By Amelia 
The Asia for Animals SMAC Coalition, made up of 15 animal protection organizations, conducted research into the online trend in wildlife as pets, which it says is being fueled by social media. Between September 2021 and October 2022, SMACC recorded 840 videos from Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter, depicting a wide range of wild animal species being kept as pets in people’s homes.
840 videos had been viewed 11,806,630,205 times.
“Most people watching on social media do not see the vast amount of cruelty that has been perpetrated against animals for that 30 second video. What may look like a loving owner feeding their pet tiger with milk, what they are seeing is actually an endangered species who has and will suffer immensely. As well as the unsuitability of a human home for any wild animal causing physical and psychological damage, obtaining these animals
Nicola continued:
“Social media platforms are frankly just not doing enough to deal with the vast amounts of content that perpetuates animal cruelty on their platforms. They rely on the public to report offending content to them and yet still do not remove it. They do not do enough to automatically detect gross abuse content and uphold their own policies. What our report shows is that their inaction leads to a vicious cycle of suffering for wild animals kept as pets,
many giraffe species virl
WASHINGTON — Giraffes are a majestic sight in Africa with their long necks and distinctive spots. Now it turns out there are four different giraffe species on the continent, according to a new scientific analysis released Thursday.
Northern giraffes
Northern giraffes — whose range includes parts of Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and Central African Republic — face threats from political instability and poaching. Masai giraffes in Kenya and Tanzania face pressure from habitat loss, as open savannas are converted to cattle pastures and fields.