TripAdvisor under pressure to stop promoting 'cruel' wildlife tourist attractions

By Jewel Topsfield
Updated May 26 2016 - 10:14am, first published April 26 2016 - 12:01am
Holding turtles attractions should also not be promoted, the report says. Photo: World Animal Protection
Holding turtles attractions should also not be promoted, the report says. Photo: World Animal Protection
Elephant rides are at the top of the list of cruel attractions. Photo: World Animal Protection
Elephant rides are at the top of the list of cruel attractions. Photo: World Animal Protection
A performing monkey holds onto his wooden motorbike in the streets of Cikarang in West Java.  Photo: Kate Geraghty
A performing monkey holds onto his wooden motorbike in the streets of Cikarang in West Java. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Monkey performances are among the cruellest wildlife attractions, a report says. Photo: World Animal Protection
Monkey performances are among the cruellest wildlife attractions, a report says. Photo: World Animal Protection
Attractions that feature "tamed" wildlife are cruel, a report says. Photo: World Animal Protection
Attractions that feature "tamed" wildlife are cruel, a report says. Photo: World Animal Protection

Jakarta: An international animal welfare organisation has launched a campaign calling on travel website TripAdvisor to stop promoting and selling tickets to wildlife tourist attractions that it says are cruel to animals.

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