Donkey population drops to 35-year low

The numbers of donkeys around the country dropped to 140,000 in 2017, a three-decade low and the first official estimate of the impact of rampant unregulated slaughter and trade. Staff Writer, MBONGENI MGUNI reports.

Overlooked, often abused and under-appreciated, the lowly donkey faces an existential struggle following years of brutal slaughter fuelled by a blossoming market in China.

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