 Before the CITES conference at which a vote would be taken on the proposal , support for the proposed change in status appeared to be limited because of the small amount of reported legal trade . In April 2007 , the non @-@ profit conservation group <unk> Indonesia attracted news coverage with a demonstration held in Malang , Java . The demonstration — an appeal for increased protection for slow lorises — involved organization members suspending themselves from bridges while holding banners that read " Stop <unk> kukang " ( " Stop the slow loris trade " ) and " Jangan <unk> kukang " ( " Don 't buy slow lorises " ) . From early to mid @-@ June , the 14th CITES Conference of the Parties ( CITES COP @-@ 14 ) was held in The Hague , Netherlands . On 8 June , Cambodia presented the proposal along with their rationale . Indonesia followed by announcing their support , along with Japan , India , Laos , Thailand , the United States , the European Union , Qatar , and many non @-@ governmental organizations ( NGOs ) . Although the proposal was adopted by consensus , some conservation groups objected on the grounds that rational analysis was being usurped by sentiment . 
