One teaspoon is enough to kill a grown rhino and a mere 1mg can
kill a rodent weighing less than a kilogram – this substance is
more poisonous than arsenic. In recent years, Temik – or "Two-
step" as its illegal buyers know it – has become a powerful
weapon used by burglars to silence their canine victims. In
2003, the poison was used to maliciously kill 97 pets in the
Gauteng province alone. Now, yet another use is emerging.
Poachers use Temik In May 2005, five endangered white rhino were
poisoned along with scores of other large game in Limpopo’s
Nwanedi Nature Reserve. The incident horrified the Department of
Nature Conservation and the National Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals (NSPCA). Although this was not the first
reported incident of the poisoning of wildlife, officials feared
that it could be the start of a trend. The use of Temik
(aldicarb) as yet another crime weapon has been recorded for a
number of years, especially in Gauteng. As many as 97 cases of
aldicarb poisoning were confirm