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Donkey slaughter a threat to world population as demand for their skins reach record levels By Sameer Naik Share Millions of donkeys continue to be slaughtered for their hides to meet the rising demand for traditional Chinese medicine. Over the last decade, donkey populations have plummeted around the world as demand for their skins reach record levels. World Donkey Day was commemorated last weekend, but there was very little to celebrate. Donkeys continue to be slaughtered around the world at a rapid rate to feed the “cruel demand” for their skins in Asian countries, highly-prized as a m...

Program domesticates wild burros and adopts them to families in Southern Nevada It's World Donkey Day and the Bureau of Land Management is celebrating the animals. and last updated 2021-05-08 22:33:03-04 LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Celebrating one of the most prominent animals in Nevada, today is World Donkey Day. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is marking the occasion with a new informative video that tells the story of how much of Southern Nevada was built by the power of donkeys and mules. They worked in mines and helped build the Hoover Dam. Wild burros are now common in Southern Nevada b...

Horsetalk.co.nz Donkeys in desperate battle for survival in “inhumane” skin trade Share 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 s...