For What Its Worth...

So its been a week since I first wrote about the Plight of the Voiceless.

After reading many articles from Africa and world newspapers about poaching, it seems that something must be done sooner rather than later. Each week more and more elephants are being butchered at the hands of poachers, even after efforts have been stepped up across Africa.

I have spoken to a few people about this blog I have started, some positive, some not so. I am writing this because I KNOW I can make a difference in this world.  I understand people feeling a bit reserved about it, but I want to reassure you, I am not stopping until something gets done.  Some disagree with what I am trying to do, but truth be told, I will follow my heart and not give up on this issue.

As everyone knows, ivory is the main reason for the slaughter of these helpless animals.  Ivory is seen as a sign of wealth in several Asian countries such as China and Vietnam, and is also ground down into trinkets or made into tea, which is incorrectly believed to heal many things, from hangovers to cancer.

If the people of these countries were to see the damage caused to these majestic animals to obtain this so-called ‘super remedy’, do you think it would change their minds?

Ivory is worth nothing to the countries in Asia such as Vietnam and China, but losing the elephants in Africa will make a massive detrimental difference to the continent.

It is estimated there are only about 400,000 African Elephants left in the wild, and last year the number that were slaughtered was estimated to be between 35,000 and 40,000. Now anyone with basic math skills can tell you that in approximately 10-12 years, at this rate, this animal will become extinct in the wild.

I don’t know about you, but I believe this animal to be one of the most recognizable and beautiful of all creatures on this planet. I would hate to grow older knowing that I could have done something more to help such an amazing animal, and this is why I am trying to raise awareness in people to help to try and fix this problem. 

Talk about this with friends.

Tell your family. 

Read about organisations made to help elephants. 

Tell me what you want to do to help these beautiful creatures, and support the Plight of the Voiceless.

- Daniel

Little Steps

The Plight of the Voiceless.

What does that mean?
What does it mean to me?
Most importantly, what does it mean to you reading this?

The Plight of the Voiceless is something that I have thought long and hard about. It is something I do not find easy to talk to people about, but it is something that I have felt very strongly about in my heart.  This has come to fruition due to personally learning more about the going ons in our world that many people do not know about, and finding inspiration from those who are making a difference in the world.

I believe the voiceless of the world are the hundreds and thousands of animals that are faced with extinction due to human interaction. My aim of this blog is to create awareness and reach an audience that actually will take time to think and hopefully help in some way to the lives of these animals.

I will be trying my heart out to help out the cause of the African Elephant, which is reaching such dwindling numbers, and the main cause as everyone knows is poaching for ivory. What most people don't understand, is that the butchering of these animals is due to countries 'believing' the ivory has magical healing powers. What an absolute sickening joke. Under what reasoning is ivory from elephants (just overgrown teeth!) seen to be healing or a cure for ailments? I am honestly baffled by this...

My goal is to change the views of these delusion people and their governments.  I want to travel to these countries and show them how their views are wrong on so many levels. I want to film interviews of these people, and show these people the distress and pain these animals go through with.

This is a goal being undertaken by many different organisational groups and individuals, however, I want to be one that CAN and WILL make a difference in the world.

Big things start with little steps, and by starting this blog, Plight of the Voiceless, I am taking my first step towards making a big thing.

Thank you for your time, and I will keep you updated with any progress made.

- Daniel