Shocking rise of YouTube animal cruelty where owners bite dogs for likes and feed booze and drugs to chimpanzees - disgraceful behaviour
The fear for welfare charities is that as we shift from the Zoella to Vitaly generation, budding influencers will pack in the make-up tutorials and instead seek out ever more extreme ‘pranks’ to stand out from the crowd.
In one, a prankster replaces his goldfish’s water tank with a bowl of whiskey, to see how it copes. The comments, though attracting some criticism, are mostly supportive – with one user joking “that fish’s eyes must be burning lmfao”.Sickeningly, such encouraging comments are beginning to appear under more serious examples of abuse too.
“Celebrities, YouTubers and social media influencers have a responsibility to promote kindness and compassion towards animals, and to encourage their fans and followers to also be kind to animals.
The RSPCA is campaigning for animal welfare to be added to the National Curriculum, and education remains the most immediate form of action.Protections against animal abusedo not allow content featuring violence and incitement to commit crime, including animal abuse.
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