Ebay has come under fire from a leading animal rights organisation for being one of the last strongholds for ivory trading.
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) says 2,275 elephant ivory items, ranging from carved figures and jewellery, appeared on Ebay sites in the US, UK, China and other countries during February. More than 90 per cent of them violated Ebay’s own wildlife policies, which are meant to protect against the trade endangered species, says an IFAW report.
On the UK site, just 10 of the 424 ivory items listed complied with Ebay’s policies. Ivory goods made before June 1947 are classed as antiques in the UK and can be traded in the EU. Ebay policies state that it acts within 24 to 36 hours to remove prohibited items but IFAW claimed that out of 105 items reported, 75 items were still for sale two days later.
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