News. The importers of a drum of powdered seahorse have been fined & the powder forfeited to the crown. "Even if it does nothing for me as an aphrodisiac it should be good for my arthritis." 2 May 2007

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News. The importers of a drum of powdered seahorse have been fined & the powder forfeited to the crown. "Even if it does nothing for me as an aphrodisiac it should be good for my arthritis." 2 May 2007

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Shows an old man wearing a judge's wig and glasses bathing himself in a drum of 'Seahorse powder'. His clothes are piled on a chair next to the drum and the door behind him is locked with a key. His thought bubble says "Even if it does nothing for me as an aphrodisiac it should be good for my arthritis". Refers to a Christchurch firm, RMF Neutraceuticals, being fined $10,000 for importing a 25kg drum of powder made from seahorses - a threatened group of species - without getting the neces...

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2007

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http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23223930

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Christchurch City

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Endangered species / Foreign trade regulation / Naturopathy / Sea horses / Traditional medicine / Fishery law and legislation / Christchurch City

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