It's Ramadan, many poor people will be beside mosques doors in city center, they came from poor areas waiting the donation of Ramadan.

Just go to any local Mosque or Church and they know how to handle it to people in need, specially in remote areas

Muslims never eat donkeys its forbidden in Islam .

Being in China put you under stress of other different culture which not tolerant to foreign cultures. I had met many situations like that and even the reason to stop drinking is religious reason but no one wants to understand.

They have a bigger zoo in the north of the city where animals have better conditions.