10,000 elephants…that’s how many elephants have been slaughtered in just one African nation in 2013 to feed China’s greed and ivory lust. That’s nearly 30 elephants killed each day. According to the EIA (Environmental Investigation Agency), Tanzania…
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This article includes ways to get involved.
GR: Like elephants and want to visit Nepal? This might be just for you.
Build Chain-free Corrals in Nepal~Unshackle 32 Elephants
A life-changing experience—for you and the elephants!Project overview
Elephant Aid International’s (EAI) Free the Elephants Volunteer Project is the perfect opportunity for you to get involved with a truly groundbreaking project that will forever change the way in which Nepal’s working elephants are housed, treated and managed.
As a participant, you’ll join a team of hard-working volunteers whose mission it is to successfully complete Phase Two of EAI’s “Chain Free Means Pain Free” Project in Nepal—building chain-free corrals in Chitwan National Park and releasing 32 elephants from leg chains…forever!
You’ll work in concert with EAI Founder and President Carol Buckley. Best of all, you’ll have the opportunity to witness first-hand as the elephants experience their first joyous moments of freedom from leg chains—an event you’ll help create and one you’ll never forget!
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We must all take responsibility for combating climate change.
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GR: This will not happen. First, the few that profit from the industries causing the problems feel insulated and protected from the consequences. Second, the governments and political leaders hope the wealthy will give them enough of the wealth to achieve the same protection.
If we can’t save these iconic creatures, imagine how likely we will fail to protect all the smaller species.
From Peta.org: “Please ask Karnak Shriners to require that Tarzan Zerbini Circus stage its performances without elephants!
“Karnak Shriners have chosen exhibitor Tarzan Zerbini to provide and exhibit elephants for their circus, which plans to travel throughout Quebec beginning August 14. Please join PETA in urging the Karnak Shriners to require that Zerbini stage its performances without elephants.
“Tarzan Zerbini Circus has a lengthy history of animal welfare violations. It has been cited more than two dozen times for Animal Welfare Act violations, including for keeping an elephant constantly chained, keeping elephants in an area that contained a solid waste pile that was approximately 8 feet wide and 4 feet tall, allowing waste to flow into a pond that the elephants had direct access to, and feeding elephants an unhealthy diet of nothing but bread, hay, and weeds.”
Go here to sign the petition: www.peta.org
“It’s a beautiful day, you are excited to be window shopping, finding gifts for your family and that perfect item for yourself. You’re perusing the aisles when suddenly you see it. Your heart lurches into your throat. You’re horrified. You feel sick to your stomach. You’re infuriated. And you feel helpless…An elephant has died – and its beautiful ivory tusks have been cut out, carved up and slapped with a price tag.
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“When you see ivory in a store, it’s the perfect chance to be an elephant ambassador and gently inform the shop owners about the realities of the ivory trade. But if you’re anything like me, you get tongue tied and flustered.
“Elephantopia has created an editable letter you can use and we highly encourage you to SHARE THIS RESOURCE with your friends. CLICK HERE to access the letter. This way the words you say will be remembered as they are seen on paper. And just like the Hallmark success story, other stores may agree to join the herd and say NO to IVORY because of you.”
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GR: Elephantopia’s letter to store owners let’s you protest ivory sales and point out the tragic consequences. We should all carry the letters when we go out.
GR: Here are some elephant conservation organizations you can visit to show support.
“August 12 is World Elephant Day, which means it’s a great time to recognize the many ways elephants are important. After all, elephants are known as a “keystone species,” meaning that plants, other animals, and even ecosystems depend on them. Elephants help plants by spreading their seeds in their droppings. Even their footprints matter — when it rains, those huge prints become water troughs for other animals to drink from.”
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It is World Elephant Day. Here are some things to do: http://bit.ly/1l07wcb.
Please sign the petitions listed below.
Yesterday, August 12, was #WorldElephantDay. It’s an annual event that brings the world together to help elephants. Here’s a few simple ways YOU can get involved! #GoGrey – show your friends and family you are committed to saving elephants by changing your profile picture to a grey elephant. It’s a simple, and effective, way to spread elephant awareness with your social media friends and followers. Use one of the photos for your profile (just drag and drop or right click to “Save As…”).
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