China’s huge appetite for donkey hide wiping out beast of burden
What you need to know:
A survey shows that four in every 10 donkey farmers had lost donkeys in the last six-months while 8 in 10 farmers reportedly knew someone in the community that involuntarily lost donkeys in the six months preceding the study.
The high demand for donkey hide is driving massive theft of the animals
Donkey hide is used in China to make ejiao, which fetches a handsome price
