Elephant farming

kneemos

Given the value of Ivory how come Elephants and or Rhinos aren't farmed?

Rhino horns aren't ivory, they're made of keratin - like hair.

Also, they are huge wild beasts that would cost a fortune to feed and raise and I doubt they would be economically viable as a business, even if they were ethically so.

The Backwards Man

You can't breed collies big enough to herd them.

IM0

kneemos wrote: »

Given the value of Ivory how come Elephants and or Rhinos aren't farmed?

the value would drop, the reson its expensive is cause its a rare resource, like the way gold is for example

kneemos

Candie wrote: »

Rhino horns aren't ivory, they're made of keratin - like hair.

Also, they are huge wild beasts that would cost a fortune to feed and raise and I doubt they would be economically viable as a business, even if they were ethically so.

Thought Rhino horns were valuable,also Tigers are in huge demand in Chinese medicine.Farming these animals could be the saving of the wild population.

kneemos

kneemos wrote: »

Thought Rhino horns were valuable,also Tigers are in huge demand in Chinese medicine.Farming these animals could be the saving of the wild population.

They might be valuable, but they aren't ivory.

Personally I'd be against anything that gets used by the snake oil industry, especially if it involves breeding animals to kill them for parts for something utterly useless.

IM0

well youd get eaten when you tried to feed them, you not seen jurassiac park

kneemos

Candie wrote: »

They might be valuable, but they aren't ivory.

Personally I'd be against anything that gets used by the snake oil industry, especially if it involves breeding animals to kill them for parts for something utterly useless.

If they're bred on African reserves the meat could go to the local population.

smcgiff

With viagra why is there still any demand for something that can only have a placebo effect?

smcgiff

smcgiff wrote: »

With viagra why is there still any demand for something that can only have a placebo effect?

Who knows? Tradition puts up a hard barrier to break when it comes to cultural beliefs.


They should market a homeopathic one for the placebo effect. They could call it Homeo-Horn, although that might be misconstrued.

IM0

smcgiff wrote: »

With viagra why is there still any demand for something that can only have a placebo effect?

wha? have you posted in the wrong thread again or?

IM0

IM0 wrote: »

wha? have you posted in the wrong thread again or?

Powdered Rhino horn is supposed to lend other horns some of it's qualities of hardness and longevity, according to traditional Chinese medicine.

Hence it's value, and the discussion regarding it's farming.

mattjack

Candie wrote: »

Powdered Rhino horn is supposed to lend other horns some of it's qualities of hardness and longevity, according to traditional Chinese medicine.

Hence it's value, and the discussion regarding it's farming.

Which horns ?

IM0

Candie wrote: »

Powdered Rhino horn is supposed to lend other horns some of it's qualities of hardness and longevity, according to traditional Chinese medicine.

Hence it's value, and the discussion regarding it's farming.

right so sounds familiar now you say it.

mattjack

mattjack wrote: »

Which horns ?

Car horns.

foxinsox

mattjack wrote: »

Which horns ?

Fog horns?

Meritocracy Wins

That big chicken fella?

Peter The Pedo

Their dorks are too large to control