Changes to ANC stocking rate rules are bad news for donkeys. \ David Ruffles
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The Dealer is concerned there could be a glut of donkeys for sale after Department changes to ANC rules.
Only 50% of stocking requirement can be fulfilled by donkeys – bad news for some four-legged and two-legged farm dwellers.
Donkeys are vital to rural areas as pack animals
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Coincidentally, there was an interesting article on the BBC and CNN reporting that the commercial slaughter of donkeys in Kenya has been banned. Donkeys are vital to rural areas as pack animals, but numbers declined rapidly after increased demand for donkey meat and hide in China.
We could be shipping more than milk powder to Asia if we spin these ANC changes right.
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The Dealer is concerned there could be a glut of donkeys for sale after Department changes to ANC rules.
Only 50% of stocking requirement can be fulfilled by donkeys – bad news for some four-legged and two-legged farm dwellers.
Donkeys are vital to rural areas as pack animals
Coincidentally, there was an interesting article on the BBC and CNN reporting that the commercial slaughter of donkeys in Kenya has been banned. Donkeys are vital to rural areas as pack animals, but numbers declined rapidly after increased demand for donkey meat and hide in China.
We could be shipping more than milk powder to Asia if we spin these ANC changes right.
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