Just like residents of Kithyoko, farmers across the country have already started collecting signatures to petition both national and county governments to close all donkey slaughter houses ,” Wanja said. Data from KNBS statistics reveal that in 2019 there were 1.9 million donkeys in Kenya but now the country has 1.2 million donkeys. In China, donkey meat and skins are used to produce anti-ageing products and traditional medicine known as ejiao. This traditional medicine consists of gelatin that is extracted from boiled donkey hides. Ejiao has a long tradition in traditional Chinese medicine but previously only the elite in society could afford it.

Source: The Star July 15, 2021 21:33 UTC