Donkeys are cute, but unfortunately seems they're being slaughtered at an unsustainable rate. Usage of a gelatin extracted from donkey hides for traditional Chinese medicine has hit the mainstream in China, which has resulted in large scale demand for donkey hides. Their current consumption of hides for this industry has hit a rate of 4-6 million hides per year, or around 10% of the world's donkey population per year. Given donkeys are hard to breed and only give birth to one foal at best every 11-to-14 months, can likely expect a massive decline in their population coming up.