primfocus: CITES

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Thanks, Mark,

 

As usual, it's $$ and human ego and greed that is causing the destruction of our

world. And while the good people think they can't do anything to help, so they

remain silent, the bad guys count on that apathy to continue their evil ways.

 

I still believe there are some good people at CITES, but sadly, too few with the

guts and commitment to stand up and DO something about it.

 

Jane

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Mark Lakomski

primfocus

Cc: willem.wijnstekers ; ngandelman

Friday, February 06, 2004 1:49 PM

primfocus: Re: CITES

 

 

Hi Jane,

 

Personally I'm under the impression that any form of economic expansion

overrides all reason and rather lame legislation to the contrary. CITES would

be nothing without a few people like yourself and IPPL ramming it down their

throats. Damn right they don't care. It's a comfy position that the vast

majority

doesn't want to deal with so the inept cowards just suck up to the path of

least

resistance rather than do their job. CITES is a disgrace.

 

Regards to those few I still respect,

Mark Lakomski

 

 

Thu, 5 Feb 2004 09:40:47 -0500

" Jane T. R. Dewar " <jdewar

primfocus: Eerily similar CITES goofs

 

Once again, highly sentient endangered species are being openly and

" legally " traded under the guise of being " captive bred " under CITES

approval and protection.

 

When that captive bred status, like the Taiping 4 gorillas, is easily proven

to be false and 99.9% likely to be the deliberate act of unscrupulous animal

dealers and rogue zoos, CITES doesn't seem to be able to do much to correct

the situation ...

 

Or perhaps CITES doesn't CARE much to correct it, since the same people

authorizing transfers like this, are then the ones who get to decide what

happens, once animal welfare groups, like ACRES or IPPL expose the crime.

 

Something is seriously wrong with a system that continually allows

loopholes, and no accountability. I guess my days of being so naive to

think that CITES officials should be protecting these endangered species,

are over.

 

Jane Dewar