“I commend Zoo Dvur for its action in publicly burning the horns of its deceased rhinos. This action will raise public awareness of the slaughter of wild rhino in order to trade their horns. The plight of wild rhinos – and elephants as well – is dire, and it is up to each and every one of us to help to try and end the hideous massacre.”

“Vietnam is well-known as a nice and friendly country. But in Africa I experienced how horrible things we cause to rhinos due to consumption of their horns. In Vietnam, we have to understand that for the future of rhinos and for the honor of our country we must stop buying rhino horn. The only way forward is to keep rhinos alive, not to trade with their body parts.”

“As Conservationists across the world strive to secure species and habitats against the increasing pressures of human greed, Zoos have a vital role to play in sharing this information with the public. The plight of wildlife passes quickly through the press whilst Zoos hold the continuity of the message. The farsighted decision and leadership of Zoo Dvur Kralove and its partners to publicly destroy their stocks of Rhino horn sends a clear message, dispelling the myth of Rhino horns medicinal value and emphasises how this baseless belief is driving a species to extinction.”

“I have to admit that this is quite personal theme for me. I know from my close relatives that belief in the properties of rhino horn is still present in our culture, although in reality rhino horn has not such effects. It is necessary to show that buying rhino horn is just waste of money that leads to killing of rhinos. I believe that Vietnam, the country of my predecessors, has a unique chance to help to save these beautiful animals.”

“It is great that zoos burned their rhino horn stockpiles. I wholeheartedly support it. It is long overdue and I hope that more zoos and governments will do the same, along with using all their powers to pressurize the end-users. It is essential to reduce rhino horn consumption as much as possible and make people aware of the final extermination of the species that will result if this trade continues. Every step in restricting the trade and exposing the myths of its properties matters immensely and helps to protect and perpetuate rhinos here in Africa.”

“When it comes to the burning of the rhino horns, I have heard many arguments against it, typically those centred around the idea that the horns could be sold and the profits should be used for the very protection of rhinos. Obviously, it sounds tempting, but unfortunately this is not how the things work in today's world. Opening of the legal trade with the rhino horns encourages attempts to legalize the rhino horns on the black market and escalates poaching. Indeed, we have already witnessed similar situation in the case of ivory. For me, the value of such an action, inter alia, is that the very people, who could have legal profits from such business, destroy the rhino horns in order to draw attention to the fact that any trade with the rhino horns is unacceptable.”

“The Czech government and Dvůr Králové should be saluted for taking a firm and public stand on rhino horn trafficking. We have lost 769 rhinos so far this year, and there is no indication that the rhino poaching crisis is coming under control. Not only are rhino deaths continuing, but the rhino trade is undercutting law and order in range states and enriching organized crime syndicates – the slaughter of rhinos must be stopped. Some have suggested legalizing the rhino horn trade to end poaching. We share the belief of all those involved in this rhino burning initiative that there is nothing sustainable about the current rhino crisis. IFAW’s report, Horn of Contention, shows that economic models do not support legalising trade as a method to stop poaching. We call on others who have rhino horn to destroy their stocks and show the world that trade in rhino horns is unacceptable.”

“For the proponents of wildlife trade, the destruction of stockpiled rhino horn is anathema. But history teaches us that securing a future for rhino in the wild requires a determined and visionary step which Zoo Dvur Kralove and its partners are taking. By publically destroying the stock, a very clear and unequivocal message is being relayed: rhino horn has no value except for the animal to which it once belonged; the custodians of those rhino will never attempt to sell this horn. We applaud this action which will ensure that the remains of these animals are put beyond the use or access of the criminal networks who use increasingly sophisticated methods and scams to prey on people who put misguided faith into the efficacy of horn as a viable medicine. EIA fully endorses this initiative, and other than horns required for law enforcement and training purposes, we would further encourage zoos around the world to do the same, and particularly in Europe in keeping with EU regulations.”

“The conservation crisis that has arisen for rhinos during the Twenty-first Century is one of the great tragedies of our times. Five ancient and remarkable species cling to existence in Africa and Asia and their future is entirely in human hands. If short-term greed and cruelty win then within our lifetimes there may be no wild rhinos left on our planet. We cannot let this happen, and I commend the actions of the Zoo Dvur Kralove, and their partners in the Czech Government, in destroying stocks of rhino horns held in their country. Anything that reinforces the message that rhino horn is merely keratin that has no absolutely medicinal value is a worthwhile and practical response. Good luck with the campaign!”

“As the president of the Eurasian association of zoologiclal gardens and aquaria, I fully support the campaign of Dvur Kralove Zoo to raise awareness on the critical situation of rhinos during which the zoo is going to burn its rhino horn stockpiles.”

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“We would like to express our support for burning of rhino horn stockpiles in the possession of the ZOO Dvur Kralove. We are grateful for your contibution to the effort at breaking the growing market with rhino horns and we hope that the campaign will reach public worldwide and especially in range states and in consumer countries. You are welcome to share our endorsement to the Burn Horns campaign in public space. Our support belongs to the organizations that are considering taking part in the campaign or are actively involved in it already as well.”

“The Czech Environmental Inspectorate as a government enforcement institution involved in the control of international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora would like to express the support for the campaign Burn Horns and especially for burning rhinoceros horns which will be held at the ZOO Dvůr Králové. CEI deals with the investigation of cases illegal trade in rhino horns. The Czech Republic has recently become a country that is a considerable contributor to this illegal trade and through which rhino horns are smuggled to Asian countries. Unfortunately the number of these cases is still growing. CEI in cooperation with the Customs Administration and the Police makes a big effort to uncover a wide range of these cases. Demonstrative and symbolic burning rhinoceros horns from stockpile of zoo and confiscated horns too on the occasion of the Rhino World Day is very beneficial steps that will contribute to public awareness of this problem and can help to a greater awareness of the work of Czech enforcement authorities too.”

“This is a great project. I think that what Zoo Dvur Kralove is doing is fantastic and you have our full support. Congratulations.”

“It is great to see this going ahead. Stop Ivory wholly supports what Dvur Kralove Zoo and their partrners are doing and we are more than happy to say so.”

“We would like to join the appeal of Zoo Dvur Kralove to both global and Czech public to stop taking part in any futher destroying of last populations of critically endangered animals as the rhinos are.”