Many people who know me know that i absolutely Love Animals and that this Rhino Poaching Issue is kinda a big deal to me.
I've looked at loads of differnet charities and funds that are being made to raise money for the Rhino and also to protect them.
One that has come up in the Group on facebook O.S.C.A.P is the Rhino Survival trust. unfortunately there is nothing about the Trust that i well... TRUST.
to try and ease my scepticism i have gone to look at their actual website...that just made me more sceptical.
first thing's first... one of their little slogans mentions a sustainable solution. you may think.. hmmmm sustaining the Rhino, that's not a bad thing. You're right! it's not a bad thing. If only they were talking about the Rhino.
They are talking about a sustainable solution to the increasing demand for Rhino Horn. What they want to do is Legalise The trade of Rhino horn, De-horn the Rhino and sell the horn.
now if you ask me, i say to hell with the demand of Rhino horn!! who the hell are we, they, whoever to treat rhino as some kind of comodity. we should not be trying to find a way to still get the rhino horn without Killing Rhino. We should be finding a way to Catch the Monsters Killing our Rhino and to Educate the rest of the idiots who actually think that is has some medicinal purpose!
That is the problem with us humans! we go into a place where other living things have been for centuries and suddenly we think we can do whatever we want to them!
back to the Trust. personally, from looking at their management etc i get the feeling that the trust is being set up for the sole purpose of one day trading the horn.
they intend on buying a farm from John Hume... already my spidey senses were tingling!. Although Hume has other businesses which was pointed out to me... I know of him most because of hunting and De-horning of Rhinos. Not for his fruit farms. so it really is starting to look to me more like a money venture that anything else.
Management and bank acounts are all offshore, I questioned one of the spokespersons for the trust about this and was told that the reason for this was because the Biggerst investor had moved to Mauritius (where the accounts are) his daughter then married a very wealthy chap who has a very well known family there.. (he's a prince... I'mma just put that out there) and the daughter (Most likely actually the Price Husband) is helping her father with the trust.
While this is all very moving... awww family business look at them trying to save the rhino as a family... awww... blubber. i still find it suspect,
i'm almost sure that the Investor moved to Mauritius before the trust was started... i could be wrong about this but that's what it seems like to me... the Trust is a New thing, from what i can tell only started last year, so i doubt that they invested in the trust, moved to mauritius and then had a royal wedding all between the start of the trust and now. Like i say i could be wrong, that part is purely based on opinion...
as for management... they are dealing with a company called Sinews Global LTD. when i looked into this company i saw that they had a lot of tax benifits as well as being protected by LAW with confidentiality... something to hide?? they also Boast " an extensive array of tax treaties with other countries, an advantageous tax regime, and no foreign exchange controls." sounds to me like Someone intends to do Quite an amount of trading! it also then goes to talk about strong links to Europe, India,
China and Africa. ding ding ding... seriously people... ALARM BELLS!
it seems to me that this trust is more a Survival trust for them funded by Rhino rather Than a Survival Trust Funded By them FOR the Rhino. again... opinion.
Anyway... i like to get my thoughts out there before i forget them or go crazy, If anyone wants to Donate to the cause... PLEASE check out who you are dealing with before you give them any money.
So yeah...
That's me for now.
