Inappropriate Videos On Social Media Are Hurting C..

“We have the choice to be responsible in the way we portray animals (captive and in the wild) and how we promote, or in this case, remove and/or not promote problematic content.

If you care about chimpanzees, as many people interacting with this content have suggested they do, you would investigate further to understand the cruelty behind this content and what we can each do to divest from endorsing, liking and sharing content of this kind, for this instance and in the future.”



“I am very disappointed to see the inappropriate portrayal of a juvenile chimpanzee in this video which is currently circulating on social media. Chimpanzees are highly social animals, very intelligent and have complex emotions like humans – it is imperative that we portray them appropriately and that they receive the best possible care in captive environments.” – Dr. Jane Goodall

Read more from the Jane Goodall Institute on why content like this is problematic: http://news.janegoodall.org/2019/04/25/inappropriate-videos-on-social-media-are-hurting-chimpanzees/

Source: http://news.janegoodall.org/2019/04/25/inappropriate-videos-..

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