by Nita Bhalla as published on Reuters.com Kenyan families left destitute by the theft and slaughter of thousands of donkeys by criminal networks supplying skins for Chinese medicine are hitting back – with vigilante gangs. Over the past three years Kenya has become the epicenter of a fast-growing […]
This one is for my wife who only has kids with 4 legs…Thanks for putting up with my extreme expeditions. This one starts in China where we trekked by horseback and stayed with Tibetan nomads and their Yaks. We finally traded in the horses for a Land Rover […]
Source: HorseTalk Nigeria has declared an outbreak of Equine Influenza with more than 3000 equines infected, with reports from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) suggesting the outbreak is a symptom of the unregulated global movement and trading of donkeys for their skins. International animal welfare charity The Donkey […]
by R.T. Fitch Well, (never start a sentence with well as you might fall in), here it is; that magical day that we wait all year for. A day of laughing, sharing, giving and glee. A day with family and friends where we reaffirm our love and unity. […]
Although this report came out in May, 2018, we wanted to focus more attention on burro/donkey issues worldwide, and wanted you to have an opportunity to read this. Source: Humane Society International A new investigative report released today, World Donkey Day, by Humane Society International Australia explores the current state of China’s […]
Source: Horsetalk.co.nz The new report shows that the ejiao market is expected to maintain a growth rate of 15% annually from 2015 to 2020… Australian consumers are playing a significant role in the global ejiao market, with the Northern Territory government said to be researching donkey farming with a […]
By Luciana Magalhaes as published on the WSJ.com “Plans to slaughter burros to capitalize on Chinese market for vivifying ‘ejiao’ upsets traditionalists” APODI, Brazil—The dependable donkey once did it all here in northeast Brazil, from hauling in the harvest to carrying children to remote schoolhouses. Now so many […]
by Rachael Turner as published on Horse & Hound A popular product made from the skins of donkeys has been deemed “not worth buying” by Chinese health officials. Demand for ejiao, derived from donkey hides, has led to the slaughter of millions of donkeys in recent years. However, […]
Source: bloodhorse.com Ky. Agriculture Commissioner Quarles praises resumption of equine exports to China. Terry Branstad and Zhi Shuping after signing of an accord that allows the resumption of U.S. equine exports to China. Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles (center) and KTA-KTOB executive director Chauncey Morris (left of Quarles) […]
Source: Humane Society International, Duo Duo Project “Even if this is a temporary ban, we hope this will have a domino effect, leading to the collapse of the dog meat trade..” Just weeks ahead of China’s annual dog meat festival in Yulin, at which thousands of dogs and […]
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