Harley AttiDude: Save The Rhinos

Just before we arrived at St. Lucia, we found this little roadside shop, which has taken the Rhinos plight to heart, something which we fully sympathise. Have a look at Mommy's Rhino movie on YouTube at this link -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsZp-aUotm8&list=PLntU6lvo66YUXITEwNjkj9cRTI7gQw6XD - We had to stop and investigate.

Valentino and Mommy at Save the Rhino Site.

The shop collects funds by having members of the public who are interested sponsoring a cross for R100.00 (about $80.00). There are also collectibles inside, handmade by the local population, of which a portion of the sales price goes to the fund. Currently most of the funds are going to pay for the helicopters used which hunt for poachers who are killing the Rhino's. Positive feedback is that recently three poachers were shot dead from the air in this area, and this has reduced the poacher activity somewhat. YAY!!

I got to sit on this exhibit, which was great fun.

Valentino on "Rhino"

The Rhino didn't move at all. I have heard the phrase "a bull in a China shop", but this beats that easily. It's a Rhino in a souvenir store. This is a full size fibreglass copy, and it usually stands outside the shop behind all the crosses, but the local schoolkids throw stones and sand clods at it, and have managed to break its tail recently. Some of us seem to just know how to break and destroy what is around us, while others make and create what we believe will take us forward. Like Daddy's motto says, "be part of the solution, not part of the problem"!! I suppose there will always be those who are a problem, but we can work to change as many of those as possible, to make a better life for all of us. It just is demoralizing to seem to be fighting upstream when the leaders of our society seem to be supporting the problem. So sad. Remember to make your vote count.

This St. Lucia story is going to be continued tomorrow.