Last week, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed promising new legislation designating giraffes as a vulnerable species and outlawing the trade of their body parts. Introduced by Assemblymember Steve Englebright and Sen. Monica Martinez, this new law helps to end the cruel and barbaric giraffe trade industry.
Trophy hunters indiscriminately kill these beautiful animals, and traders fetch a high price selling “luxury” items crafted out of their bodies. According to data gathered from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, hunters and traders imported around 40,000 giraffe ‘trophies’ into the United States between 2006 and 2015. Despite their dwindling numbers in the wild, giraffe skin and bones are legally sold as expensive pillows, boots, knife handles, bible covers, and other trinkets online and in brick-and-mortar stores throughout the United States.
Giraffe populations are in jeopardy due to a sustained loss of habitat and illegal hunting. There are only about 68,000 mature giraffes alive in the wild; yet, according to the Humane Society International, at least one giraffe body part is imported into the United States every day.
New York’s ban sets a powerful precedent against trophy hunting and protects these majestic creatures. We applaud Governor Cuomo and the state of New York for their continued efforts to conserve wildlife and protect animals. It is time that the nation follows suit.
What’s New…
EVERY ANIMAL ABUSER MUST BE HARSHLY PUNISHED WITH LONG JAIL TIME & HEFTY FINES. NO EXCUSES FOR ANIMAL ABUSES!!!!!
BRAVO NEW YORK
THANK YOU NEW YORK…TO THE REST OF THE COUNTRY…GET WITH THE PROGRAM…THIS IS ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING
bless everyone who saves the plant eating animals that have a hard time staying alive from it’s natural predator’s of the ancient habitat from earth ! not a shopping market ,game, hunting, trophy, hunting, money schema.
bless everyone who saves the plant eating animals that have a hard time staying alive from it’s natural predator’s of the ancient habitat from earth ! not a shopping market ,game, hunting, trophy, hunting, money schema.
Thank you, cruelty needs to STOP!
IT IS ABOUT TIME THAT THIS HAPPENS BUT WE MUST GET ALL 50 STATES AND EVERY COUNTRY TO DO THE SAME!
Thank you New York. Maybe one day, all the US states will ban giraffe trophies and all other animals that the repulsive hunters take for fun.
please stop this
BAN ALL HUNTING . WHO ARE HUMANS TO TAKE INNOCENT LIVES !!!!
Ban all animal trophies they are not ours to kill .
WOOOO HOOOO!
This should happen everywhere with all Animals
Thank You New York
what the fuck. why just ban giraffe trophies. ban them all new york
It’s about time! All trophy animals should be banned across the country, not in just one state.
This made my day! May God bless our fur babies.
Bravo
For once, there is good news out of America!
This is amazing news and I thank the amazing state of New York for doing what is absolutely the right thing to do. This planet is in deep, deep trouble. Not just environmentally which is bad enough, but all species are at risk of extinction at this point and we have and I repeat have to be their voice so speak up whenever and where ver you can and make a world of difference.
Why hasn’t a nationwide legislation been passed years ago? And what kind of despicable person would buy such items?
Bravo Governor Cuomo, Senators Steven Englebright and Monica Martinez. Way to go New York.
Well done Governor Cuomo and Assembly members Steve Englebright and Sen. Monica Martinez.
Thank you, Gov Cuomo. We need more legislation like this. Killing and importing wildlife for trophies wither intact or in parts is barbaric and sickening.
What state would not want to pass legislation like this? We have to play hard ball with special interest groups who want to kill and import giraffe bodies into the U.S. It’s completely unethical.