Forwarded message : CITES powers -- no selling exotic animals {in UK}

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Dear Colleagues,

Please find a message which I recieved in my care2 network.

Do sign the petition.

Thanks,

Azam

 

Message Message: Good work, John. I've signed. Please sign and

forward, friends! Many thanks and love to all, Eleanor

 

I've started a petition (from the information from Monkey World -

see: http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/cites-

specimen/index.htm) to support the full implementation of powers for

the CITES convention on endangered species (see

http://www.cites.org/ for details of the convention). This petition

runs only to 31st October 2005 when it has to be on the Minister's

desk in the House of Parliament. Though it is intended for UK

implementation, the CITES powers are in effect throughout the world

by all the signees. Therefore anyone can sign it (and hopefully get

more attention by the Minister).

 

This will give the authorities powers to not only stop trading, but

also stopping people from keeping endangered and inappropriate

animals as pets. Do you really want YOUR neighbour to keep dangerous

or poisonous animals in his garden? Also Monkey World has promoted

this to stop all types of monkeys being sold and kept as pets, which

is a cruel thing to do especially for monkeys.

 

Please sign and pass it around - we have only to the end of October!

See : http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/542059051

 

Thank you for your help.

John Weatherman

Path to You: Eleanor B. > Barbara T.