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To: maceng2 who wrote (130455)10/21/2001 3:50:36 AM
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Police bust illegal racket in rhino urine

Rhinos at a Calcutta zoo have been allegedly doped to make them relieve themselves several times every day.

Their urine was then sold in plastic pouches at about £4 per litre for their supposedly curative properties.

Zoo authorities alerted the police after discovering hundreds of plastic bags containing rhino urine in the staff quarters.

Medical authorities say local quacks are taking advantage of the popularly held belief that animal urine has medicinal values.

"The view that rhino urine is good for male sexual potency or can cure various diseases is factually incorrect. It has been propagated purely for commercial reasons. People need to be warned," said Inderjit Burman, a Calcutta doctor.

Three keepers at the Alipore Zoo, are now being questioned by the police.

"We are doing a thorough investigation. The public cannot be allowed to be cheated by so called medicine men," police chief Raj Kanoria told newspaper Aaj Kal.

Story filed: 06:58 Sunday 21st October 2001

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