Africa’s donkeys slaughtered for Chinese ‘miracle elixir’
21 April 2018 |
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Every year, China slaughters millions of donkeys to make Ejiao, a traditional medicine hailed as a ‘miracle elixir’ which is used to treat various ailments.
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