Dec 8, 2017
5 questions you should ask yourself before taking a selfie with an animal
The barrage of Darwin Award-worthy and just plain cruel animal selfie photos in the news is our cue to have a little reality check.
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5 questions you should ask yourself before taking a selfie with an animal
The barrage of Darwin Award-worthy and just plain cruel animal selfie photos in the news is our cue to have a little reality check.
For this week’s DC Selfie, I have a special guest: a koala! #selfie #selfiesunday #sundayselfie #koala #koalaselfie https://www.instagram.com/p/CMIp8aEjiUh/?igshid=m7pxrz7w53r8
Koala Experience was just WOW today! Amazing plush-toy-like animals :)! Love them! #koala #instatravel #australia #holdingakoala #cuddlingakoala #instatraveling #koalaexperienca #currumbinewildlifesanctuary #currumbine #koalasanctuary #koalaselfie #koalahugs (at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary)
Always good to start from some point, I hope Instagram start acting against hunters and their cruel posts @Instagram Instagram Launches New Alert System Warning Against Cruel Wild Animal Selfies Instagram, one of the world’s predominant social media platforms, became even more popular with animal advocates yesterday when it launched a new ‘content advisory page’, designed to educate users about the cruelty inherent in taking selfies with wild animals. The warning now appears whenever Instagram users search for or click on a hashtag that is associated with harmful behavior to animals or the environment such as #koalaselfie, #slothselfie or #elephantselfie. World Wildlife Fund, TRAFFIC, and World Animal Protection worked with Instagram to identify the most commonly used hashtags associated with abusive behavior toward animals, including animal tourism and the wildlife trade. While most people are aware that wildlife trafficking is illegal, many fail to recognize that taking photos of someone holding a monkey, petting a tiger cub or riding an elephant also threatens an animal’s well-being but it does. “Many of the animals who tourists take photos with are stolen from their natural habitats,” World Animal Protection noted on its website, explaining that animals may look happy in selfies but they are not. “They are kept in cramped conditions and passed around from tourist to tourist, causing extreme stress.” WAN is thrilled that Instagram is using its global influence to promote the fact it is NOT acceptable to exploit wild animals and use them as photo props. #picoftheday #hunting #love #sports #tourist #travel #animals #music #film #photography #vegan #selfie
Hope everyone is\has been enjoying their day (or night, depending on the country)! #SnapchatFilter #SnapSelfie #KoalaSelfie #Glasses 🐨👓
Loved spending some #KoalityTime with this little fur baby 🐨💗 #LoveLife #Australia #InstaTravel #KoalaSelfie
A koala tried to steal my wallet. #koalaselfie
Help! There's a koala on my head! #koalaselfie