�Donkeys skin racket�: Chinese man under investigation

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FRANCISTOWN: A 24-year-old Chinese man is helping the police with investigations after he was arrested with close to 500 donkeys, police have confirmed.

Botswana Police Service (BPS) spokesperson, Witness Bosija said the suspect was arrested at the end of June in the outskirts of Francistown. “The suspect is being investigated for cruelty to animals. Government officials have since killed all the donkeys that the suspect was found in possession of.

The donkeys were found in a very bad state of health therefore government officials reached a decision to cull the animals to prevent them from suffering more,” Bosija said.

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