Ban Fake “Rescue” Videos That Endanger Animals for Profit

Target: Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook

Goal: Ban staged rescue videos that deliberately put animals in danger.

Millions of animal supporters have been deceived into watching staged videos of animal cruelty. Worse yet, these sick videos are being disguised as animal rescue endeavors. With YouTube banning this disgusting practice, Facebook has become ground zero for these acts of cruelty.

Major animal advocate organization Lady Freethinker launched an investigation into this horrifying trend at several social media sites. Specifically, sick individuals have apparently placed puppies, kittens, and other animals in dangerous and potentially deadly situations, all for the express purpose of “rescuing” these innocents and gaining some twisted form of fame. In one video, for instance, a young dog was allegedly placed within easy range of a venomous snake. On Facebook alone, such content has garnered millions of views and shares.

Sign the petition below to demand this media giant ramp up its oversight and punishment of deliberate animal cruelty posing under the guise of animal welfare.

PETITION LETTER:

Dear Mr. Zuckerberg,

Animal cruelty has found a new outlet for widespread distribution on Facebook. Social media platforms have experienced an alarming rise in posed, so-called animal rescue videos. The true origins and motivations behind these seemingly feel-good stories are often more menacing, however. Instead of being “rescued” by good Samaritans from dangerous circumstances, hundreds of animals are instead deliberately put in danger and exploited so that their abusers turned “rescuers” can get noticed.

Millions of Facebook’s faithful users who love animals and advocate passionately for them are unknowingly watching animal cruelty unfold before their eyes…all with Facebook’s apparent permission. Are view counts now worth the cost of an innocent’s life? Other outlets have taken decisive steps to end this sick trend, including launching investigations, working to change algorithms, and affirmatively banning this insidious content.

Please take similar action to cleanse Facebook of all animal cruelty.

Sincerely,

[Your Name Here]

Photo Credit: PIxabay


70 Comments

  1. Muriel Servaege says:

    Such videos should be banned.

    • I left years ago when they allowed teens to post dead puppies hanging from strings.

      • Julia Edinger says:

        Omg‼️ That is horrible ‼️ All those involved even Mark (evil bastard) should be jailed for such “cruelty”‼️ And pay a huge huge penalty ,,,, I hate humans soo bad‼️

  2. Fuck facebook

  3. Mark Fuckerberg bans everything else, this should be a top priority. I don’t do Farcebook, they just make money off YOUR information

  4. We put arsonists in prison who set fires so they can appear to “rescue” building residents, whether anyone died as a direct result or not. THIS IS EXACTLY THE SAME THING!!!!!! FB CANNOT BE ALLOWED TO ENABLE THIS EXACT SAME DEPRAVITY!!!!

  5. FB MUST BE REINED IN!!! FB IS TOO POWERFUL A PLATFORM TO BE SELF-MONITORING !!!!

  6. FB PROPAGATES SUFFERING!!! NOT TOLERABLE!!! FULL STOP!!

  7. Madeline says:

    END ANIMAL SUFFERING NOW !!!!! ZUCKERBERG ACT NOW !!!!!!!

  8. Pamela Hengst says:

    I just don’t understand the stupidity of Facebook. So much animal abuse and cruelty is allowed. Why? Facebook is popular enough without cruelty, abuse, and stupid fake rescues. I believe those who endanger animals need to go to jail. And I believe Mark Zuckerberg should be in jail too because he is just as guilty for allowing this garbage to be posted.

  9. Rose Coffey says:

    Facebook can be a wonderful and entertaining thing but videos that show animals being harmed or put in any kind of situation don’t belong there. Imagine what kind of sick souls these types of videos attract. Get rid of these types of videos. Don’t ruin a good product at the expense of defenseless animals. Why don’t the people who post these use themselves as the targets for needing rescues?

  10. Debra Goldstein Lustig says:

    I CAN’T STAND FACEBOOK AND CAN’T WAIT TO SEE THEIR MONOPOLIES BROKEN UP AND EVENTUALLY GONE. TO ALLOW SUCH HORRIFIC ACTS OF ANIMAL ABUSE AND CRUELTY TO BE SHOWN ON THEIR PLATFORM IS AN OUTRAGE. THANK G-D FOR LADY FREETHINKER.

    • You read my mind. Left years ago.

    • Debra Broach says:

      Yes lady freethinker is wonderful. I just donated to a few animal organizations. There seem to be a lot now, and I want to be sure I know which ones are legitimate. I know lady freethinker is one of them. I pray they never give up helping all these precious animals.

  11. FACEACHE…..just an easy way for wicked people to do, say and show whatever they want. BAN IT…its a disgrace and you KNOW it.

