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Rhino Horns Are Legal To Sell, South African Court Rules

The decision follows years of legal wrangling over the ban on domestic sales of rhinoceros horn that was enacted in 2009.

Siding with plaintiffs who want to legalize the market for rhinoceros horns, South Africa's Constitutional Court has overturned the government's blanket ban on selling horns from the endangered animals. The ruling will allow legal domestic sales; international sales

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