,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ebjc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #aj1        
#bjba,mr4 ,bey] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy 
& ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit !   
sale or transport ( ejiao made us+      
donkey sk9 9 int]/ate or =eign comm]ce4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,ejiao ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress    
f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,ejiao is a gelat9  
creat$ f ! sk9s ( donkeys :i* is us$ 9  
traditional ,*9ese m$ic9e1 beauty1      
cosmetic1 & o!r luxury products4  7#b7  
,! donkey sk9 trade = ! production (    
ejiao1 is decimat+ global donkey        
populations & h>m+ impov]i%$ global     
communities4  7#c7 ,/udies h %[n t ! use
 ( ejiao is unnecess>y 9 ! production ( 
^! products s9ce ! gelat9s f o!r s\rces1
 includ+ plants may be us$ in/ead4  7#d7
 ,millions ( donkeys are slaught]$      
annually = _! sk9s to make ejiao4  7#e7 
,! dome/ic ,*9ese & int]national dem& = 
donkey sk9s is approximately #h1jjj1jjj 

to #aj1jjj1jjj sk9s p] ye> b ! annual   
supply 9 ,*9a is less ?an #a1hjj1jjj4   
7#f7 ,su* dem& has l$ to ! slaught] (   
massive numb]s ( donkeys across ! globe1
 decimat+ donkey populations1 mo/       
notably 9 ,africa & ,lat9 ,am]ica4  7#g7
 ,su* dem& has _h deva/at+ effects on ! 
families :o dep5d on donkeys = survival1
 su* z fet*+ wat] to dr9k1 cook & clean1
 tak+ products to m>ket = sale1 &       
transport+ *ildr5 to s*ool4  7#h7 ,a    
rec5t report by ! ,k5ya ,agricultural & 
,live/ock ,rese>* ,organization said t  
#aei1fca donkeys 7 slaught]$ = _! sk9s1 
#h4a p]c5t ( ! population1 9 #bjah4     
,today1 up to #a1jjj donkeys a day c be 
slaught]$ 9 ,k5ya alone1 m ?an #cjj1jjj 
a ye>4 ,! report goes on to sugge/ t    
donkeys 9 ,k5ya c\ld vani% by #bjbc4    
7#i7 ,donkeys are regul>ly /ol5 & kill$ 
illegally solely = _! sk9s4 ,moreov]1   
donkeys are (t5 /ol5 f families :o dep5d
 on !m = _! livelihoods1 & :o are       
already /ruggl+ & liv+ bel[ ! pov]ty l9e
 ( #b a day4  7#aj7 ,:]e own]s will+ly  

sell _! donkeys1 !y f9d t )9 mon?s !y   
are worse (f f9ancially ?an !y w\ld h   
be5 _h !y kept _! donkeys4 ,z prices    
con/antly rise1 x becomes impossible =  
^! own]s to g back into ! m>ket = a new 
donkey4  7#aa7 ,al?\gh ejiao products   
are exp5sive1 z ! ,*9ese middle class   
has exp&$1 dem& = ejiao products has    
explod$ ov] ! c\rse ( ! la/ decade4 ,z a
 result1 ! donkey population 9 ,*9a has 
collaps$ by #gf p]c5t s9ce #aiib4  7#ab7
 ,ejiao companies h set up donkey bre$+ 
s*emes 9 ,*9a 9 an attempt to bre$ !    
species on a scale suffici5t to meet    
local dem&4 ,b due to ! long ge/ation   
p]iod ( donkeys1 & ! fact t !y (t5 only 
give bir? once a ye>1 bre$]s h n be5    
able to satisfy dem& f )9 ,*9a1 :i* is  
:y ejiao companies h turn$ to ,africa & 
,lat9 ,am]ica to satisfy dem& = ejiao4  
7#ac7 ,a crisis 9 donkey populations has
 be5 met ) v>i$ responses f affect$     
c\ntries4 ,bans 9 ! trade ( donkey sk9s 
9 sev5 ,african c\ntries h be5 poorly   
en=c$ or ov]turn$4  7#ad7 ,z dem& =     

ejiao cont9ues unabat$1 donkey          
populations 9 l[]-income c\ntries       
cont9ue to nos$ive1 despite gov]nm5tal  
ef=ts to outlaw ! trade4  7#ae7 ,a numb]
 ( o!r ,unit$ ,/ates-bas$ companies h   
already pl$g$ to remove f ! m>ket all   
products conta9+ ejiao4  7#af7 ,! lead+ 
import]s 9 ! _w = ejiao are ,*9a & ,hong
 ,kong4 ,h[ev]1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates is !    
?ird l>ge/ import] ( ejiao1 )           
#ab1jjj1jjj 9 annual imports ( ejiao ea*
 ye>4  #c4 ,prohibitions ,section #cja (
 ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act
 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cca7 is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  7fff7 ,! kn[+ sale  
or transport ( ejiao made us+ donkey    
sk91 or products conta9+ ejiao made us+ 
donkey sk91 9 int]/ate or =eign comm]ce4
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