Court lifts ban on donkey slaughter in Kenya

In Kenya, the court lifted the government ban on donkey slaughter and donkey meat exports. According to The Standard newspaper, the court ruled to lift the ban in the lawsuit filed against the government, citing the decline in employment and income losses by the slaughterhouse owners. After the demonstrations of farmers and animal rights activists due to the decrease in the animal population, the Ministry of Agriculture of Kenya banned donkey slaughter and the export of donkey meat in February 2020. In Kenya, where donkey meat is forbidden to be sold in the domestic market, an average of 1000 donkeys are slaughtered daily in four slaughterhouses. Exported to china Donkeys, which are an important part of daily life in rural areas, are slaughtered and sent to China in recent years due to the high demand for both ...