Seriously though, does a rhino horn have any circulatory connection to the rhino?
Because if not, something to consider would be injecting some sort of incredibly toxic poison that cannot be detected. Then if it’s ever consumed, the person consuming it dies or is made incredibly sick.
Then poachers won’t know which rhinos have been tainted, so all horns will be suspect and people purchasing them will stop.
Seriously though, does a rhino horn have any circulatory connection to the rhino?
Because if not, something to consider would be injecting some sort of incredibly toxic poison that cannot be detected. Then if it’s ever consumed, the person consuming it dies or is made incredibly sick.
Then poachers won’t know which rhinos have been tainted, so all horns will be suspect and people purchasing them will stop.
So no:
But wouldn’t the poison leach out into water and harm other animals and potentially the rhino?
Would probably be some kind of crime but I’m all for it. Not sure it would stop sales though. Sellers would just lie about it like the baby formula.
If it’s deadly enough the buyers market will eventually disappear from lack of demand either way :)