*[Enwl-eng] Animal cruelty shouldn't be featured on YouTube!

[ENWL]

            People are forcing snakes to nearly kill pets and primates on 
video, all just to get YouTube "likes"

                  Sign Now
                 Getting clicks, likes, and views is the new way to make 
money fast, and people will do almost anything to generate that kind of 
Internet attention. The newest way to do that is with "fake animal rescue" 
videos. In these viral clips, a person pits a high-powered predator, such as 
a snake, crocodile, or even eagle, against pet dogs and cats, ducks, lizards 
or primates. Then the person presses "record" on their phone. And waits for 
one creature to nearly crush or maim the other to death.

                  Then, just at the last second, the human filming swoops in 
and pretends to "save" the underdog creature, convincing audiences that 
their heroism is real. Even though they're faked, the filming process puts 
real pets and wildlife in grave danger — sometimes leading to injuries, 
trauma, shock, and even genuine death. These recordings are largely posted 
on YouTube. While the corporation said in March 2021 that it would start 
banning such content, hundreds of videos remain up on the platform. Every 
video that stays online means animals continue to be exploited and harmed, 
and also encourages wannabes to create their own "copycat" videos. YouTube 
must prevent animal cruelty. Tell the corporation to get serious about 
cracking down on horrifying "fake animal rescue" videos now!

                  Thank you,

                         Miranda
                        The Care2 Petitions Team



                  P.S. "Fake animal rescue" videos paint certain wildlife 
species as uncontrollable predators, while subjecting underdog animals to 
immeasurable suffering. YouTube must put an end to this now.








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From: Miranda B., Care2 Action Alerts
Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2021 7:04 PM
Subject: Animal cruelty shouldn't be featured on YouTube!


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