On World Donkey Day (May 8), international animal welfare charity, The Donkey Sanctuary, acknowledges Swire Shipping as the first global shipping line to commit publicly to a ‘No Donkey Skins Carriage ...

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst say a naturally occurring compound secreted by the skin of donkeys can effectively repel the most common human-biting tick. In fact, they assert ...

Africa has become a major source for donkey skin trade threatening the livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers. [File, Standard] A new report has revealed the growing toll of the global donkey ...

The Donkey Sanctuary has joined forces with Emirates to highlight the risks posed by the transportation of donkey skins in air cargo. Working together, The Donkey Sanctuary and Emirates have ...

Enter the donkey. The sebaceous glands of donkeys secrete a compound known as (E)-2-octenal from their skin. A small field study last year showed that volunteers wearing a slow-release device that ...

Donkeys grazing outside Goldox export Slaughter house at Chemogoch area, Mogotio in Baringo. [File/Standard] A new report has revealed the growing toll of the global donkey skin trade on African ...

Botswana last month moved to crack down on the booming trade in donkey skins that has been fuelled by demand from China. The animals were so cruelly treated by the 24-year-old suspect that they had to ...

Amina (last name withheld) was 13 years old in 2013 when she first saw a group of agents — including Chinese and African nationals — seeking to buy donkey hides from her father at her family’s home in ...