Ricky Gervais is joined by Succession’s Brian Cox and Lorraine Kelly in his campaign to halt ‘sickening, cowardly and deranged trophy hunters’
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Some of Britain’s biggest stars have teamed up with Ricky Gervais in his campaign to raise awareness against trophy hunting.
Brian Cox and Lorraine Kelly, star players in their successors, also wore T-shirts with an elephant, the organization’s logo and Ricky’s signature.
British hunters contribute significantly to the number of endangered species such as lions, elephants and polar bears each year.
To raise awareness for the issue and generate donations, the Office actor has designed an exclusive clothing line.
The T-shirts and hoodies are made from organic cotton and are produced using renewable energy.
Ricky Gervais has been joined by Brian Cox and Lorraine Kelly of Succession for his campaign to raise awareness against trophy hunting
Passionate animal lover Brian Cox is also involved in the project
Lorraine has also jumped on the hype and proudly wore her campaign T-shirt
To show her support, Scottish TV presenter Lorraine shared a photo of herself wearing the T-shirt on social media.
She wrote: Proud to support this campaign! @rickygervais has designed an EXCLUSIVE T-shirt in support of the Campaign To Ban Trophy Hunting – CBTH.
‘It is a DISGRACE that British hunters can kill elephants for fun and import their sick ‘trophies’.’ back. Help Ricky with #BanTrophyHunting.’
Currently, current legislation allows hunters to import animal remains into the UK for taxidermy or decorative trophy display.
The comedian’s campaign aims to change this by advocating for legislation to ban the import of such products, a goal that is also stated in the Labour Party manifesto.
Ricky said: ‘There are few things more immoral than shooting an animal for fun and then bragging about it. It’s disgusting, cowardly and downright insane.
‘It’s not just American dentists who go around killing for fun. British trophy hunters are some of the most prolific in the world when it comes to killing elephants. It’s simply unbelievable and it really has to stop now.’
‘Elephants are amazing creatures and they are also endangered. That’s why I designed this T-shirt. I hope people will buy them and help the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting expose and end this so-called sport for good.’
Actress and presenter Vicki Michelle has expressed her support
Stanley Johnson showed off his T-shirt
Peter Egan has pledged his support for the campaign
Ricky’s designs are now available for purchase with 100 percent of the proceeds going directly to the campaign.
Clothing from the collection can be returned to the supplier, Teemill, once it has been worn.
Eduardo Goncalves, founder of the Anti-Trophy Hunting Campaign, said: ‘Ricky is a great voice for animals and has spoken out strongly about the cruelty and madness of trophy hunting.
“We are so grateful to him for designing this T-shirt for us and supporting our work to expose and end trophy hunting.”