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,…