China licenses 35 ivory carving factories and 130 ivory retailers - TopicsExpress



          

China licenses 35 ivory carving factories and 130 ivory retailers to sell legal ivory obtained from the 2008 CITES sanctioned sale of ivory stockpiles from four African countries. Some Chinese legal operations serve as fronts for ivory smuggling. Many Chinese ivory carving factories are not licensed. Calls to shut down the factories and distribution channels are routinely ignored. This is how Asian elephants become TOURIST ATTRACTIONS in USA and Thailand...sickening.
Posted on: Mon, 04 Aug 2014 20:22:29 +0000

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