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Southern African Fight For Rhino
09 Sep 2016 at 20:20hrs | Views
A Call to Action: This is our fight now!
Join us on the 24th September, 2016, outside the Sandton Convention Centre (Johannesburg), corner of West Street and Alice Lane,
The Founding Director of Southern African Fight For Rhino will be presenting to the Head of CITES, Mr John Scanlon, at the CoP17 (Conference of the Parties) both the online and national petition, DEMANDING the upgrade of the Southern African WHITE RHINO 'CERATOTHERIUM SIMUM SIMUM', to APPENDIX 1, declaring this species CRITICALLY ENDANGERED.
This is an open invitation for all South Africans to join us in UNITY, on our celebrated HERITAGE DAY, to show the international, continental and national printed and online media, and international, continental and national television stations, that we as ALL South African people, can and will put aside all our differences, for the RHINO, whilst the global controlling body, CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) of our planet's resources and wildlife are here on our soil!
This year there will be in excess of 2.500 delegates, and 182 (including South Africa) signature countries, present for this Convention.
This initiative is a SOUTH AFRICAN initiative, headed up by the SOUTH AFRICAN nation. Our international supporters, have for many years, kept the fires alight, and are now together with us, to see their constant fight against the increasing demand for our wildlife, in particular, our rhino, now culminate in the last ditched attempt to save our NATIONAL HERITAGE!
NO CHARGE. FREE. BRING YOUR PICNIC BASKETS, AND JOIN US.
Due to the enormous crowd that we are expecting, we are going to need more volunteer MARSHALLS. SO PLEASE, if you are able to volunteer your services, inbox us on Southern African Fight For Rhino or visit our website www.saffr.co.za Please see all contact details below to volunteer/register.
Due to other organisations, joining us, (both international and national) and have already booked their space, any other organisations who would like to join us, again please inbox either Tracy King or Alexia Abnett Trombas.
Founded on 19 October 2015
Southern Africa Fight for Rhino is a proudly African initiative that seeks to stir up and mobilize true African wildlife warriors into a strong united force, who are determined to restore our African struggle for rhinos and all wildlife, into the hands of indigenous Africans who have the plight of our African heritage at heart. We need the participation of every individual to succeed in our goal!
For a long time the fight for our rhinos has been dominated by large foreign organisations who are making millions of dollars, from donor funds yet are doing very little to support our African initiatives to stop the mass slaughter of our rhino, and secure the future lives of our rhinos once and for all. We will also be concentrating on all endangered species after the CITES CoP17, between 24th September to the 5th October
International attempts to save this iconic creature, have failed dismally, and the result is that our rhino are on the edge of extinction.
The South African government has continued to listen to only one side of the story, with regard to our rhino, and their sustainability to carry on living in the wild.
They refuse to implement laws to enable our rangers to become more effective, with the result being, that well trained rangers, who risk their lives as the first line of defence against poachers, who are armed with high calibre weapons, continue to put their lives on the ground, without proper equipment, and some have even paid the ultimate price. Poachers know that. Poachers also know that South Africa won't punish them harshly. A 'slap on the wrist' is all that happens in most cases.
They are allowing the mass export of OUR RHINO to countries who not only hunt and slaughter our wildlife, they are also quite happy it seems to agree to farming our rhino as a domestic animal. To harvest the horn to satisfy a market, which is run by syndicates, who are making billions of US$ on the backs of OUR RHINO, yet nothing has 'saved' them, and in fact they have continued to be slaughtered, in ever increasing numbers.
Our wildlife has always been a part of our different cultures. Our wildlife is part of who we are as Africans. When oh WHEN did we lose the heartbeat of Africa?
A rhino is a rhino. It has the right to be a rhino. It has the right not to be maimed in anyway, whatsoever. These sentient beings are walking around on private farms with no horn, because these so called wildlife farmers, who think they are experts, continue to stockpile in anticipation that CITES and our government will allow trade in horn!! They will become millionaires overnight! How much of that money will filter down into our economy?
This site is about making our government sit up and take notice of us, who are the rightful owners of our wildlife, and to make CITES realize that we do actually have a say in all of this . Our rhino do not belong in Zoos. Our rhino do not belong to Chinese and Vietnamese who believe that Keratin is a cure for everything! Our rhino do not belong on tables as ornamental ashtrays, or indeed, its sexual organs, cooked and served on peoples plates.
We have many South Africans living overseas, we have many Zimbabweans living overseas, we have other sectors of our African population living overseas. We welcome those who would like to join us in this fight to please come!
We also welcome any international people, strong and well known activists to please be a part of our initiative. Your knowledge is needed!
All of our people, who cannot speak English, or Afrikaans, or even Xhosa, or Pedi, or even Zulu, please feel free to comment in the language you are comfortable with. Someone will be able to engage you, to answer any questions you might have.
Especially we welcome the youthful ACADEMICS! Our future leaders, who will want to make sure that even after we are dead and gone, we can die peacefully, knowing that our wildlife will be safe. IT IS YOUR HERITAGE SOUTHERN AFRICA!
Our aims are simple.
To unite all Southern Africans, into one voice, coming from all of our diverse cultures, to petition CITES at COP 17, to upgrade our rhino to Appendix 1 making it Critically Endangered.
To deliver the Petition to the head of CITES, in Sandton, at the Sandton Convention Centre, September 2016, with the hope that we as the true owners of our wildlife, are able to be involved in the decision making with regards to our wildlife. Finding sustainable means to ensure the survival of the species.
