Updated Mar 03, 2021 | 17:11 IST
The population of donkeys has gown down from 10,161 in 2012 to 4,678 in 2019 in Andhra Pradesh mostly because of illegal slaughtering due to misconceptions surrounding the animal meat. Dr Dhanalakshmi, Assistant Director, Department of Animal Husbandry, Andhra Pradesh | Photo Credit: ANI
Amravati: The population of donkeys has seen a sharp decline in Andhra Pradesh in just seven years as per officials of the Animal Husbandry Department. The number of donkeys fell from 10,161 in 2012 to 4,678 in 2019 in the southern state.
Officials cited illegal slaughtering of the animal and misconceptions such as donkey meat curing aphrodisiac as some of the reasons behind the fall in the population of the animal.