Sex and the City’s Actress in Kenya’s Illegal Ivory Trade

If you are a fan of Sex and The City you definitely recognize her but am quite sure you never knew that she is a patron of the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya.

Kristin Davis isn’t just saying no to ivory, she’s taken to calling it the “new blood diamond.” The actress, best known for playing Charlotte Goldenblatt (née York) on HBO’s Sex and the City, became the very public face of the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust on last week when she hosted a black-tie dinner in London to fete the charity’s new anti-ivory campaign.

“Ivory is basically a blood diamond,” Davis said. “If you buy it, you’re buying the new blood diamonds.” In view of this, the actress is already planning a trip to Kenya in a bid to fortify the fight against ivory trade. The actress will be travelling with her one-year-old daughter and she was so upbeat about it. “I figure if I’m going to mess her sleep up it should be for something really good. Kids go to the nursery all the time and they love it,” she said. “Little elephants are so cute and they play soccer, and they get in the mud.”