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  • (SOUNDBITE) (English) MARTINE VAN ZIJLL LANGHOUT, VETERINARY SURGEON, SAYING: "I think this de-horning only works if you de-horn all rhinos on the property because then the poachers will know that there won't be any horns on that farm."

    Reuters: Press Release 2011

  • Poaching crisis forces private game parks to de-horn rhinos 1:56

    Reuters: Press Release 2011

  • (SOUNDBITE) (English) JEFF YORK, MAURICEDALE RANCH MANAGER, SAYING: "We had three rhinos poached in 2007, and we decided that the only way to stop it is to de-horn."

    Reuters: Press Release 2011

  • "De-horning is not the best job and with the possibility a vet may have to be used to de-horn cattle in the future, cost is also an added factor."

    FWi - All News 2010

  • After watching Boise State de-horn the Frogs in the Fiesta Bowl, let's breathe a sigh of relief because a TCU-Alabama matchup would have been a big Crimson Tide home game away from Tuscaloosa.

    Statesman - AP Sports 2010

  • May 31st, 2009 HARARE - The Zimbabwe government has launched a massive exercise to de-horn rhinoceroses so that these animals do not have any value for poachers, a media report said.

    Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Angus Shaw 2009

  • May 31st, 2009 HARARE - The Zimbabwe government has launched a massive exercise to de-horn rhinoceroses so that these animals do not have any value for poachers, a media report said.

    Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009

  • May 31st, 2009 HARARE - The Zimbabwe government has launched a massive exercise to de-horn rhinoceroses so that these animals do not have any value for poachers, a media report said.

    Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009

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