HERNAN LUGO GALICIA: ‘A few years ago, there were so many donkeys, or burros, in the Venezuelan state of Falcón that they were a problem — herds everywhere, causing highway crashes and blocking airport runways. But over the past three years, the herds have shrunk dramatically as thousands of burros have been slaughtered for their … Continue reading Donkey herds are dwindling as hungry Venezuelans slaughter them for food