"We admire elephants in part because they
demonstrate what we consider the finest human traits: empathy, self-awareness,
and social intelligence. But the way we treat them puts on display the very
worst of human behavior." - Graydon Carter
Please
join our March for Elephants and Rhinos in San Francisco
Saturday,
October 3, 2015
10:30 am
– 3:00 PM
Starting
at Jefferson Square
Did you know that approximately one elephant is killed every 15
minutes in the African continent, 100 elephants are killed every day, 35,000
elephants are killed every year, 1 rhino is killed every 7-11 hours and
extinction looms within a generation?
Did you know that San Francisco plays a major role in the illegal
ivory trade? A survey commissioned by the Natural Resources Defense Council
found that up to 80 percent of ivory in San Francisco is illegal under current
law.
Did you know that China is the world’s largest market for illegal ivory?
Did you know
that March for Elephants, San Francisco(MFE)
has worked tirelessly within the Bay Area and globally to bring attention to
the illegal trade in ivory and rhino horn?
March for Elephants will be joining over 100 other cities around the globe in organizing a
march and speaking out for elephants and rhinos on October 3rd 2015 in San Francisco. We’ll gather around
the Chinese consulate demanding an end to the ivory trade in China, an end to
the trade in San Francisco, an end to the trade in the USA and an end to the
trade anywhere ivory and rhino horn are commodified. Last year, the San
Francisco march and rally drew approximately 2,000 people.
MFE is a grassroots volunteer
organization based in San Francisco that workson behalf of earth’s last
elephants and rhinos. We are a group of dedicated advocates, lobbying strategically
to promote local and global awareness about the elephant and rhino crises,
calling forgovernments to take immediate action to end poaching in range
nations,anddemanding an end to the ivory and rhino horn trade at all levels:
locally, nationally and internationally.
Here is a video of the State of Elephants from our
archives:
Here is a beautiful photo taken by Patrick Freeman:
