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Rhinoceros horn is not used as an aphrodisiac, rather to treat fevers. (of course it doesn't actually treat fevers either) That aside, there are quite a few peo
by benkuykendall 11y ago
Rhinoceros horn is not used as an aphrodisiac, rather to treat fevers. (of course it doesn't actually treat fevers either) That aside, there are quite a few people who have misconceptions about medicine; it seems noble but very difficult to correct them all.
Why do you oppose market-based solutions? If any solution prevented some large percent of poaching incidents, would it not be a net improvement?
- sandworm101 11y ago> If any solution prevented some large percent of poaching incidents, would it not be a net improvement? Perhaps for the Rhino, a single species, but this isn't just about them. Tigers, bears, lions, elephants ... nearly everything bigger and more powerful than humans gets chopped up for "traditional medicine". We cannot start farming each and every critter some group thinks is magic. Market-based approaches are also an acknowledgment of the underlying mythology. I'm generally opposed to all quack medicine. Most of us are annoyed but not screaming mad when we see homeopathic junk for sale a drugstores. We laugh, try to educate our friends, and perhaps sign a petition to ban such practices. But if I see baby rhino horns for sale at WholeFoods expect blood.