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Vultures might
be known as heralds of death, but the sad irony is, these huge
and majestic birds are themselves now being ushered towards
extinction. And in this case, the predator is humans. Vultures
are crucial for maintaining a healthy, clean ecosystem.
Electrocution, poisoning, shooting, trapping, and even
violent collisions with buildings are some of the
intentional and unintentional ways we have been killing off
these majestic, massive birds for decades. This is bad for the vultures — and it's also bad
for us.
Vultures get a bad rap because
of their association with death and eating rotting corpses,
but the truth is they actually prevent
death. By turning deceased critters into dinner,
they both practice ethical eating (rarely
striking healthy, living animals!) and help stamp out
nasty diseases before they spread and infect whole
species. This is particularly important in the wake of
COVID-19, which has taught us just how deadly
animal-borne viruses can be. If vultures and their
impressively acidic stomachs aren't there to eat up and
destroy these viruses, things could get a whole lot worse for
humanity. Sign the petition to demand that government
leaders work together to implement conservation plans! Save
the vultures now!
Thank you,
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Miranda
The Care2 Petitions Team
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P.S. For the
past 20 years, vultures have been dying off, and the primary
cause is humans. Sign the petition to demand vultures be saved
from extinction! |
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