Africa

To mark this year’s International Working Animal Day (15 June), we shine a light on how The Donkey Sanctuary is working with local communities in Kenya to improve the welfare of the working donkeys who provide a lifeline to the people living there.

On World Donkey Day (8 May), we applaud Emirates, the largest international airline in the world, for implementing an embargo on the carriage of donkey skins on Emirates aircraft worldwide.

On World Veterinary Day (27 April), we catch up with Obadiah Sing’Oei, Lamu Programme Manager and Clinic Lead, Kenya, about his role at The Donkey Sanctuary Kenya’s seafront clinic and why veterinarians are essential health workers.

On World Water Day (22 March), The Donkey Sanctuary held an event in the village of Nuu, Kenya to raise awareness of the huge impact of working donkeys on female empowerment in rural parts of the country.

When 55 nations across Africa agreed unanimously to ban the slaughter of donkeys for their skins last month, it was a truly historic moment - not just for donkeys, but for women and girls too. Our CEO, Marianne Steele, explains the important connection between donkeys and women's livelihoods.

The Donkey Sanctuary welcomed the decision of the African Heads of State as they agreed to ban the slaughter of donkeys for their skin, helping to protect the continent's 33 million donkeys.

The Donkey Sanctuary’s latest report on the skin trade reveals that at least 5.9 million donkeys are now slaughtered every year to meet escalating demand for ejiao, a traditional Chinese medicine, made using their skins.

A celebration of donkeys held in a Kenyan village has helped pave the way for future welfare outreach work in the country next year.

Proposals to stop the slaughter of donkeys and the export of their skins in Brazil and every country in Africa in early 2024 have moved a step closer thanks to the tireless work of The Donkey Sanctuary and partners on both sides of the Atlantic.