Irish crime gang in illegal rhino horn trade

dsmythy

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14066052

http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0707/rhinohorn.html

So says Europol. Seems to be a global operation.

Sickens me to be honest. Our gangs bored with just the global drugs trade or what?

Senna

We dont need rhino horn any more, we've got Viagra now.

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dsmythy wrote: »

Our gangs bored with just the global drugs trade or what?

I think it's considered an aphrodisiac.

Mr Benevolent

Meh, it's a lot less dangerous than heroin. Anyway, I've already got a rhino horn.

jester77

Bastards, would explain why we no longer see rhinos roaming the Irish countryside

chughes

I heard a report on this on the radio yesterday evening. The main culprits include an Irish gang and an ethnic Irish gang. I suppose it makes a change from doing driveways

Gandalph

As long as their not the ones killing the Rhino's I couldnt give a f*ck, tell them to go steal them off the poachers so those bastards dont make their blood money

FatherLen

rhino horn?
pssh!
human horn is where its at...

policarp

It's a pitty they wouldn't be hunting Unicorns instead...

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I was thinking about this and, whilst the trade in Rhino horns is bloody ridiculous, it is not likely to go away any time soon.
So, perhaps the best way to fight poaching and endangering the species is to introduce widespread farming which will bring the value of the horns down and so make it unworthwhile to poach.

They did something similar in Australia for Salt Water Crocodiles. They were being poached and numbers had fallen drastically, and they were soon to be on the endangered species list. But the set up crocodile farms, which are also tourist attractions, where they are farmed for their hides.
This brought the value of the hides down on the market and so poaching has ceased as it is no longer profitable to do so.

If you were to farm Rhino's for their horns you need not even slaughter them as they grow back.
It would be seen as cruel and especially stupid seeing as their horns have no medicinal value, but the end result is that it could stop poaching and save the species.

Gandalph

Julieta Scruffy Saddlebag wrote: »

I was thinking about this and, whilst the trade in Rhino horns is bloody ridiculous, it is not likely to go away any time soon.
So, perhaps the best way to fight poaching and endangering the species is to introduce widespread farming which will bring the value of the horns down and so make it unworthwhile to poach.

They did something similar in Australia for Salt Water Crocodiles. They were being poached and numbers had fallen drastically, and they were soon to be on the endangered species list. But the set up crocodile farms, which are also tourist attractions, where they are farmed for their hides.
This brought the value of the hides down on the market and so poaching has ceased as it is no longer profitable to do so.

If you were to farm Rhino's for their horns you need not even slaughter them as they grow back.
It would be seen as cruel and especially stupid seeing as their horns have no medicinal value, but the end result is that it could stop poaching and save the species.

Good Idea but crocs give birth to numerous babies at once, I think a rhino only shoots out one, could take years

Kojak

FatherLen wrote: »

rhino horn?
pssh!
human horn is where its at...

Maybe, but it leaves the poor creature slightly disfigured...