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Posts Tagged ‘sales’
Climate Change, Nature, Pollution, Wildlife & Flora, Jun 13th, 2010,
Would you want to buy oil from the worst oil spill in US history? If you said no, I don’t blame you—I wouldn’t want to, either. However, would you buy the same oil if part of the proceeds went to fund the efforts to protect and restore all damaged wildlife habitat along the Gulf Coast? It really makes you think twice, doesn’t it? Right now, we may absolutely hate BP. We may want to boycott them and we are most likely absolutely sick of hearing about them in the news (and reporting about them, for that matter—I know I sure…
Tags: BP, fund raising, Gulf Coast Oil Spill, habitat, oil, proceeds, profit, protection, restoration, sales, wildlife
Uncategorized, Wildlife & Flora, Jan 19th, 2010,
Buyers beware: the goods you are purchasing could be illegal. The illegal selling and trading of animals—or their parts—has been known of for a long time. Sometimes, governments permit temporary sales or trades. In most cases, you will find these things on the black market. However, traders are willing to do whatever it takes to reach a wider customer base and evade authorities. Their chosen method of gaining higher sales may surprise you: the internet. Grace Ge, IFAW’s Asian regional director, suspects foul play. At a recent animal rights conference held in Singapore, she claimed that traders are able to…
Tags: ACRES, Animal Concerns Research and Education Society, endangered species, IFAW, illegal wildlife trade, International Fund for Animal Welfare, poaching, sales, study, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine
