SPEAKING OUT AGAINST TROPHY HUNTING PRIOR TO THE JAGD UND HUND, EUROPE’S LARGEST HUNTING FAIR

Jagd und Hund Hunting Fair in Dortmund, Germany (Image Credit worldanimalsvoice.com 2022)

AN AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE ON THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF THE COLONIAL-STYLED COMMERCIALISATION OF ENDANGERED WILDLIFE SPECIES ADVERTISED AT JAGD UND HUND, IN DORTMUND IN GERMANY

24TH – 29TH JANUARY 2023

Advertised is the largest most prestigious shopping paradise for hunters, the 41st Jagd Und Hund is a trade show held annually in Dortmund in Germany, this year the show will be take place from the 24th to the 29th of January 2023.

Tens of thousands of animals are hunted and killed by hunters who pay handsomely for this pleasure. Many European and British citizens are losing the appetite to continue to support or participate in the colonial sport of trophy hunting.

This is an open letter written to the Mayor of Dortmund which has been signed by members of WAPFSA, members of the Pro Elephant Network and endorsed by a number of world renown wildlife conservationists, wildlife veterinarians, international dignitaries, politicians and environmental lawyers.

Please find the OPEN LETTER:

Image Credit: https://worldanimalsvoice.com/2021/06/22germany-your-hunting-and-dog-shame/

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