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Cross-border donkey rustlers on the prowl
To new arrivals, "Dip 27" is no different from any other rural service centre in Madabe communal lands south of Plumtree in Zimbabwe.Yet locals know that the daytime semblance of law-abiding p...Published: 13 Sep 2020 at 07:21hrs | 2 | by Oscar Nkala
SPANA, BSPCA to assess the impact of the donkey skin trade in Botswana
SPANA Botswana and the Botswana Society for the Protection of Animals (BSPCA) will be holding a donkey skin trade conference on 10 July at the Travelodge Hotel, Gaborone. The conference aims to assess...Published: 05 Jul 2019 at 12:55hrs | 14 | by Agency
Government says no to donkey abattoir
THE Government has vowed not to license the donkey abattoir in Bulawayo as slaughtering of the animals is unlawful in the country, an official said.Speaking at the Donkey Skin Trade Conference...Published: 24 Jun 2018 at 16:02hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo donkey abattoir saga rages on
When Zimbabwean businessman Gareth Lumsden announced in October 2017 that he had set up a $150,000 donkey abattoir in Bulawayo, local animal welfare organisations protested that his proposed slaughter...Published: 26 May 2018 at 19:38hrs | 2 | by Oscar Nkala
South African Donkeys slaughtered for bogus Chinese medicine
South Africa is implicated in the supply of donkeys for Chinese medicine reveals a report released today, World Donkey Day. The Donkeys are slaughtered in great numbers for their skins and expor...Published: 08 May 2018 at 11:21hrs | 2 | by Adam Cruise
'Nothing wrong with donkey abbatoir'
CONSERVATISTS say the non-existence of a law pertaining to the slaughtering of donkeys will lead to the extinction of the animal species in the country, once a donkey abattoir under construction in Bu...Published: 08 Oct 2017 at 05:53hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe sets up first donkey abattoir
A BULAWAYO-BASED company, Battlefront Investments has started constructing a $150 000 specialised state-of-the-art donkey abattoir that will have a capacity to dress more than 70 animals per day....Published: 01 Oct 2017 at 10:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe donkeys are at risk
Rural communities across the world, including those in Zimbabwe, are at risk of being impoverished by "relentless" Chinese demand for donkey products such as meat and skins, which are stewed to pr...Published: 05 Feb 2017 at 07:56hrs | 1 | by staff reporter
Residents mob trio over donkey carcasses
THERE was drama in Bulawayo's Makokoba suburb on Monday when residents reportedly mobbed three men who were carrying carcasses of two donkeys in a pick-up truck.The three men, whose identities...Published: 01 Aug 2012 at 10:50hrs | | by Local reporter
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