Animal Welfare Institute: New York Urged to Protect Donkeys From Brutal Ejiao Trade
September 06, 2024
September 06, 2024
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The Animal Welfare Institute issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2024:
Today, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and a dozen other animal protection groups and equine rescues urged New York Attorney General Letitia James to crack down on the sale of ejiao (donkey-hide gelatin) to comply with a recent state law prohibiting horse slaughter and the sale of horseflesh for consumption.
As the letter notes, in December 2023, New York became th . . .
Today, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and a dozen other animal protection groups and equine rescues urged New York Attorney General Letitia James to crack down on the sale of ejiao (donkey-hide gelatin) to comply with a recent state law prohibiting horse slaughter and the sale of horseflesh for consumption.
As the letter notes, in December 2023, New York became th . . .