Ban trophy hunting photos from Facebook

Banning Trophy Hunting photos from Facebook would take away a major platform for hunters to gloat about their trophies, a massive part of the sport.

Ban Trophy Hunting Photos From Facebook! Sign my Petition Dear Alexandr, Trophy Hunters relish in showing off pictures of their conquests. They take pride in mounting the heads of endangered animals on their walls. They invite their kids to watch them slaughter hundreds of innocent animals like it's a game, and then they post pictures of the abuse on Facebook to receive encouragement from friends. They are laughing, while their trophies suffer until their eventual extinction. And you can see it all on Facebook. Trophy Hunting is a glory sport, in which hunters seek out selective game, often the largest or most mature member of an animal population. The animal, or animal parts, are then kept as trophies. Endangered animals make particularly enticing trophies. Banning Trophy Hunting photos from Facebook would take away a major avenue for hunters to gloat, which is what Trophy Hunting is all about. Facebook amplifies the pleasure these people get from trophy hunts. But together we can get Facebook to take a stand. In 1997, Kenneth Behring paid the government of Kazakhstan to let him hunt the Kara Tau argali sheep, of which only 100 individuals were left! The trophy hunting of rare and endangered animals is a major factor in the near extinction of the African Elephant. Trophy Hunters also engage in "Killing Contests." One of the horrifying contests is the African Big Five, where hunters compete to kill Leopards, Elephants, Lions, Rhinos, and Buffalos. Another is the North American 29, which includes Bear, Bison, and Deer. Petition author, Supriya Arora explains, There are 29 awards in all, and in order to win all of them, at the highest level, a hunter would have to kill 322 animals of different species or subspecies. Trophy Hunting leads to a chain reaction of environmental effects. Trophy Hunters seek to kill the biggest, and strongest of a species and that drastically depletes the gene pool of that species. Bear hunting leads to a higher mortality rate among bear cubs, and elephant hunting has been shown to make young elephants less capable of finding food and coping with predators. This is because elephants mourn family members, especially when they witness their murders. Let's take some glory away from Trophy Hunters. As the head of a major social media website, Mark Zuckerberg has an ethical responsibility to use his influence for good. Tell Mark Zuckerberg to ban Trophy Hunting photos from Facebook. Thank you,   Valerie J. The Care2 Petitions Team