Struggling through mountainous rubbish tips heaped with broken glass and sharp metal, amid searing heat in "the bleakest workplace in the world", it's little wonder that the life expectancy for donkeys like this used to be just six months.
A shocking new video has brought to life the horrific working conditions of donkeys in the rubbish dumps of Mali, West Africa.
In the capital, Bamako, donkeys toil in temperatures often higher than 40 degrees Celsius. In homemade harnesses, with ropes rubbing mercilessly against open wounds, the working animals spend their days pulling heavy rubbish carts up precipitous slopes, with little rest. What is your view?
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