Shame on you

THE sick trade in ivory was supposed to have been outlawed by the Government.

But research shows that hundreds of items are still on sale online in Britain.

Companies dealing in these goods should hang their heads in shame. Internet firms that carry the ads also have questions to answer.

Poaching has cut the number of elephants from over 10 million to fewer than 500,000.

The UK has one of the world’s toughest bans on ivory sales. The legislation is not the problem, it is the failure to enforce it.