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<P><B>Donkeys are being brutally slaughtered to feed demand for
ejiao, a so-called miracle product made from their hides </B>–
and it's pushing millions of families and entire communities across
Africa deeper into poverty.</P>
<P>Every time a poacher kidnaps and bludgeons a donkey to death, a
family loses their only source of transport, water, or farming
power.</P>
<P><B>But there's a way we can help eradicate this cruel trade for
good.</B></P>
<P>The African Union (AU) has a major summit coming up – and we can
make sure that enforcing a ban on donkey hide exports is firmly on
the agenda! <B>We're gearing up to launch winning tactics like
ads, polling, and a media blitz targeted at key
decision-makers</B> – but we can't do it without your
support.</P>
<P>With enough public pressure<B> we can make sure that leaders
eradicate this torture trade </B>and help protect families'
livelihoods once and for all.</P>
<P>Together, we can keep fighting for a future where all living
things have a chance to thrive. <B>Will you chip in to end the
brutal donkey torture trade?</B></P>
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<P>Across many areas of Africa, owning a donkey is a lifeline,
lifting families from extreme poverty. They help carry water,
firewood, and food, often giving women and girls the chance to go to
school or earn a living.</P>
<P>But thanks to skyrocketing demand for the gelatin made from
boiled donkey hides, this cruel trade has ballooned completely out
of control. <B>Criminals steal donkeys from families, often
hurriedly killing them with hammers or skinning them alive in
forests, then ship them abroad in pieces.</B></P>
<P>Too often, losing a donkey to traffickers forces women and
children to take on the strenuous work once done by the animal. The
consequences can be deadly, which <B>forced the AU to take action
last year </B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400">when it banned
donkey hide exports. It was a historic step toward eradicating this
donkey horror trade. But despite the ban, the killing hasn’t
stopped.</SPAN></P>
<P>Instead, it’s driven the trade underground as illegal traders
rush to cash in, fueling violence as they rip donkeys from
communities that depend on them. </P>
<P>What’s needed is the political will to take on this problem
head-on, <SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400">properly investigate
the donkey trade and put resources towards ending it once and for
all.</SPAN></P>
<P>Which is where we come in: together we can force REAL action,
<B>launching strategic polling across key countries in advance of
the next AU summit, taking out hard-hitting digital ads targeting
key decision-makers, and working with local communities to place
unignorable media stories highlighting this crisis.</B></P>
<P>Our team is ready to launch and we’re in a final push to get the
resources to pull it off. <B>Will you chip in to help us put key
decision-makers on notice that enforcement is non-negotiable – and
fight to defend all animals from cruelty? </B></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><I>Your donation will help power Ekō
and our campaigns worldwide fighting for people and the
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<P>Thanks for all that you do, <BR>Allison and the Ekō team</P>
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<P>More information:</P>
<P><A
href="https://act.sumofus.org/go/711561?t=25&akid=149411%2E23281291%2E1dQlGO"
rel="noopener noreferrer" target=_blank>'Brutal' donkey skin trade
banned by the African Union</A> BBC 19 February 2024</P>
<P><A
href="https://act.sumofus.org/go/725976?t=26&akid=149411%2E23281291%2E1dQlGO"
rel="noopener noreferrer" target=_blank>The Chinese obsession with
Africa’s illegal donkey skins for beauty products</A> The
Africa Report 09 April 2025</P></TD></TR>
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<P>From: <B dir=auto class=gmail_sendername>Allison Johnson, Ekō</B> <SPAN
dir=auto><<A
href="mailto:us@eko.org">us@eko.org</A>></SPAN><BR>Date: чт, 19 июн.
2025 г. в 22:12<BR>Subject: Stop the donkey
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