Donkey welfare, livelihoods under threat amid booming skin trade

Donkeys pulling carts carrying jerricans of water during the Assessment of donkeys and training of their owners at Githunguri, Utawala in Machakos county by an international organisation, Brooke Action for Working Horses and Donkeys focusing on their welfare and wellbeing on 28th January 2025 [David Gichuru, Standard]

Veronica and Sylvester were not only dependent on their donkeys economically, but they were also emotionally connected.

When the donkeys were stolen, Veronica was distressed to the point that she didn’t speak for months, until the animal was returned through a re-homing scheme by Brooke East Africa, an international charity that protects and improves the lives of horses.