Could Kenya's donkey population be wiped out?

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There are fears in Kenya that the country's donkey population could be wiped out if nothing is done to stop the slaughter rate, because of China's insatiable demand for the gelatine produced from boiling their skins. The BBC's Ferdinand Omondi brings us the story. Estimates suggest as many as 1,000 donkeys a day are being slaughtered, and that the population could be wiped out in ten years. Photo: A donkey in Lamu, Kenya Credit: Getty Images