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Dear Defender,
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the U.S., stunningly China recently reopened its live wildlife markets.
These markets, which sell animals in crowded conditions that are unsafe for both wildlife and humans, have been identified as the most likely origin of COVID-19.
Experts believe many disease outbreaks in recent decades are rooted in the exploitation of wildlife - and COVID-19 is the latest catastrophe caused by the often illegal and unregulated trade of live, wild animals.
Enough is enough! It’s time to end the deadly threat posed to wildlife and humans by illegal and unregulated wildlife trade!
TAKE ACTION: Sign our petition calling on Congress to take dramatic action to protect wildlife and people.
The novel coronavirus that’s driven the world into chaos is believed to have originated in an open-air “live” wildlife market where wild and domestic animals are kept close together, potentially sold and slaughtered on site, creating dangerous conditions where viruses can and do spread from animals to humans
And that’s only one part of this tragic story. These markets are often the site of illegal wildlife trade, which is responsible for driving some of the planet’s most magnificent animals to the brink of extinction, including elephants, tigers, rhinos, vaquitas, and numerous other imperiled species.
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