Unfriend Wildlife Criminals

Facebook just won't unfriend wildlife criminals! From selling caged baby cheetahs cowering in terror to advertising endangered pangolins' scales – these crimes are all happening right under Facebook's nose. While the company claims it is taking action, experts say it is clearly not enough. So add your name now to turn this into a huge PR disaster and force Facebook to hunt down illegal wildlife trade! Dear friends, Traffickers have turned Facebook into a global marketplace to advertise their illegal wildlife trade -- from caged big cats wide-eyed with fear to ivory from endangered elephants.It's a massive problem – researchers have uncovered private wildlife trafficking groups with more than 20,000 members and Avaaz researchers found over 150 suspicious Facebook posts in just two days!We know that public pressure can push the company to take action on major crises. So if we take a million voices to their headquarters and create a PR disaster, they can no longer hide or say they're doing enough. Together, let's demand action by pushing these crimes from the online shadows into the light fueled by Avaaz members' outrage across the world!

Facebook just won't unfriend wildlife criminals! From selling caged baby cheetahs cowering in terror to advertising endangered pangolins' scales – these crimes are all happening right under Facebook's nose. While the company claims it is taking action, experts say it is clearly not enough. So add your name now to turn this into a huge PR disaster and force Facebook to hunt down illegal wildlife trade! SIGN NOW Dear friends, Traffickers have turned Facebook into a global marketplace to advertise their illegal wildlife trade -- from caged big cats wide-eyed with fear to ivory from endangered elephants. It's a massive problem – researchers have uncovered private wildlife trafficking groups with more than 20,000 members and Avaaz researchers found over 150 suspicious Facebook posts in just two days! We know that public pressure can push the company to take action on major crises. So if we take a million voices to their headquarters and create a PR disaster, they can no longer hide or say they're doing enough. Together, let's demand action by pushing these crimes from the online shadows into the light fueled by Avaaz members' outrage across the world! Stop wildlife trafficking on social media! Illegal wildlife trade is a multi-billion dollar business that is torturing animals, endangering species, threatening entire ecosystems, and creating fertile ground for the start of the next pandemic. Social media platforms are offering these criminals quick and easy ways to fuel their greed and expand their market.  Facebook needs to urgently enforce and strengthen their policies, which already prohibit selling endangered animals, and fully cooperate with law enforcement. While they have taken some action – like removing accounts and joining an anti-wildlife trafficking coalition – experts say this is not making a real dent in traffickers' reach. There is no silver bullet to fix this problem. But effective policy changes including smart tech solutions and cooperation with law enforcement would go a long way! Join the call now to push Facebook to tackle illegal wildlife trade on its platforms and ask regulators to act: Stop wildlife trafficking on social media! Avaaz has called out social media companies for bad behaviour many times before, and our community has stood against senseless animal cruelty for over a decade. Now let's band together to make illegal wildlife trade extinct! With determination,  Ruth, Luis, Anneke, Kaitlin, John, and the entire Avaaz team More information: "The black-market trade in wildlife has moved online, and the deluge is 'dizzying'" (National Geographic) "Unregulated by U.S. at home, Facebook boosts wildlife trafficking abroad" (Mongabay) "Scientists' warning to humanity on illegal or unsustainable wildlife trade" (Biological Conservation) "Illegal Wildlife Trade" (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service) "Two Clicks Away: Wildlife Sales on Facebook" (Alliance to Counter Crime Online)

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