The Moscow Times did a front page story and photo essay about an effort to raise reindeer for commercial purposes in Sakha, a far north region of Russia. (The largest subnational entity in the world, according to the article.)
What are the commercial uses for reindeer, you ask? Well, evidently, if one objects to killing and eating them, the commercial uses involve harvesting their antlers and . . . blood. According to the article, the blood is used to make bath powder. As you might imagine, this is not for widespread commercial use but for a narrow market of indigenous peoples. Per the Times, "The powder is dissolved in water to create a modern version of the traditional blood bath, which is popular among the indigenous peoples as a cure for many ailments."
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