The scourge of the skin poachers: Hideous sight of a butchered elephant exposes the sick trade in animals' hides to feed soaring demand in China

Why don't they rear herds of elephants like we raise herds of cows and cattle - it would appear most of the elephant would command a high price and not a lot would go to waste - ivory, hide, feet, and surely the meat would be useful? You don't often hear of cattle poachers - problem solved - no need for more gruesome DiM stories.

Think abit more yin yan, double edged sword,a different perspective and leave your abrahamisms in your abrahamic world.

If we want humane killing of elephants or indeed any other animals, we should legalise it and regulate it in the same way we regulate the slaughter of cow, chicken, sheep etc,. Driving it underground to the action of the poachers will always end in such brutal and inhumane killing.

Hyprocrisy is part of human nature. I wonder what the response would be to the average DM reader if the 1.25 billion Indians knew how cruelly their sacred Cows are being slaughtered for leather? The average DM reader would object and demand their rights to nice leather shoes, leather car seats as standard, leather wallets, bags etc! How many average DM readers own leather Sofa's? I bet 90% do! So the argument of rearing elephants for their skin is equally as valid.

and the brits are more concerned with the royal family!

Anyone who eats meat of any kind or uses any product derived all or in part from any animal of any kind is from a different perspective a hypocrite. And blinkered hypocrisy makes one feel superior as ignorance is bliss.

So disgusting. How people can harm these gentle creatures is beyond me. Then again, it's rather ironic if you're commenting on how horrific this is and still eat meat.

Burma - The old tail of lion Bharat were the animal excretion is. Perhaps the Indians could help but their head got cut off too, so they can not think properly and are currently all shook up wondering around Kashmir looking for their blown out brains.

Haha @reee. Must have a serious inferior issue with the size of an elephant's manhood!!! #smallmansyndrome

Burma - The old tail of lion Bharat were the animal excretion is. Perhaps the Indians could help but their head got cut off too, so they can not think properly and are currently all shook up wondering around Kashmir looking for their blown out brains.

Absolutely sickening.....and the yanks are no better, and probably worse for shooting these magnificent beasts just for fun

Maybe someone should bomb china - a completely useless race.

And yet there is more media outrage when a random hunter shoots a trophy and gives the meat to the locals. The trade in exotic animal parts for Far Eastern medicine is doing much more damage to wildlife.

The entire population of China will be wiped out by a virus.

Reason one million and ten why I will never visit China

China, I HATE you. You are bullies, you are vile. The way you treat people, nature and animals, I detest you. Your country is disgusting. Your race is disgusting. Hope your country blows up one day, and I know for a fact the world would be much better without you in it!!

Time to go into China a kill some pandas. It's only fair.

Heartbreaking... I do NOT eat anything with a face, I love all creatures, except many humans.

I'd like to see the drying hides of the nasty little yel low people hanging on a peg drying.

The main demand is from the Western fashion business !!! So, shut down all these "fashion houses" and the demand will disappear !!!