100 elephants are slaughtered every day

The wholesale slaughter of rhino and elephant by poachers has put them firmly on the path to extinction. Currently, an elephant is killed every 15 minutes for their ivory and every 8 hours a rhino gunned down for their horns. The suffering that these animals have to endure is abhorrent. Many African park rangers are under-trained and ill-equipped and VETPAW is assisting in turning the tide against poachers.

The illegal trade of ivory and rhino horn on the black market has become a multi-billion dollar industry, funding terrorist organizations and criminal networks. It is estimated that up to 40% of their funding comes from wildlife trafficking. Simply put, rhino horn is one of the most valuable substances on Earth valued at $65,000 a kilogram.