Posted by Heather Shields <https://ladyfreethinker.org/author/heathers/> |
October 16, 2019

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This Monday, Queen Elizabeth II took a stand against trophy hunting in her
speech <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA2SJoOgRSQ> before the British
Parliament, confirming legislation that will make imports from trophy
hunting illegal throughout Great Britain.

In her address, the Queen announced, “For the first time, environmental
principles
<https://news.sky.com/story/queens-speech-government-puts-focus-on-law-and-o
rder-in-new-legislative-agenda-1183545> will be enshrined in law,” such as
legislation that will “promote and protect the welfare of animals, including
banning imports from trophy hunting.”

We applaud the announcement — as do animal advocates across the UK.

“Trophy hunting is cruel, immoral, and is having a devastating impact on
some of the world’s most vulnerable wildlife,” said Eduardo Gonçalves,
founder of the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting. “British trophy hunters are
among the worst in the world for shooting elephants and lions bred in