PETITION TARGETS: U.S. Legislators
Intelligent donkeys are being crammed en masse into transport trucks, bludgeoned to death with hammers and axes, and skinned so their stolen hides can be boiled to create a traditional Chinese medicine called ejiao, according to Science. An estimated 4.8 million are killed each year to cater to the increasing demand for this “donkey-hide gelatin.”
Often sold for “quick cash,” the donkeys are forced to march hundreds of kilometers without food, water, or rest, or are herded into transport trucks, where handlers tie their legs together and pile them on top of each other, or even strap them to the tops of the trucks.
The ones who make it to the slaughterhouses alive frequently arrive with broken or severed limbs and injuries, only to be killed brutally.
While the violence toward these innocent animals takes place overseas, the United States has a significant role in their suffering as the third largest importer of products containing Ejiao.
Now, a recently reintroduced bill could help end this vicious cycle of cruelty. H.R. 5544, also known as the Ejiao Act of 2025, would prohibit the knowing sale or transport of Ejiao or products containing Ejiao in interstate or foreign commerce.
Sign our petition urging U.S. lawmakers to pass the Ejiao Act of 2025, which would help save the lives of countless donkeys by curbing demand for this cruel product.
