Petition Delivered to Amazon Headquarters Animal welfare advocates, including the Brooke USA Foundation, have presented over 370,000 signatures to Amazon, urging the company to prohibit the sale of products containing donkey skin gelatine. This petition was delivered at a gathering outside Amazon’s headquarters in Virginia on 16 October, as part of a coalition effort to halt the sale of ejiao, a gelatine derived from donkey hides that is often included in cosmetic items. Widespread Slaughter of Donkeys for Ejiao The demand for ejiao has resulted in the slaughter of an estimated five million donkeys each year across regions including China,…
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Global Awareness Day Highlights Efforts to Combat the Illegal Wildlife Trade and Protect Endangered Primates As the world marks International Slow Loris Day on September 13th, International Animal Rescue (IAR) is thrilled to share groundbreaking conservation achievements from its partner organisation, YIARI. The event seeks to shine a spotlight on the ongoing battle against the illegal wildlife trade while celebrating the remarkable strides made in rescuing, rehabilitating, and reintroducing slow lorises into their natural habitats. Slow lorises, particularly the Critically Endangered Javan slow loris and the Endangered greater slow loris, are among the most frequently trafficked species, prized for their…