While it’s true that at least one organization is using a pink dye in an effort to stop poaching, the above-displayed photograph contains several pieces of misinformation.
First of all, the image has been digitally manipulated. The results achieved by the Rhino Rescue Project, an organization that infuses rhino horns with a “compound made up of ectoparasiticides and indelible dye that contaminates the horn and renders it useless for ornamental or medicinal use” are not nearly as pronounced as the results shown in the above-displayed photo. (excerpt from snopes)
First of all, the image has been digitally manipulated. The results achieved by the Rhino Rescue Project, an organization that infuses rhino horns with a “compound made up of ectoparasiticides and indelible dye that contaminates the horn and renders it useless for ornamental or medicinal use” are not nearly as pronounced as the results shown in the above-displayed photo. (excerpt from snopes)