Rep. Don Beyer’s Ejiao Act (HR 5203) Earns PETA Assist
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November 12, 2021
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Washington – Few individuals notice that the U.S. is the world’s third-largest importer of ejiao—donkey-skin gelatin discovered in lots of snacks, face lotions, Chinese language folks treatments, and vitality drinks—however a brand new invoice launched by Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) would prohibit gross sales of the product or transport in both interstate or international commerce. The Ejiao Act (HR 5203) has already gained the help of PETA (PETA entities have greater than 9 million members and supporters worldwide), which uncovered cruelty within the ejiao trade with a PETA Asia undercover video displaying employees utilizing sledgehammers to bash within the heads of donkeys as younger as 5 months previous.
“Donkeys in Africa, Asia, and South America, some simply infants, are being stolen or offered after which bludgeoned to demise and their pores and skin boiled for sweet, snacks, and wonder merchandise,” says PETA Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo. “PETA urges everybody who is aware of how mild and trusting donkeys are to ask their representatives to cosponsor HR 5203.”
A 2019 PETA video exposé revealed abuse inside Kenya’s donkey slaughter trade, which exists to satisfy the demand for ejiao in China. Staff are seen violently beating frightened and delicate animals who’re crammed collectively so tightly that they might barely transfer. Donkeys are packed onto vehicles and endure grueling journeys to slaughterhouses from as far-off as neighboring nations, throughout which they aren’t given any water or meals.
PETA—whose motto reads, partly, that “animals will not be ours to eat or abuse in another means”—opposes speciesism, a human-supremacist worldview. For extra info on PETA’s investigative newsgathering and reporting, please go to PETA.org or comply with the group on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.
