Recently, I heard about a traditional Chinese medicine that comes from donkey skin and that this has led to a fair amount of abuse of these creatures around the world. Is this true? I cannot help but ...

Under a cloudless sky in South Africa's northwestern farming region, donkeys still amble along muddy paths, pausing to nibble on grass, oblivious to the threat from a demand for Chinese medicine. The ...

Almost six million donkeys are slaughtered annually for Chinese medicine, with severe knock-on effects for African villagers who rely on the animals, a UK-based charity said on Thursday. It is driven ...

The Karoo Donkey Sanctuary urgently calls for public support to combat the escalating threat of donkey slaughter for skin trade, jeopardising their vital rescue and advocacy work across South Africa.

The government has banned the slaughter of donkeys for the export market. In a telephone interview yesterday, Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya said the ban follows a petition by donkey owners ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rising demand for beauty products is devastating donkey populations and is on course to endanger the species in Africa, a report ...

An agricultural research agency has warned that the country’s donkeys could be wiped out in the next four years. The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (Kalro) said studies showed ...

Donkey slaughter will be halted in Kenya following concerns over the rise in theft of the animals for export production and the impact on families that rely on them, according the country’s Ministry ...