canada
The time has come to start respecting the earth and all the animals that live on it. There are so few tigers left in the world it would be a shame to lose them so senselessly. All living creatures should be able to share this earth as equals. Funny how the only living things that don't respect the earth and all it's beauty is humans! What a sick species we are!
# 39,304:
8:12 am PST, Dec 2, Name not displayed, Canada
# 39,303:
8:02 am PST, Dec 2, Jill Perkins, New York
# 39,302:
8:00 am PST, Dec 2, Jane Chischilly, Arizona
This is senseless slaughter. What a horrific waste to kill these animals for body parts. Please, please put a stop to this.
# 39,301:
7:55 am PST, Dec 2, Cindy Stewart, Canada
We do not have the right to take the life of another. Animal or otherwise. This only done to feed one's ego.
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