The government has banned the slaughter of donkeys for the export market. In a telephone interview yesterday, Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya said the ban follows a petition by donkey owners ...

Almost six million donkeys are slaughtered annually for Chinese medicine, with severe knock-on effects for African villagers who rely on the animals, a UK-based charity said on Thursday. It is driven ...

Donkeys are under threat in Africa, but thanks to a new rule by officials, the species is expected to regain its numbers. According to The Eastleigh Voice, millions of donkeys are slaughtered in ...

Donkey carcasses found at Rwasumali Village in Ndeiya, Limuru Constituency. [Twitter, DCI] Police in Kiambu County have arrested two suspects who were on Wednesday allegedly found slaughtering donkeys ...

MOGOSANI, South Africa — Under a cloudless sky in South Africa’s northwestern farming region, donkeys still amble along muddy paths, pausing to nibble on grass, oblivious to the threat from a demand ...

African Heads of State agree a landmark decision to protect donkeys at the 37th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 17-18 February. LONDON, UNITED ...

Animal welfare charities have welcomed an Africa-wide ban on the controversial donkey skin trade. It will make it illegal to slaughter donkeys for their skin across the continent. Demand for the ...

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) has uncovered two abattoirs mainly used for slaughtering donkeys in Gombi Local Government Area (LGA) of Adamawa State.