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Bayard

(22,075 posts) Fri Feb 16, 2024, 01:43 PM Feb 16

Rising demand for beauty products driving donkeys towards extinction [View all]

Rising demand for beauty products driving donkeys towards extinction in Africa, experts warn

Rising demand for beauty products is devastating donkey populations and is on course to endanger the species in Africa, a report reveals.

About six million donkeys are slaughtered every year for their skins, from which collagen is extracted for use in food or drink supplements and in beauty products such as face creams used in Chinese medicine, which are marketed as luxury products.

China’s donkey population has been hit hard by the surge in popularity of such products, with populations there collapsing by 76 per cent between 1992 and 2019, according to The Donkey Sanctuary.

Dealers are now focused on Africa, which has long had the world’s highest donkey numbers, but where the species is facing a crisis, experts warn. Traders either persuade impoverished owners to sell their donkeys – or steal them in illegal bush slaughter.

Donkeys at a slaughterhouse in Kenya

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/donkeys-africa-skins-numbers-china-b2497054.html

This just makes me cry. I hate people that think animals only exist for their greed.

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Rising demand for beauty products driving donkeys towards extinction [View all] Bayard Feb 16 OP

Why do humans use up every fucking thing to slather some goop on your shitty fucking face? SoFlaBro Feb 16 #1

Because we humans tend to be vain. n/t Igel Feb 16 #3

..more like societal demands for "beauty' whathehell Feb 16 #14

Women and girls? BlueSpot Feb 17 #49

Yes, though I did qualify my statement whathehell Feb 17 #58

A moment, please. BonnieJW Feb 16 #13

They kill all donkeys just for the collagen in skin/hair & waste the rest. Donkey's ass looks better than fucking faces. SoFlaBro Feb 16 #15

I had no idea. underpants Feb 16 #2

me either obamanut2012 Feb 16 #4

I had no idea angrychair Feb 16 #5

There is a symbol on it if it is...but I don't think we're talking about American cosmetic market here. nt GuppyGal Feb 16 #6

Does the cruelty free claim only relate to testing? NickB79 Feb 16 #38

Bizarre Bayard Feb 16 #7

The first time I saw one of the ads for this, my jaw dropped. 3catwoman3 Feb 16 #11

I heard those adds Zeitghost Feb 16 #19

And yet one can find any number of sources that advise adult humans... 3catwoman3 Feb 16 #21

True Zeitghost Feb 16 #32

You sure animals don't have to die to obtain it? MorbidButterflyTat Feb 16 #26

It's probably bovine colostrum Bayard Feb 16 #41

So sad. 😓💔 nt Raine Feb 16 #8

I'm glad that at least in the US there's a push to stop using animal products redqueen Feb 16 #9

china uses a lot of animals et tu Feb 16 #10

Donkeys are sweet animals with big personalities JoseBalow Feb 16 #12

Thanks for posting this. Emile Feb 16 #23

Yes! Bayard Feb 16 #42

Yes, thank you. MorbidButterflyTat Feb 16 #28

Wild burros in the US are being captured StarryNite Feb 16 #16

There are no wild Donkey's in the South West Zeitghost Feb 16 #20

There are federally protected wild burro herds. StarryNite Feb 16 #34

Per Wikipedia, it has provisions to allow for the removal and destruction of animals when deemed necessary NickB79 Feb 16 #39

Yes there are Zeitghost Feb 17 #61

Invasive for who? Bayard Feb 16 #43

Invasive to the native plants and animals Zeitghost Feb 17 #60

They're bad for the environment and bad for native flora and fauna. Elessar Zappa Feb 17 #62

And herds of cattle aren't? Bayard Feb 17 #64

Emerging Research on Wild Burros StarryNite Feb 17 #68

Because they are released domestic livestock hurting the environment Melon Feb 16 #30

It's welfare ranching that is the most destructive by far. StarryNite Feb 16 #36

Thanks for this info Bayard Feb 17 #65

How wild burros benefit other wildlife... StarryNite Feb 16 #37

Not gonna lie, that's pretty cool NickB79 Feb 16 #40

Sorry, but that is simply not true Bayard Feb 16 #46

Donkeys are domestic animals. They are not native here. Melon Feb 17 #51

The Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971 StarryNite Feb 17 #55

All Donkey's are domestic animals Zeitghost Feb 17 #63

The legal term is wild. StarryNite Feb 17 #66

If I had to choose Zeitghost Feb 17 #67

The law says they are wild and protected. StarryNite Feb 17 #70

We didn't learn a damned thing from our tragic mistakes with the bison. Hermit-The-Prog Feb 17 #59

The picture of those poor animals is heart rending. They clearly know what's happening. flashman13 Feb 16 #17

Lake Pleasant AZ wild burro HMA StarryNite Feb 16 #18

https://www.blm.gov/programs/wild-horse-and-burro/adoptions-and-sales efhmc Feb 16 #25

"Overpopulated" is the line of the BLM and the FS. StarryNite Feb 16 #33

Exactly! Bayard Feb 16 #47

Wild burro and Wild horse overpopulation is another example StarryNite Feb 17 #50

I was in Cripple Creek several years ago, the borros had the run of the doc03 Feb 16 #27

Yuck Emile Feb 16 #22

The human animal should be kicked out of the kingdom. Solly Mack Feb 16 #24

And some beauty products are mimicking baboon ass/face colors. GreenWave Feb 16 #29

I'm at a bit of a loss here Melon Feb 16 #31

Please see above posts Bayard Feb 16 #48

They are released domestic animals. Melon Feb 17 #53

Domestic vs Wild StarryNite Feb 17 #54

They pre-date most of the white human population here Bayard Feb 17 #69

Making It Worse, Is... ProfessorGAC Feb 16 #35

Oh, but if it's synthesized, then it isn't "natural"... Silent3 Feb 16 #44

I had no idea BlueWaveNeverEnd Feb 16 #45

Making this even sadder to me is that zero topical collagen does anything. herding cats Feb 17 #52

We need to care about how all animals are treated. radius777 Feb 17 #56

Our buffalos almost went extinct, killed off for their hides and tongue. keithbvadu2 Feb 17 #57

African Union bans donkey skin trade muriel_volestrangler Feb 19 #71

Thanks for posting this Bayard Feb 19 #72