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Hello Friend,
World Animal Protection often conducts hard-hitting research and investigations to expose hidden cruelty and drive transformational change that safeguards animals from exploitation.
This month, we’ve released a searing exposé, Making Memories Misery: How GetYourGuide Profits from Animal Cruelty. For those unfamiliar, GetYourGuide is a Berlin-based travel company hoping to appeal to more US customers. Our research clearly shows the company sells tickets to Miami Seaquarium and other abusive animal attractions. Despite multiple attempts to speak to company leadership, we have not received a response.
Our exposé was covered in TravelPulse, a leading travel news website, and in the article GetYourGuide blatantly lied to the journalist. The company’s spokesperson claimed that it removes activities that do not align with its policies and shared the updated ethical standards. But those standards clearly state that activities involving captive wild animals are prohibited. This dishonesty and hypocrisy is unacceptable, and we will not let it pass.
Our team is exposing this lie on GetYourGuide’s LinkedIn (as an emerging travel company in the US, GetYourGuide cares a lot about its image). Will you join us and leave a comment on one of its LinkedIn posts? See below some suggested language.
GetYourGuide! If your policy says you won’t sell animal cruelty, follow it! I won’t book any experiences on your site until you stop lying to the public.
Sincerely,
Nicole Barrantes
Wildlife Campaign Manager
World Animal Protection US
PS: Don’t have LinkedIn? Make your voice heard by commenting on GetYourGuide’s Facebook instead!
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