[Jewelry making - Article 00555] - Re: [Orchid] Antler-horn -ivory and teeth

[Richard Malenky]

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    I have a couple of  questions to pose regarding the use of 
    materials from wild animals (and/or plants such as vegetable ivory). 
     Do we know that the source is sustainable and that the animals are
    being killed for some other reason like food or sanctioned hunting? 
    Are we creating or expanding a market for these products that will
    help to promote poaching for profit?  I believe strongly that we need
    to consider these kinds of questions because it makes no sense to
    contribute to the degradation of our world (like precious metal
    mining) while we sit back and create objects of beauty.  I'd be
    interested in any feed back.  

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