Ricky Gervais and Dame Joanna Lumley are calling for a trophy hunting imports ban (Image: Animal News Agency) Sir Keir Starmer is facing fresh pressure to ban “sick” trophy hunting imports after it emerged that giraffes are the most popular among British hunters. New research has found that hunters from the UK brought back 118 body parts from giraffes they had killed abroad, including bones and feet, between 2020 and 2024. National treasure Dame Joanna Lumley said the Government “should hang its head in shame”, while comedian Ricky Gervais branded it “a crime against nature”. Labour pledged to ban trophy hunting imports in its 2024 manifesto but the promise is yet to be delivered. Dame Joanna said: “It is heartbreaking and frankly shameful that, in this day and age, magnificent creatures such as giraffes are still being gunned down just so their heads, bodies and skins can be displayed as triumphant trophies. These animals belong in the wild, not in someone’s sitting room. Read more: Thousands sign new petition calling for ban on trophy hunting …