Ahead of the August Primary, we are excited to share that we have earned the support of the Tri-City Herald editorial page:

“Thanks, in part to the backing of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, Washington voters will have a chance to send a strong message to those who seek to profit from the killing of certain animals threatened with extinction. More than 300,000 Washingtonians signed petitions to put Initiative 1401 on the Nov. 3 ballot. The measure would make the sale, purchase, trading of parts or products made from parts of 10 protected species a crime. Penalties could run as high as five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

Until we take steps like this to dry up demand, hundreds upon hundreds of elephants will be poached for their ivory and the carcasses of rare rhinos will lie rotting in the African bush so their horns can be ground into black market aphrodisiacs.”

You can read their whole piece on their website.