The Botswanan government has forbidden the export of donkey meat or skin. The decision is a reaction to the increase in donkey butchery in the country, as a result of growing Chinese demand for donkey products. In that country, donkey meat is seen as a nutritious alternative to beef and gelatine made from donkey hooves is considered an aphrodisiac and anti-aging treatment.
Making the invisible visible: With her series of nudes the photographer Christiane Wöhler shows the human body from new angles
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Humans have often overstepped the mark in their treatment of other living creatures. Corine Pelluchon's books urge more respect for animals and nature.
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Short news from Botswana.
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The mass production of animals inoculates us to their suffering. Our insensitivity is coming back to haunt us.
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