Donkeys
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Lethal remedy: Concern over African trade in traditional Chinese medicine that contains threatened species
The Environmental Investigation Agency, an international NGO, says growing demand is a prescription for disaster for some endangered animals such as leopards, pangolins and rhinos
‘A sad day for donkeys in Zimbabwe’: groups slam plans for meat factory
China’s demand for donkey meat from Zimbabwe and Namibia could lead to the animal’s extinction.
Inside Botswana’s illegal donkey trade
Licences to kill the animals may have been suspended, but the trade to China goes on
Donkey killings: 100 bludgeoned with hammers on Northern Cape farm
The Mail & Guardian reported the discovery of more than 5 000 donkey hides in a shack in Benoni last week.
Why are gangs killing our donkeys?
More and more donkeys are being slaughtered illegally in South Africa as demand for the skins spikes in China.
Donkey jailed for theft
An Egyptian donkey has been jailed for stealing corn on the cob from a field belonging to an agricultural research institute in the Nile Delta.