  12. The “fact checkers” and “truth police” need to do better to protect animals against the fake rescuers! Facebook is awful deleted years ago and Instagram is getting worse too!! As much as we love to see/hear good rescue story most now these days are staged and fake! Use common sense. Those that are real rescues are not taking the time to record the freaking rescue unless several people in the rescue group are present that are actually a rescue group or unaffiliated persons bc a good rescue wouldn’t withhold help or aid to record!

    For instance 501c3 groups, and others on the ground day to day out saving animal lives in hoarding situations, abuse cases involving animal welfare ,floods,fires,kill shelters,and puppy mills. Groups that have the ability yes they do record but most of the time they DON’T but they do to show the inhumane situations, don’t get them confused Please! Many on Instagram are doing the same for instance The Dodo is swaying from thier practices where now they just just show any random story fake or not. A girl put several tiny kittens in an abandoned dilapidated building calling it a rescue distressing to the animals.

  13. Julia Edinger says:

    SUCH HORRIBLE CRIMINAL TREATMENT TO ANIMALS ON “ ALL KINDS OF SOCIAL MEDIA” DEVICES MUST BE SHOULD THE HELL DOWN,,,,NOW ‼️
    CRIMINALS MURDERS OF MAN KIND WHO USE THESE SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY BE FOUND AND STOPPED,,,VERY DANGEROUS TO INNOCENT ANIMALS AND CHILDREN‼️

  14. Lynn Skilling says:

    Well I really hope YouTube has dealt with it because I’ve seen several staged videos,all Asian,just in the last couple of weeks.It’s about time social media stepped up & stopped profiting from misery.

  15. p pucher says:

    Fb is a joke. Just like Snapchat, Craig’s list and tik Tok to name a few. If u try to help animals fb doesn’t like it but do something stupid…it’s seems ok. These pets are in danger!!!!

  16. Debra Broach says:

    I am also for tracking the videos you do have so far, of these evil pieces of crap to prosecute. But first, let them suffer some street justice because the laws dont do diddly squat to any of them. Let a group of animal lovers be appointed to beat the crap out of them first, then have animal abuser/killer tattooed across their brainless foreheads, then give them their choice of which arm they want amputated as a reward for being the evil, heartless punks they are and then throw their useless asses in jail, feeding them nothing but bread and water for a month. Now those are punishments that would make a grown man cry. If the laws were more harsh and would truly enforce the punishment they gave these idiots, I know we can get rid of a lot of this cruelty. But no, laws are too lenient and could care less about animal issues. I blame the lawmakers as much. They are a stupid breed of people. People pretty much can take care of themselves. Animals are at the mercy of these fools and if any animal even attempt to defend themselves, the EXTREMELY STUPID LAWS are going to immediately punish them by having them killed. They let the perpetrators go with a slap on the wrist, if anything, But would kill the animals in a second for being agressive and defending themselves. Get rid of those dam videos and the people who make them and those brainless lawmakers who can’t make and enforce decent laws that would make a difference and put a stop to the cruelty.

  17. Pearl Lickman says:

    YES I AGREE WITH LYNN SKILLING,…YES ASIANS ARE THE WORST OF THE VERY WORST FOR ANIMAL CRUELTY. DISPICABLE AND DISGUSTING IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD. NO SOULS,…NO COMPASSION,…AND WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE DO THIS TO ANIMALS. LET ME GUESS. BUT HEY,…THERE IS NO ACCOUNTABILITY WHAT SO EVER AND THESE MONSTERS GET AWAY WITH IT BECAUSE OUR JUDICAL SYSTEM IS SUCH A UTTER AND DIRE FAILURE,..SO INEPT,..SO ARROGANT OF DOING WHAT THEY ARE MANDATED TO DO,…AFTER ALL A POLICE OFFICER THINKS PUTTING AN ANIMAL OUT OF IT’S MISERY IS TO RUN BACK AND FORTH OVER A SCREAMING FAWN TO HELP IT. ABSOLUTELY SICKENG. FACEBOOK IS SUCH A JOKE AND PEOPLE ARE SO VERY SUPID AND GULLIBLE. CAN’T THINK PAST ANYTHING BUT,…..ME ME ME ME,..AND HOW GREAT I AM. WHAT A DISGUSTING SOCIETY.

  18. Horrifying….The cruelty/killings must end NOW and all those responsible for these horrors MUST BE SEVERELY PUNISHED AND REMOVED FROM SOCIETY. THEY WILL NEVER CHANGE AND ARE A MENACE TO ANIMALS AND HUMANS ALIKE. IN MY OPINION I, too am getting real sick of Facebook and am likely on my way out with it…

  19. Kristin Randazzo says:

    Sick people and unless we do the same to them they will continue! They are worthless human beings

  20. Throw them in jail, Sociopaths!
    Suckerface should go to for not banning and charging them with abuse!!

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