Kenya has four licensed donkey abattoirs — more than any other country on the continent — which slaughter about 1,000 donkeys per day, government data showed. More than 300,000 donkeys — 15 percent of Kenya’s population — have been slaughtered for skin and meat export in less than three years, the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization said. Donkey owners who have lost their animals to the trade welcomed the decision, but expressed fears that it would continue underground. “Countries like Tanzania have only engaged in the trade because they were losing donkeys in numbers into Kenya. They now have no reason to allow donkey slaughterhouses to operate either and we call on them to follow Kenya’s lead,” he added.

Source: Taipei Times February 29, 2020 15:56 UTC