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Massive slaughter of donkeys hurts local economy

Animal rights activists have sounded a warning that the current massive slaughter of donkeys will greatly hurt the economy in rural, arid and semi-arid areas.

The current massive slaughter to meet China's high demand for donkey meat and skins has seen more than 100,000 of the animals slaughtered over the past one year.

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