Born Free USA submitted in a letter in support of Washington, D.C. bill B22-0314, the Elephant Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn Trafficking Prohibition Act of 2017. This bill would prohibit the import, sale, offer for sale, purchase, barter, or possession with intent to sell ivory, ivory products, rhinoceros horn, or rhinoceros horn products. As with similar bills passed in other states, B22-0314 has appropriate exceptions and contains criminal penalties for violations. Not only is this bill a compassionate solution to real problems of poaching and potential extinction of some of the world’s most cherished species, but it is needed now more than ever, with the increasing rate of the illegal wildlife trade industry.
Born Free USA Supports Washington, D.C. bill B22-0314, the Elephant Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn Trafficking Prohibition Act of 2017
in Central and West Africa, Wildlife Trade on October 17, 2018