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Suffering For Selfies | Iconic Wild Animals InTrouble

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TORONTO: The World Animal Protection claims that the bizarre selfie trend on social media is resulting in the suffering and exploitation for some of the world’s most iconic animals.

A Report about Manaus, Brazil and Puerto Alegria, Peru, the charity’s investigators reveal that animals are taken from the wild – often illegally – and used by irresponsible tour operators who exploit and injure wildlife to entertain and provide harmful photo opportunities for tourists.

In public view and behind the scenes, investigators uncovered evidence of cruelty being inflicted on wild animals, including:

  • Sloths captured from the wild, not surviving longer than six months
  • Birds such as toucans with severe wounds on their feet
  • Green anacondas injured and dehydrated
  • Caiman crocodiles restrained with rubber bands around their jaws vA giant anteater, manhandled and beaten by its owner

Josey Kitson, Executive Director at World Animal Protection says:

“A once-in-a-lifetime selfie can mean a lifetime of misery for a wild animal. “Behind the lens, animals are being snatched from the wild and abused. Some of the species involved are threatened by extinction and many are protected by law. We are calling on relevant governments to enforce the laws and travel companies and tourists to abide by them.”

A cutting edge analysis was made on the prevalence and trends around wildlife selfies. The results show:

  • A 292% increase in the number of wildlife selfies posted on Instagram between 2014 and present
  • Over 40% of selfies are considered ‘bad’ wildlife selfies – i.e. someone hugging, holding or inappropriately interacting with a wild animal
  • People will most likely upload a ‘good’ wildlife selfie when they have been educated or exposed to the cruelty behind the scenes.

With this research, World Animal Protection is also launching a Wildlife Selfie Code for tourists to learn how to take a photo with wild animals without fueling the cruel wildlife entertainment industry.

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