Friday, September 12, 2025

400 donkeys killed in a day — will the U.S. stay silent?

 

SENT TO CHINA! IS THIS THE CRUELTY THAT CHINA LABELS AS 'LEATHER' 

WHEN THEY SELL PRODUCTS? 

A donkey waits in silence, unaware of the horror ahead.

A terrified donkey stands tied to a post in the dark. 


His ears flick at every sound, his body shaking with fear. 


He doesn’t know why he was stolen, or why men circle with ropes and machetes. 


He only knows something terrible is about to happen.


In hidden slaughter sites across Kenya, animals like him are beaten with hammers, hacked with blades, and left to die in agony. 

Donkeys live in terror as traffickers close in.

Once they collapse, their skins are ripped away and shipped to China to be boiled into ejiao, a substance used in cosmetics and so-called medicines.


The suffering is relentless. 


Mothers are killed while still carrying unborn foals. 


Young donkeys are taken before they even know what safety is. 


The slaughter leaves behind not just broken bodies but broken bonds — frightened animals forced to witness others die before their turn comes.

Survivors often hide pain behind quiet eyes.

More than half of Kenya’s donkeys are already gone.

Despite a ban, at least 10,000 skins were smuggled out last year alone. 


At least 400 donkeys are slaughtered daily, and more vanish into this black market of cruelty.


Donkeys are gentle, social beings who deserve safety and peace. 


Instead, they are being butchered on an industrial scale for a product nobody needs. Kenya has already banned commercial donkey slaughter. 

Kenyan donkeys face extinction if killing continues unchecked.

The African Union has called for a continent-wide ban. 


Yet the killing continues in secret, driven by smugglers and traffickers who see only money where lives should matter.


Without urgent action, experts warn that Kenya’s donkeys could be wiped out within a decade.

The law must be enforced. 


The slaughter must end. 


And your voice can help make that happen.

Every voice raised helps protect the donkeys still alive.

The African Union has already called for a continent-wide ban; with enough pressure, leaders will have no choice but to act.


Your signature tells the world that these animals are not forgotten. 


Please speak up for donkeys before it is too late.

Thank you for helping and for caring about animals.


Sincerely,

Catherine Hill

Volunteer and Donor

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Sources:

[1] Kenya News

[2] Reuters

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