Spain hosted one of the European Union's largest hunting conferences in March 2023, and the gorey details were all expertly uncovered by Human Society International/Europe (HSI). The horrific event auctioned off the opportunity to hunt down and slaughter "internationally protected species." Gruesome displays of body parts from lions, polar bears, and more were found throughout the venue. The event even held awards for "best foreign hunting trophies," rewarding hunters for going to other countries and killing their precious, often endangered species.
The E.U. is the world's second largest importer of hunting trophies of internationally protected species, but it can stop enabling this by banning the imports of hunting trophies!
Sign the petition to demand the E.U. ban the imports of hunting trophies!
During the event, organizations even signed an agreement to bolster the desires of the trophy hunting industry. The event's intention is to create the "largest alliance to promote a hunters way of life." But what about the countless animal lives?
There was even a disturbing hunting trophy category for animals hunted with bows and arrows. Hunting animals with bows and arrows is utterly cruel -- studies show that using this method to kill an animal actually only wounds them about half the time, meaning they are left alive and in agony, suffering and terrified.
It's time the E.U. do more to de-incentivize trophy hunting!
Meaning ban it. Now. Sign the petition to demand the E.U. stop the imports of hunting trophies!
