Facebook stop allowing posts showing animal pranks that cause pain to animals

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

People are hurting defensless animals as part of some kind of popularity prank! They post self recorded clips of themselves inflicting cruelty on animals for "shares and likes". For example: they'll beckon a cat, then kick it high in the air, or tie up mice to hit it, causing excruciating pain.

I have contacted Facebook many times, as I know others have but they say it's not breaching their rules. However what they are doing is promoting a culture of animal cruelty! It also gives a message telling people it's ok to be cruel to animals if it gets a reaction. By not allowing such upsetting posts, and not giving them a platform, means these people won't get the reaction they want and in the long haul, won't have a reason for doing such terrible things.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

This is the responsibility of Facebook, not the UK Government or Parliament.

Timeline

7 Nov 2016	Petition opened for signatures
9 Nov 2016	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18

Status Rejected

Rejected 9 Nov 2016

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