MADAM – The consultation by DEFRA on the proposed government ivory ban seemingly gave no information for or against a total ban on ivory which could help respondents have an informed opinion.
Of the total of 127,607 responses to the questionnaire on banning ivory, 39,485 were identical emails from members of the Stop Ivory Campaign (30.9%), 21,099 were ‘largely duplicated’ emails from a campaign by the Avaaz organisation (16.5%), and 66,472 (52%) responded to a 38 Degrees campaign which you would only really sign if you supported the ban.
It is very hard to take this survey as a serious and credible attempt to get an unemotional response to a very serious question