The evil that lurks behind those cute wild pet videos on the internet!
We often see cute videos of wild animals as pets. But do we ever stop to think about the truth behind them. This video will shock you, and hopefully inspire you to act!
Some of you may recognise this image, it’s taken from a viral video entitled “Slow loris loves getting tickled”. I would argue that this loris probably does not love getting tickled and that in fact it is terrified by the whole situation.
Unfortunately because they are so freakishly attractive, people in some parts of the world think lorises would make excellent pets. The internet is riddled with videos of them being all cute and cuddly but in reality these animals are not suited to being domestic pets at all. They are solitary nocturnal (not to mention venomous) animals. But when people want people get, and so the vulnerable loris is hunted (which is not a difficult task due to their slow moving nature and the shine from their huge eyes at night), their sharp teeth are removed and they are sold on the black market as pets to countries like Japan and Indonesia.
It’s so easy to see the videos of pet lorises and think they are cute and funny – they are, if you don’t really know how these animals live in the wild. But they should not be kept as pets, and the rather wonderful Anna Nekaris and colleagues have set up the Little Fireface Project highlighting the importance of saving this beautiful creature from extinction through ecology and education.
Source https://pygmylorisreid.wordpress.com/
But the truth is worse! Please watch this video and share and perhaps we can stop this trade in cute wild animals that removes them illegally from their natural environment for our entertainment!
If you want to sign the pledge to stop this, please go here