Women’s group pushes for protection of donkeys

A LOCAL women’s rights group has called for urgent legal reforms to protect donkeys, which are increasingly becoming vital to the survival and livelihoods of rural women.

Communities in arid districts such as Beitbridge, Mwenezi, Gwanda and Lupane have turned to donkeys as the last line of defence against worsening droughts, livestock losses and rural poverty.

In many areas, donkeys have become the backbone of rural life, used for tilling the land, fetching water and used as a mode of transport to carry goods and accessing healthcare services, especially for women.

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