John,

Over 5 million donkeys are brutally slaughtered every year to make “ejiao” – a gelatin used in luxury cosmetics and supplements. Some are skinned alive. Others are bludgeoned to death.

It’s almost too horrific to imagine but now, we have a rare chance to BAN this nightmare trade!

A landmark bill to ban the brutal donkey hide trade in the US just got reintroduced in Congress. We’re at a critical moment to make sure this donkey-saving law passes but we need to pull out all the stops right now if we’re going to stop the torture.

We’re racing to launch an all-out lobbying push in November, bringing experts, advocates, and Ekō members into meetings with key decision-makers! Together, we could deliver the surge of public pressure and bold tactics needed to win like: delivering our massive petition, plastering this all over the media, and taking out ads and mobile billboards circling Congress to take the pressure to boiling point during our lobbying week.

We don’t have much time. Can you urgently chip in to stop the donkey torture – and defend all animals from exploitation?

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In parts of Africa and Asia, donkeys are beloved, hardworking animals – they carry water, transport goods, and help farmers grow food. But as the global demand for ejiao has skyrocketed, donkeys are being stolen from villages, sold into slaughter, and leaving families devastated and desperate.

But now, we have a real chance at making sure the United States takes action against this cruelty – and helps protect both donkeys and the communities that depend on them.

Ekō is part of a powerful coalition working directly with the bill’s sponsor and a team of professional lobbyists. After being introduced several times in prior years, the bill failed to gain enough traction to pass. But this year can be different because in mid-November, we’ll join our partners and volunteers in a major lobbying push on Capitol Hill – meeting face to face with lawmakers to demand they support and co-sponsor the Ejiao Act.

We know that our people power works because the Ekō community helped get the Ejiao Act reintroduced in Congress! 

Now, we’re throwing EVERYTHING we have at this lobbying push – hard hitting stunts, powerful ads, and public pressure from our millions-strong movement – because we know that this could be our last chance to end US complicity in this global cruelty. 

If we can’t get the attention of lawmakers now, millions more donkeys will suffer – and countless families who depend on them will lose everything. But we need your help to get it over the finish line. Will you donate today to help Ekō and our partners pass the Ejiao Act to finally ban the donkey trade before the end of the year – and defend all animals from exploitation?

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Your donation will help power Ekō and our campaigns worldwide fighting for people and the planet.