Legalising International Trade in Rhino Horn ???

[Richprins]

Good points, okie!

H., the farmer in question wants to sell his stock of horn, not his farm?

[okie]

H.E , Businesses are bought and sold all the time I've done it myself
One makes a business decision that you believe is right at that time , and then act on it . No regrets afterwards . The same as buying or selling a farm , or going into farming , or buy or selling ........ a rhino , or even a number of rhinos .
When it comes to business , it is about money , and emotions do not play a role in it . But idealism , that is where emotions rule

[H. erectus]

H., the farmer in question wants to sell his stock of horn, not his farm?

He wants to sell his stock of rhino, the way I get it,
he wants out while the going is good!!!!

[H. erectus]

that is where emotions rule

I bet this frame of mind would be quite applicable
to the poacher as well????

Would this kind of intellect be fruitful in say, maybe
conservation???

[Richprins]

If it happens it may be 3500 rhino later, as has been said, once approval is granted it may take another year to get things into place, although I think things will go very quickly!

[okie]

As I understand it , that guy de-horned all his rhino . So , he has money in the bank ,in the form of rhino horn , sitting waiting for when the time is right to call up his investment
In the meantime , the rhino's will ( should ) be relatively safe from poachers for the new owners who will then reap the harvest again sometime in the future .
Oh , BTW , I also understand that he sold his farm to a BEE consortium . ( My brother's son and wife had a holiday resort on the farm for a long time , until recently , and they now live in Malelane ).

[H. erectus]

All speaks for self okie, all speaks for self,...

[okie]

Yeahhh , if its not all about money , then I do not know

[H. erectus]

Yeahhh , if its not all about money , then I do not know

You know it all, Okie, probably just need a way to understand and to live with it.

Most of us find ourselves in these couldrums of abuse by ulterior benefactor!!!

[Duke]

Are rhinos now a liability to South Africa?

And even if we are able to define the market, why are we trading a commodity that fuels a thoroughly absurd, unscientific and superstitious pursuit? How ethical is this? Surely, there is no right way of doing the wrong thing.

I don’t think we should look too far beyond our borders for the criminal syndicates – they are closer to home than we think.