Mehul

What amazes me is that in other countries croc farming is allowed, as is mink farming, so why hasn't someone opened up a tiger farm? Start breeding for hides and parts, but also keep strict records of family lines and bring in semen from others in captivity or the wild if possible and deepen the gene pool. Over here it is relatively easy to get one for a pet, and from what I understand, the kits that are not sold are put down. The demand for the parts is not going to go away, so why not legally supply it?

I am also reminded of a huge cache of confiscated ivory being burned in Kenya (?) in the late '80's or early '90's but I can not clearly remember the reason why they did not auction it off. I know it is off topic so I'll post the question in the Africa section. Maybe someone knows the answer as well as the effect it had on future poaching activity.

Adam