Poachers in Africa

**Alison** · 11-13-2011, 10:31 AM

Would you be happy to have them shot on sight by park rangers?

**~~Turkey~~** · 11-13-2011, 10:40 AM

I wouldn't be happy, but it's a good thing if it reduces the amount of blacks in the world

**rhiannon** · 11-13-2011, 10:50 AM

Originally Posted by Alison

Would you be happy to have them shot on sight by park rangers?

I hate poachers who destroy perfectly beautiful animals for their tusks/horns/antlers/etc

**Alison** · 11-13-2011, 11:06 AM

Originally Posted by byrnecres

I hate poachers who destroy perfectly beautiful animals for their tusks/horns/antlers/etc

Me too. They brutalise the animal by cutting off its tusks while the animal is still alive, then let it die from bleeding to death. In Zimbabwe recently, poachers poisoned 5 waterholes. I still weep at the story.

This is all so some person with erectile dysfunction in Asia can get it on.

**rhiannon** · 11-13-2011, 11:08 AM

Originally Posted by Alison

Me too. They brutalise the animal by cutting off its tusks while the animal is still alive, then let it die from bleeding to death. In Zimbabwe recently, poachers poisoned 5 waterholes. I still weep at the story.

This is all so some person with erectile dysfunction in Asia can get it on.

What the hell? What are they using the tusks for? This is terrible!!

I would have no problem with poaching scumbags being shot on sight. None at all.

**Alison** · 11-13-2011, 11:09 AM

Originally Posted by Turkey

I wouldn't be happy, but it's a good thing if it reduces the amount of blacks in the world

What of those Afrikaans vets who were caught?

**rhiannon** · 11-13-2011, 11:11 AM

Originally Posted by Alison

What of those Afrikaans vets who were caught?

Yea...I'm fairly certain the poachers are both black and white. Greed crosses all color lines and cultures, sad to say

**Alison** · 11-13-2011, 11:13 AM

Originally Posted by byrnecres

What the hell? What are they using the tusks for? This is terrible!!

I would have no problem with poaching scumbags being shot on sight. None at all.

Sorry, I meant Rhino horn is used as an aphrodisiac for use in Asian countries like Pakistan and China. Ellie tusks are used for ivory.

**~~Turkey~~** · 11-13-2011, 11:14 AM

Originally Posted by Alison

What of those Afrikaans vets who were caught?

As long as the punishment has been advertised so they know what they are risking. Prevention's better than cure.

After all Afrikaans are kind of a endangered species themselves.

**Alison** · 11-13-2011, 11:22 AM

Originally Posted by byrnecres

Yea...I'm fairly certain the poachers are both black and white. Greed crosses all color lines and cultures, sad to say

True. I say preserve our animals. I could never imagine not seeing a beloved African animal in the wild.

To poison waterholes where all animals drink is cruel beyond belief.