*[Enwl-eng] Bloody donkey skins

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                        Major airlines are shipping crates of donkey skins 
worldwide, fueling a brutal trade linked to organized crime.

                        Emirates Airlines just banned donkey skin 
shipments—now Qatar Airways, Turkish Cargo and other major airlines must do 
the same.

                        Tell airlines: Stop flying crates of suffering. Ban 
donkey skin shipments now!

                         Sign the petition




            Major airlines are flying crates of bloody donkey skins around 
the globe, fueling the brutal ejiao industry.

            This is the shadowy nature of the donkey skin trade—a 
multi-layered operation linked to organized crime. The same smuggling 
networks trafficking illicit wildlife products and drugs are now profiting 
off donkeys, using air cargo to keep the supply chain running.

            Without cargo carriers transporting donkey skins, this tortuous 
trade would take a major hit. The good news? One airline is taking bold 
action: Emirates Airlines just adopted a zero tolerance policy and banned 
donkey skin shipments.

            Emirates’ move is a game-changer, disrupting the industry and 
protecting donkey populations and the communities that rely on them. Now, we 
need other airlines, like Qatar Airways and Turkish Cargo to follow suit. 
This is our moment to turn one airline’s bold move into a global shift, but 
only if we flood them with pressure while the spotlight is still on.

            Tell airlines: join Emirates and ban donkey skin shipments now

            In rural communities in Africa, donkeys vanish overnight—stolen 
from families, crammed into overloaded trucks, and transported for days 
sometimes without food or water. Some die on the journey, their bodies 
dumped like trash. The rest face a brutal end: bludgeoned, skinned, and 
shipped in pieces, then to be boiled down into ejiao—a gelatin used in 
cosmetics and fake health supplements.

            The airline's role in this donkey trade can't be ignored as it 
comes with serious biosecurity risks. Donkey skins cargo can carry parasites 
and pathogens that threaten livestock, and even humans. Once airborne, these 
diseases can spread across continents in hours, turning airline involvement 
into a global hazard.

            As the world battles outbreaks like avian flu, airlines can’t 
afford to look the other way. Every unregulated shipment increases the risk 
of diseases spreading across borders.

            That’s why Emirates’ ban is a game-changer. It’s the first 
airline to expose the hidden dangers of this trade—not just for donkeys, but 
for global health. And they didn’t stop there. Emirates partnered with The 
Donkey Sanctuary to create the Aviation Risk and Threat Assessment, a 
crucial tool to help airlines shut traffickers out of their networks.

            By banning shipments and leading the charge, Emirates has set a 
new industry standard. Now, it’s time for Qatar Airways, Turkish Cargo, and 
others to follow suit. If they refuse, they’re not just enabling cruelty, 
they’re endangering public health.

            Tell airlines: Ban donkey skin shipments now

            The Ekō community has been relentless in the fight against the 
donkey skin trade, pressuring Amazon to drop it from its marketplace and 
pushing for legislation in the U.S. And it’s working. Every action we take 
brings us closer to shutting this brutal industry down for good. Now, we 
need to turn up the pressure on airlines to do their part, and join Emirates 
in banning donkey skin shipments.


             Sign the petition
            Thanks for all that you do,
            Deborah and the team at Ekō



            More information:

            Global Trade in Donkey Skins: A Ticking Time Bomb
            The Donkey Sanctuary 2022


            The Donkey Sanctuary and Emirates Join Forces to Combat 
Trafficking of Donkey Skins
            Emirates 11 December 2024








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      Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2025 1:36 PM
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