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Massachusetts: Urge your legislators to co-sponsor H.3935 and S.616

Wildlife trafficking is a global crisis that is threatening elephants and rhinos with extinction. Every year, as many as 15,000 elephants are killed in Africa to supply the illegal ivory trade. Rhino populations are also dwindling, with fewer than 27,000 rhinos remaining in the wild. Massachusetts plays a crucial role in this fight. It was recently ranked among the top states for online ivory sales, and our previous investigations have found a thriving market for ivory. To address this, the Ivory/Rhino Horn Bill (H.3935 and S.616) has been filed in the House and Senate to ban the trade of ivory and rhino horn in the Commonwealth.

This bill is critical to stopping ivory traffickers from exploiting legal loopholes and preventing illegal ivory from entering Massachusetts. By supporting this bill, we can take meaningful steps to protect elephants and rhinos from poaching and trafficking. We need your help to make sure this bill passes.

TAKE ACTION

Please make a brief, polite call to your Massachusetts state representative and state senator today and ask them to support H.3935 and S.616. Look up their phone numbers here. You can say: "As your constituent, I am asking you to co-sponsor the bill H.3935/S.616 to ban the trade of ivory and rhino horn products in Massachusetts"

After making your call (please do not skip that crucial step!), fill in and submit the form below to send a follow-up message.

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Dear Legislator,

As your constituent, I am writing to urge you to support An Act relative to ivory and rhinoceros horn trafficking (H.3935/S.616) sponsored by Representative Livingstone and Senator Lewis.  This legislation would ban the trade of ivory and rhino horn in Massachusetts. Wildlife trafficking is a global crisis that puts elephants and rhinos at risk of extinction, and this bill is a critical step in stopping the illegal trade that is decimating these species. 

 A recently published report found that Massachusetts was one of the top states for online ivory sales in 2024 and has ranked high among all states each of the past four years. A legal market for ivory provides cover for illegal products to flourish, since it’s easy to mix the two. H.3935/S.616 will close these loopholes, making it harder for traffickers to exploit Massachusetts as a market for illegal wildlife products. 

 I urge you to take action in support of this bill and stand with those working to protect endangered species. Please co-sponsor H.3935/S.616 to help ensure a safer future for elephants, rhinos and wildlife across the globe.

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