Photo: NSPCA
Trucks transporting 100 donkeys for the donkey skin trade were intercepted last Monday evening near Mooiriver, after almost 18 months of inactivity, according to the National Council of SPCAs (NSPCA).
The NSPCA said it was alerted to the trucks and immediately contacted the Mooi River SPCA and local South African Police Service (SAPS) who assisted in stopping the trucks until the NSPCA arrived on Tuesday morning.
“It was found that the donkeys, which included young foals, were destined for slaughter for their skins which would later be used in the Donkey Skin Trade,” said the NSPCA in a statement on Tuesday.