Ricky Gervais and Judi Dench are among the stars who have signed an open letter to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urging him to help end the exotic pet trade.
The letter, sent on behalf of World Animal Protection and the Campaign to End Wildlife Trade (CEWT), has also been signed by Sue Perkins, Evanna Lynch, Alesha Dixon, Alison Steadman, Liz Bonnin, Simon Reeve, Leona Lewis, Paul O’Grady and Michaela Strachan The CEWT, which includes 24 leading animal protection and wildlife conservation groups, says animals are being taken from the wild or farmed in cruel conditions to meet the consumer demand for exotic pets, traditional Chinese medicine and tourism, and this demand is a primary cause of the emergence and spread of diseases
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