More than 50 celebrities - including Joanna Lumley and Carol Vorderman - sign letter demanding a ban on trophy hunters importing horns and furs

  • Stars signed the open letter in support of the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting
  • Letter urged Environment Secretary Gove to halt import of tusks, skins and fur
  • Two tons of elephant ivory has been allowed into Britain in the past decade 

More than 50 celebrities have demanded that the Government ban trophy hunters from importing body parts into Britain.

The stars, including musician Ed Sheeran, actress Joanna Lumley and TV presenter Carol Vorderman, have signed an open letter urging Environment Secretary Michael Gove to halt the import of tusks, skins and fur from ‘cruel, immoral, archaic and unjustifiable’ hunting.

The letter, in support of the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting (CBTH), comes after The Mail on Sunday revealed that two tons of elephant ivory has been allowed into Britain in the past decade and the number of lion trophies arriving here has doubled since 2015. 

Actress Joanna Lumley has also called on Michael Gove to halt the imports from 'cruel, immoral, archaic and unjustifiable¿ hunting
Carol Vorderman has signed the letter in support of the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting

Joanna Lumley (left The Fayre Of St James's Christmas Concert) and Carol Vorderman (right at the Pride of Britain awards) are among the celebrities who have signed an open letter urging the Environment Secretary Michael Gove to halt the import of tusks, skins and fur

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, Tory MP Zac Goldsmith and Lib Dem MP Sir Ed Davey have also signed the letter.

CBTH founder Eduardo Gonçalves said: ‘Britain has sought to be a world leader in animal welfare. 

'However, its reputation is in serious danger following recent revelations that it is allowing hunters to kill and bring home trophies of some of the world’s most endangered species.’

Joanna Lumley (centre right)  joins animal rights campaigners in urging the Government to introduce a vaccination programme to tackle the foot-and-mouth epidemic in London in an undated picture

Joanna Lumley (centre right) joins animal rights campaigners in urging the Government to introduce a vaccination programme to tackle the foot-and-mouth epidemic in London in an undated picture

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