Berket al-Sabaa municipal council, headed by Yasser al-Guindy, announced that a huge number of slaughtered and skinned donkeys were found on a road behind the ambulance station. A team of the veterinary department as well as employees from the food supply department headed to check these animals and take precautionary measures. Guindy said the slaughtered donkeys must be removed safely by burying them somewhere that will not harm people or the environment. According to statistics released by the Agriculture Ministry in 2015, there are 2.5 million donkeys in Egypt, mostly concentrated in Monufiya, Beni Suef, Damietta, Gharbiya and Minya. In Egypt, donkeys are used as farm animals for carrying heavy loads and walking along narrow paths that other animals cannot manage.

Source: Egypt Independent May 17, 2017 11:32 UTC