Jeff Bezos, Executive Chairman
Andy Jassy, CEO
Amazon Headquarters
440 Terry Ave N.
Seattle, WA 98109

Dear Sirs,
I am appalled that Amazon sells over 1,000 products containing donkey hide on its website. As a member of the Habitat for Horses community of equine advocates — a passionate group of more than 46,000 people — I demand that you drop all these products from your website.

In 2016, nearly 5 million donkeys were slaughtered and skinned for the sole purpose of making money from the gelatin under their skin. As the industry grew, multiple investigations revealed the horrific conditions these donkeys endure. To make matters worse, there is no scientific evidence to support claims that donkey gelatin — or “ejiao” — has beneficial properties. This cruelty only benefits a handful of manufactures and sellers like you. Furthermore, Amazon is violating its own policies by selling ejiao products to buyers in California, where they’re illegal!

Equine advocates like me have already persuaded eBay and Walmart to take a stand against this horrific industry. Now Amazon must join them in dropping all products containing donkey hide gelatin. Please do the right thing.

Sincerely,
A friend of Habitat for Horses