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It seems that a new beauty industry is brewing in the US. This industry is centered around a highly sought after ingredient, one that it's been illegal to use in America for years. The ingredient? Rhino horn. In the last few years, there has been an enormous increase in demand for rhino horn from wealthy Asians seeking to cure everything from fevers and insomnia to cancer and typhoid. In response, criminals have begun smuggling it from Africa into Asian countries such as China and Vietnam where all trade in rhino parts is banned or strictly regulated under CITES (the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species). CITES has been trying to regulate the international ivory trade since 1989, but to no avail. The ivory trade is estimated to bring in $ 2 billion a year and grow by 5% a year. The international ivory market has been booming since the late 1990s, and lately has increased significantly due to growing demand in Asia and the Pacific Basin. Now that demand for rhino horn is on the rise, we can expect that number to continue to increase not just in Asia but also other parts of the world such as the US and Europe. This year Ivory Ii American Concert D Crack sold more than 1,000 pieces of ivory in New York City alone. It is estimated that more than 100,000 pieces of ivory (in various forms of animal bones and teeth) were sold worldwide in 2007. The New York City Police Department responded to more than 1,000 calls related to the sale or possession of illegal ivory and arrested 22 people for possession or sale of illegal ivory. While the US's general ban on the sale and possession of rhino horn continues to exist, there is no federal law which prohibits international trade. New York state is the only state which has passed its own ban on the importation of rhino horn. After an ivory trade show was held at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Governor David Paterson signed legislation making it illegal to trade in ivory within New York state. New York's law only applies to the sale of rhino horn within its jurisdiction. Rosie Coor of The Nature Conservancy says, "the United States has some really good laws preventing the sale of ivory within their jurisdiction, but what happens when you leave New York? who's responsible for protecting these animals if the US isn't willing to act on an international level?" Ivan Sykes of Save The Rhino International says that China has 14 tons of ivory on display in front of Beijing's Communist Party headquarters. He also said that he found an entire dealer's room full of ivory at a Chinese trade show and that there were countless ivory pieces for sale. The only way the US can combat this is to impose an international ban on the ivory trade. We have already taken steps toward this move by suspending imports from certain countries because of evidence of illegal ivory being exported from those countries. In the past, the US has supported CITES efforts to keep ivory from being smuggled out of Africa, but it has been difficult to control since ivory is just one of many resources being smuggled through major ports. eccc085e13
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