Washington residents vote to protect wildlife with the passage of ‘Washington Animal Trafficking Initiative’

Earlier this week, Initiative 1401 won in every county in Washington, with a statewide lead of 71 to 29 percent to protect wildlife from illegal trafficking.

The measure will “prohibit the purchase, sale, and distribution of products made from a list of 10 endangered animals being exploited to the point of potential extinction, and will be enforced by strong penalties. The animals protected by I-1401 include elephants, rhinos, lions, tigers, leopards, cheetahs, marine turtles, pangolins, sharks and rays”

This is a bold and crucial leap forward desperately needed to protect all wildlife from cruelty, exploitation and the very real threat of extinction.

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