Donkey Welfare

Donkey welfare improvement is currently thought to be intertwined with poverty elevation in the sahel parts of Africa. An estimated 500 million people in the world's poorest communities depend on working equids for livelihood. Poor welfare deprives the smallholder farmers and rural dwellers of the benefits of the donkey: animal power.

The recent surge in the slaughter of donkeys in the country has become problematic, raising many welfare concerns. The extraordinary increase in donkeys killed yearly is due to the high demand for their skins/hides for export. This development calls for measures to control the trend and avert the speedy depletion of the donkey population in the country.

Awareness creation among stakeholders through radio talks, stakeholder meetings, and community education on the negative consequences of this nefarious enterprise.