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"The ending of slaughter and export of donkey products for the skin trade in 56 countries across two continents ... would be a huge milestone on the road to ending the global donkey skin trade.”
Recommendations to be forwarded to Heads of States, Governments for adoption in February 2024
The African Union has supported a report calling for a ban of trade in donkey skins to save the animals from extinction.
Over the last decade, hundreds of thousands of donkeys have been slaughtered for their skins and exported.
Today, Spana – the Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad – celebrates 100 years of supporting the welfare of working animals. It was the world’s first global charity dedicated to working animals in low-income countries.