Cowards Who Prey on Animals

[HairOfTheDog]

I don't mind people hunting for food or to control animal populations, but these assholes who kill for trophy or some farcical medicinal use are ridiculous.

Same with shark fin soup morons. They cut off the damn fin and then drop the shark back in the water. Assholes!

No wonder sharks attack humans from tornadoes.

I read recently that you can pretty easily obtain ivory (elephant tusks) here in Chinatown in San Francisco.

They call them "cow bones" and they can sell for $10-20k.

Fuckers.

California Assembly Bill 96 (AB96) was presented on July 6^th; it will end the sell of such ivory. Unfortunately, it was put in "suspension" status, for now. I think it will pass, possibly with some amendments, next time it goes before the state assembly though.

AB96 snip:
Existing law makes it a crime to import into the state for commercial purposes, to possess with intent to sell, or to sell within the state, the dead body, or any part or product thereof, of an elephant.

Existing law exempts the possession with intent to sell, or sale of the dead body, or any part or product thereof, of any elephant before June 1, 1977, or the possession with intent to sell or the sale of any such item on or after June 1, 1977, if the item was imported before January 1, 1977.

This bill would delete this exemption. By changing the definition of a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

This bill would make it unlawful to purchase, sell, offer for sale, possess with intent to sell, or import with intent to sell ivory or rhinoceros horn, except as specified, and would make this prohibition enforceable by the Department of Fish and Wildlife.

The bill would make a violation of this provision or any rule, regulation, or order adopted pursuant to this provision a misdemeanor subject to specified criminal penalties. By creating a new crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. In addition to the specified criminal penalties, the bill would authorize the department to impose a civil an administrative penalty of up to $10,000 for a violation of this provision or any rule, regulation, or order adopted pursuant to this provision.

Full AB96 bill: https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB96/2015