Millions of donkeys across Africa are being sent to slaughterhouses to meet the demand for a traditional Chinese medicine made from gelatin derived from their hides. This practice is leaving many African villages without essential animals for transport and agriculture. African governments are now seeking measures to curb the export of donkey skins to China, where the demand from the middle class for luxury products is driving this trade. The situation highlights a broader issue of animal welfare and the impact of traditional medicine practices on local economies and livelihoods as the Year of the Dragon gets underway.
Yes, this is a real article: https://t.co/8K4u3IJGm8 Trying to literally pass *donkeys*, one of the most common farm animal in the world, as a protected species... And imply that China is doing some sort of illegal poaching when it's actually African farmers raising donkeys to… https://t.co/pZZcEa24ig
For years Chinese companies have been slaughtering millions of donkeys across Africa, coveting gelatin from the hides. “A means of survival in Africa fuels the demand for luxury products from the middle class in China…This cannot continue” @KeithBradsher https://t.co/TqUdCo5sRG
A glut of pork is emblematic of problems with oversupply that are happening across China's economy as the Year of the Dragon gets underway https://t.co/0VHhATov25
African governments are seeking to curb donkey skin exports to China, where demand for a traditional medicine is threatening animals needed for transportation and agriculture. https://t.co/XOpk2IRhep
Donkeys across Africa are being sent to slaughterhouses to make a gelatin for traditional Chinese medicine, leaving villages without animals for transport or agriculture. https://t.co/xp41DOAeeR