Amazing win! A South African court just ruled that the government violated Avaaz.org Action Group’s right to free speech when South African authorities tore down ads calling for the protection of South Africa’s lions.
7 February 2013 The South African airport authority (ACSA) refused to put the ads calling for action against lion poaching back up and, since their censorship violates South African free speech rights under the South African constitution, Avaaz.org took them to court! “We won’t let the government silence our calls to save South Africa’s lions”, says Avaaz.org.
Hundreds of South African lions are being slaughtered to make bogus sex potions for men. But Avaaz.ord says it can stop this cruel trade by hitting the government where it hurts — the tourism industry.
A global ban on tiger bone sales has traders hunting a new prize — the majestic lions. Lions are farmed under appalling conditions in South Africa for “canned hunting”, where rich tourists pay thousands to shoot them through fences. Now experts say lion bones from these killing farms are being exported to phony ‘medicine’ makers in Asia for record profits. Trade is exploding and experts fear that as prices rise, even wild lions — with only 20,000 left in Africa — will come under poaching attack.
Avaaz.org says if it can show President Zuma that this brutal trade is hurting South Africa’s image as a tourist destination, he could ban the trade in lion bones. Avaaz is taking out strong ads in airports, tourism websites and magazines, but urgently need 1 million petition signers to give the ads their force. You can sign the petition by clicking here. Follow @b4itstoolate
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1 Million Signatures Need to Ban the Lion Trade
Amazing win! A South African court just ruled that the government violated Avaaz.org Action Group’s right to free speech when South African authorities tore down ads calling for the protection of South Africa’s lions.
7 February 2013 The South African airport authority (ACSA) refused to put the ads calling for action against lion poaching back up and, since their censorship violates South African free speech rights under the South African constitution, Avaaz.org took them to court! “We won’t let the government silence our calls to save South Africa’s lions”, says Avaaz.org.
Hundreds of South African lions are being slaughtered to make bogus sex potions for men. But Avaaz.ord says it can stop this cruel trade by hitting the government where it hurts — the tourism industry.
A global ban on tiger bone sales has traders hunting a new prize — the majestic lions. Lions are farmed under appalling conditions in South Africa for “canned hunting”, where rich tourists pay thousands to shoot them through fences. Now experts say lion bones from these killing farms are being exported to phony ‘medicine’ makers in Asia for record profits. Trade is exploding and experts fear that as prices rise, even wild lions — with only 20,000 left in Africa — will come under poaching attack.
Avaaz.org says if it can show President Zuma that this brutal trade is hurting South Africa’s image as a tourist destination, he could ban the trade in lion bones. Avaaz is taking out strong ads in airports, tourism websites and magazines, but urgently need 1 million petition signers to give the ads their force. You can sign the petition by clicking here.
Follow @b4itstoolate
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