Dear Friend,

Terrified donkeys, some only months old, are being bashed on the head with a sledgehammer. Their throats are slit,
and they're left to die—slowly and painfully—all so that their skin can be
boiled down for ejiao , a traditional Chinese medicine.

Nearby, other miserable donkeys huddle in crowded pens where the concrete floors
are coated with dung and urine and their only water is green and thick with
algae. Some animals, too weak or sick to walk on their own, might be hauled off
by tractor—while others have no choice but to await the moment they're dragged
away and bludgeoned.

Friend, will you make a special gift of just $3 or more right now to
help kind and gentle donkeys? We need 1,000 supporters to take action by May 18.

Donate Now: [[link removed]]

Below are photos from PETA Asia's investigations of the grisly ejiao industry.

Workers bludgeoned donkeys, slit their throats, and left them to die. Some donkeys
were still breathing and moving after being hit in the head with hammers.

I know it can be devastating to see such images—and to consider that as demand
for ejiao grows, more and more donkeys in Asia, the Middle East, South America,
and elsewhere are being condemned to a hideous death. But exposing animals' suffering
is the only way we can end it.

After PETA Asia documented workers at a Kenyan slaughterhouse beating and
kicking frightened, exhausted, and even injured donkeys—and we rallied hundreds
of thousands of supporters to take action—that country's Ministry of Agriculture
banned donkey slaughterhouses, cutting off a major supply of donkeys' skin to
China and setting a landmark precedent that we're pushing other countries to
follow.

PETA's exposés and hard-hitting campaigns are turning the tide against the
cruel, deadly ejiao trade wherever it operates, and we're encouraging millions
of consumers not to purchase foods or personal-care products containing donkey
gelatin.

This vital work takes significant resources, and this week, we're seeking help
from 1,000 PETA supporters like you to strengthen it.

Will you please contribute $3 or more today? We must reach our goal before May 18, and
anything you can afford will help.

Donate Now: [[link removed]]

With your help, we'll keep building on our momentum to stop the killing and
skinning of donkeys for ejiao, prevent them from being forced to haul crushing
loads in scorching heat under threat of violence, and end the suffering they
face for any other reason.

Thank you for acting with compassion today.

Kind regards,

Ingrid E. Newkirk
President

P.S. I know it might be a difficult time for you to make a gift. If you can't
give, it would help if you could share this opportunity to assist donkeys on Facebook
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