Amazon faces a lawsuit for allegedly selling products that contain a substance made from donkeys
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Amazon faces a lawsuit for allegedly selling products that contain a substance made from donkeys.
The lawsuit alleges that the practice violates California's animal welfare regulations.
The Center for Contemporary Equine Studies filed a lawsuit against Amazon for allegedly selling products that contain "ejiao," a gelatin made from donkey skin.
The suit alleges that ejiao is present in many of the health supplements sold through Amazon's e-commerce platform.
Walmart and eBay have agreed to phase out products made with ejiao, but Amazon continues to resist pressure from advocacy groups.
The lawsuit against Amazon alleges that it is in breach of California's 1998 Prohibition of Horse Slaughter and Sale of Horsemeat for Human Consumption Act.
If found guilty, Amazon faces fines of $1M for each day that transactions involving ejiao continue to take place in the state of California.
