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The World's Biggest Rhino Breeder Is Selling Hundreds of Horns
An auction of rhino horns from the stockpiles of the world’s biggest private breeder will go ahead after a South African court ordered that the government release permits for them. The sale of about 500 kilograms (1,102 pounds) of horns by John Hume, who has more than 1,500 rhinos, will begin on Wednesday after he successfully challenged the Department of Environmental Affairs’ refusal to hand over the permits that it had granted to him, enabling the sale...
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The owner seems to be going about it the right way. He isn't killing the animals just harvesting the horns. If it helps prevent poaching then isn't this a lessor evil if not a win?
I actually have a better idea. Let's collect people's and pets' fingernails, toenails, and hair, grind them, and sell them as rhino horn to the Chinese. We can make a ton of money, and nobody will tell the difference.
We'll have to create a farm for human keratin, first. This could be a tough sell.
Just collect the trash from barber shops and pet grooming shops. I'm sure they'll be happy to have you take it from them.