Why We Save

DHHS is a fiercely, strong advocate against the donkey skin trade on the black market, a gruesome and horrific process to produce  a traditional Chinese remedy sold throughout the world. Please google the donkey, skin trade on the black market to get the complete disturbing details, and please go to change.org and sign our our petition to get this barbaric process ended forever.

The donkey skin trade is a cruel industry that must be stopped. Donkeys are often beaten, skinned alive, and left to die in agony. Their hides are then sold on the black market for use in traditional Chinese medicine.

Kill pens are a major source of donkeys for the skin trade. These pens are often overcrowded and filthy, and the donkeys are denied food and water. They are also subjected to beatings and other forms of abuse.

The donkey skin trade is a major threat to donkey populations around the world. In some countries, donkey numbers have declined by as much as 90% in recent years. This is having a devastating impact on donkey communities, and it is also putting a strain on the global food supply.

We must stop the donkey skin trade and close the kill pens. These animals deserve to be treated with compassion and respect, not tortured and killed for their hides.

Here are some specific examples of the gruesome treatment that donkeys endure in the skin trade:

• Donkeys are often beaten with sticks or clubs until they are bloody and bruised.

• They are sometimes skinned alive, which is an excruciatingly painful process.

• Their hides are then sold on the black market for use in traditional Chinese medicine.

• Donkeys are often denied food and water in kill pens, and they are subjected to beatings and other forms of abuse.

This treatment is not only cruel, but it is also unnecessary. There are many safe and effective alternatives to traditional Chinese medicine that do not involve the use of donkey hides.

We must all do our part to stop the donkey skin trade and close the kill pens. We can raise awareness of this issue, boycott products that contain donkey skin, and support organizations that are working to protect donkeys.

We believe that education is the key to protecting donkeys for the future and spreading awareness about these forgotten animals together we can make a difference for donkeys all around the world

Together, we can make a difference for these animals one 'bray' at a time.