The fight for our wildlife begins!
Join us on the 24th September, 2016, outside the Sandton Convention Centre (Johannesburg), corner of West Street and Alice Lane,
The Founding Director of Southern African Fight For Rhino will be presenting to the Head of CITES, Mr John Scanlon, at the CoP17 (Conference of the Parties) both the online and national petition, DEMANDING the upgrade of the Southern African WHITE RHINO 'CERATOTHERIUM SIMUM SIMUM', to APPENDIX 1, declaring this species CRITICALLY ENDANGERED.
This is an open invitation for all South Africans to join us in UNITY, on our celebrated HERITAGE DAY, to show the international, continental and national printed and online media, and international, continental and national television stations, that we as ALL South African people, can and will put aside all our differences, for the RHINO, whilst the global controlling body, CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) of our planet's resources and wildlife are here on our soil!
This year there will be in excess of 2.500 delegates, and 182 (including South Africa) signature countries, present for this Convention.
This initiative is a SOUTH AFRICAN initiative, headed up by the SOUTH AFRICAN nation. Our international supporters, have for many years, kept the fires alight, and are now together with us, to see their constant fight against the increasing demand for our wildlife, in particular, our rhino, now culminate in the last ditched attempt to save our NATIONAL HERITAGE!
NO CHARGE. FREE. BRING YOUR PICNIC BASKETS, AND JOIN US.
Due to the enormous crowd that we are expecting, we are going to need more volunteer MARSHALLS. SO PLEASE, if you are able to volunteer your services, inbox us on Southern African Fight For Rhino or visit our website www.saffr.co.za Please see all contact details below to volunteer/register.
Due to other organisations, joining us, (both international and national) and have already booked their space, any other organisations who would like to join us, again please inbox either Tracy King or Alexia Abnett Trombas.
Founded on 19 October 2015
Southern Africa Fight for Rhino is a proudly African initiative that seeks to stir up and mobilize true African wildlife warriors into a strong united force, who are determined to restore our African struggle for rhinos and all wildlife, into the hands of indigenous Africans who have the plight of our African heritage at heart. We need the participation of every individual to succeed in our goal!
For a long time the fight for our rhinos has been dominated by large foreign organisations who are making millions of dollars, from donor funds yet are doing very little to support our African initiatives to stop the mass slaughter of our rhino, and secure the future lives of our rhinos once and for all. We will also be concentrating on all endangered species after the CITES CoP17, between 24th September to the 5th October
International attempts to save this iconic creature, have failed dismally, and the result is that our rhino are on the edge of extinction.
They refuse to implement laws to enable our rangers to become more effective, with the result being, that well trained rangers, who risk their lives as the first line of defence against poachers, who are armed with high calibre weapons, continue to put their lives on the ground, without proper equipment, and some have even paid the ultimate price. Poachers know that. Poachers also know that South Africa won't punish them harshly. A 'slap on the wrist' is all that happens in most cases.
They are allowing the mass export of OUR RHINO to countries who not only hunt and slaughter our wildlife, they are also quite happy it seems to agree to farming our rhino as a domestic animal. To harvest the horn to satisfy a market, which is run by syndicates, who are making billions of US$ on the backs of OUR RHINO, yet nothing has 'saved' them, and in fact they have continued to be slaughtered, in ever increasing numbers.
Our wildlife has always been a part of our different cultures. Our wildlife is part of who we are as Africans. When oh WHEN did we lose the heartbeat of Africa?
A rhino is a rhino. It has the right to be a rhino. It has the right not to be maimed in anyway, whatsoever. These sentient beings are walking around on private farms with no horn, because these so called wildlife farmers, who think they are experts, continue to stockpile in anticipation that CITES and our government will allow trade in horn!! They will become millionaires overnight! How much of that money will filter down into our economy?
This site is about making our government sit up and take notice of us, who are the rightful owners of our wildlife, and to make CITES realize that we do actually have a say in all of this . Our rhino do not belong in Zoos. Our rhino do not belong to Chinese and Vietnamese who believe that Keratin is a cure for everything! Our rhino do not belong on tables as ornamental ashtrays, or indeed, its sexual organs, cooked and served on peoples plates.
We have many South Africans living overseas, we have many Zimbabweans living overseas, we have other sectors of our African population living overseas. We welcome those who would like to join us in this fight to please come!
We also welcome any international people, strong and well known activists to please be a part of our initiative. Your knowledge is needed!
All of our people, who cannot speak English, or Afrikaans, or even Xhosa, or Pedi, or even Zulu, please feel free to comment in the language you are comfortable with. Someone will be able to engage you, to answer any questions you might have.
Especially we welcome the youthful ACADEMICS! Our future leaders, who will want to make sure that even after we are dead and gone, we can die peacefully, knowing that our wildlife will be safe. IT IS YOUR HERITAGE SOUTHERN AFRICA!
Our aims are simple.
To unite all Southern Africans, into one voice, coming from all of our diverse cultures, to petition CITES at COP 17, to upgrade our rhino to Appendix 1 making it Critically Endangered.
To deliver the Petition to the head of CITES, in Sandton, at the Sandton Convention Centre, September 2016, with the hope that we as the true owners of our wildlife, are able to be involved in the decision making with regards to our wildlife. Finding sustainable means to ensure the survival of the species.
The fight for our wildlife begins!
Source - saffr.co.za
