The donkey in Chennai / Tamil Nadu besides being used as a draught animal is used in the cruel donkey milk . The mother donkey is often seen tied on the hot roads of Chennai with her baby tied further down but never together. The babies are starved and only used to induce milk let down.

Donkey milk is sold in milli liters at exorbitant prices for false superstitious and mythical beliefs attached to it. Otherwise these donkeys are used as draught animals.

The donkeys with us have been rescued form the donkey milk trade.

The ponies in Chennai which are often used as draught animals in Chennai and Tamil Nadu are used in the notorious local Rekhla/ Jatka races that are held over the week ends in and around the city, The ponies with us have been rescued from these races or when abandoned/ injured by their unscrupulous owners when found unfit for the races.