Guest guest Posted May 10, 2001 Report Share Posted May 10, 2001 AIRLINES BARS SHIPMENT OF " LEGALLY-TRADED " WILDLIFE: Lufthansa Airlines has announced that it will no longer transport animals captured in the wild for commercial purposes. This is a great step for the millions of animals (such as primates, birds, reptiles, and fish) who are trapped in the wild, including in the U.S., and transported around the world as exotic pets, food, for biomedical research, display, and other purposes. Many of these animals die in transit or shortly after arrival in the importing country due to insufficient care. Those who survive the flight die within the first year or are doomed to a life in cruel captivity, far from any semblance of their natural environment. While Lufthansa's step is laudable, they are receiving pressure from wildlife dealers and other powerful interests to rescind the shipping ban. Although the wildlife trade is technically " legal, " Lufthansa has shown, through its compassionate decision, that just because something is " legal " it's not necessarily right. WHAT YOU CAN DO: Thank Lufthansa for taking a strong stance to ban commercial wildlife shipments on its flights! You can send them an email through their website: www.lufthansa-usa.com/ (click on " contact us " ) or write Lufthansa Customer Relations, 1640 Hempstead Turnpike, E. Meadow, NY 11554 / fax: (516) 296-9660 (sorry, no phone #). THANK YOU FOR MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR ANIMALS --- TODAY!! To receive directly, call 202/955-3668 or email humanelines For more information on legislation, how to find your legislators, or past HUMANElines, go to www.hsus.org or www.fund.org The ideas and viewpoints expressed on I-CAAN are not necessarily those of The HSUS, but of the individuals by whom they were posted. Please send comments or suggestions to us at ari and visit our web site at: http://www.hsus.org/programs/research/. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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