A bill that could stop a global animal crisis
The following is from the American Wild Horse Conservation:
Across the world, millions of donkeys are being killed each year to fuel a booming trade in ejiao — a gelatin made from donkey hides that is used in cosmetics and traditional medicine.
Demand for this product has exploded in recent years, driving a global trade that has devastated donkey populations and caused immense suffering. Donkeys are often stolen, transported long distances without food or water, and killed under inhumane conditions before their hides are processed.
The United States currently plays a role in this market as one of the largest importers of products containing ejiao. But Congress has a chance to change that.
The bipartisan Ejiao Act (H.R. 5544) would prohibit the transport, sale, and purchase in the United States of ejiao products and donkey hides used to produce them.
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Donkeys are vital partners for communities around the world — transporting food, water, and children to school.
They deserve protection from a global trade that treats them as disposable. Please take a moment to urge your lawmakers to support the Ejiao Act today.
Thank you for your support,
American Wild Horse Conservation