Horsetalk.co.nz Donkeys in desperate battle for survival in “inhumane” skin trade
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Today (May 8) is World Donkey Day and international animal welfare charity The Donkey Sanctuary has joined forces with the World Veterinary Association to highlight the skin trade, the most serious threat donkeys have ever faced.
Local traders are killing millions of donkeys every year so their skins can be used as an ingredient in the traditional Chinese medicine, ejiao.
Donkey populations are collapsing in some countries as demand for ejiao has led to unsustainable numbers of donkeys being slaughtered.
An exclusive video produced by the World Veterinary Association, with The Donkey Sanctuary, reveals the appalling suffering donkeys are facing as a result of the trade. The video,