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Chinese appetite for donkey meat cause for worry

Desire to look younger is driving the Chinese population to import tonnes of donkey meat from Kenya, which is in turn threatening to reduce the donkey numbers, a report reveals.

The report published in January this year shows that China’s demand for donkey hides is hinged on the skin’s medicinal properties.

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