SA’s donkeys being abused for trade in animal parts in Far East
The NSPCA says donkey hides contain a gelatine claimed to have anti-ageing properties‚ and which is able to treat insomnia and improve blood circulation
THE National Council of SPCAs (NSPCA) on Monday made an urgent appeal for information about donkeys being the "latest victims of the trade in animal parts ‘for medicinal purposes’ to the Far East".It cited a case in which "42 donkeys were stolen in the North West province village of Mmaku", where the "Asian owner of the property where the bodies of the donkeys were found has admitted to stealing the donkeys‚ slaughtering and skinning them and claiming that ‘they make good medicine’."The Bloemfontein SPCA has also been investigating the case of "70 sick‚ weak and emaciated donkeys on a plot outside the city", whose owner "stated that he was only interested in the skins to export to China".READ THIS: THE INSIDER: Don’t county on democracy just yet"According to workers‚ the donkeys had been on the property for two weeks without food or water. Some had aborted and dead foetuses were found on the ground‚" the NSPCA said in a statement. "The donkeys were humanely euthanised and criminal ...
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