Rhino owners mull litigation over captive breeding phase-out
The Private Rhino Owners Association is considering a legal challenge to the phase-out of intensive and captive breeding of the species.
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The Private Rhino Owners Association is considering a legal challenge to the phase-out of intensive and captive breeding of the species.
As rhino poaching pivots to KwaZulu-Natal’s shoddily managed state-owned parks and reserves, SA’s population of the pachyderms is being privatised.
Derek Lewitton, a long-standing advocate for legalising international trade in rhino horn, was granted bail by a local magistrates’ court on Wednesday, 10 January. Private rhino owners, argues a major sector association, are desperate to salvage their livelihood amid a tanking industry. Derek L...
Pelham Jones, the chairperson of the Private Rhino Owners Association, said while they initially adopted a neutral stance on legalising the trade, they’ve since changed their position.
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