Animal welfare organisation People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals ( PETA) , has made 2 lists of travel companies that do, or refuse to offer camel and horse rides

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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) 

More British Travel Providers Are Saying ‘No’ to Animal Rides at the Pyramids in Egypt

Posted by Margarita Sachkova  | 

More and more travel companies are agreeing not to offer or promote animal rides at the pyramids in Egypt. And a growing number are saying no to camel rides worldwide. Here’s how camels are abused for rides, which companies made the compassionate decision not to promote such cruelty, and what you can do to help.

What’s Wrong With Camel Rides?

PETA Asia investigations at the pyramids of Egypt reveal extreme suffering and the subsequent death of camels and horses used for tourist rides. Watch this video to see handlers routinely beating them with sticks, whips, and other weapons. ( I have removed the video too graphic )

Many animals are so emaciated that their ribs jut out through their skin, and when they collapse, they are beaten and forced to continue working. Camels often have open sores and bloody wounds, are tied up or hobbled when not being used for tourist “selfies” or rides, and are not provided with shade or water. Malnourished horses try to subsist by eating from rubbish dumps and are not provided with veterinary care – even when they have open wounds and broken legs.

At Birqash Camel Market, where camels are often sold to be used for tourist rides, the exploited animals are beaten bloody and their legs are tied so tightly with rope that they can’t even walk freely. When camels and horses are no longer able to give rides, they are dumped like rubbish or hauled to abattoirs and killed for their flesh.

These Travel Companies Do Not Offer Camel Rides at the Pyramids

These British travel operators do not offer or promote exploitative animal rides at the pyramids.

Abercrombie & Kent
Aero Travels
Affordable Luxury Travel
Airbnb
AllTrippers
Audley Travel
Booking Holdings
Contiki
Costsaver
Exodus Adventure Travels
Explore!
Families Worldwide
Flash Pack
G Adventures
Hays Travel
Insight Vacations
Marriott
Original Travel
Tauck
The Adventure People
The Natural Travel Collection
Trafalgar
Trailfinders
Travel Bag
TravelLocal
Travel Republic
Uniworld

These Travel Companies Do Not Offer Camel Rides Anywhere

Whether it’s happening in Egypt, Morocco, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Gran Canaria, Australia, or anywhere else, camel treks and rides exploit camels. Leading the way in compassionate travel, these travel operators do not offer or promote exploitative rides in Egypt, or anywhere else worldwide.

American Holidays
British Airways Holidays
Citalia
Destination 2
Destination 2 Cruise
easyJet holidays
Exoticca
Expat Explore
Group Tour Shop
HF Holidays
HolidayGems
KE Adventure Travel
Newmarket Holidays
Red Savannah
Riviera Travel
Scott Dunn
Sovereign Luxury Travel
The Ultimate Travel Company
Titan Travel
TourAxis
Travcorp Holdings
We Are Travel Girls

Say ‘No’ to Camel Rides

You don’t have to wait until all travel operators stop promoting cruel activities that exploit camels, horses, and other animals. Be a responsible traveller and avoid all tourist traps that involve animals. Use this guide to learn more about the ways animals are abused for tourism

https://www.peta.org.uk/living/animal-tourism/

Watch the 2025 Campaign Video: Sea Shephard Operation Antartica ...... stop the plunder and protect the Antartica before it's too late

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We returned to #Antarctica for the third time, not because we wanted to, but because we had to. This year, we go later in the season, through rougher weather and harsher conditions, because the world needs to see what's happening when the industry thinks no one is watching.

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With a scientist onboard, we documented what few have seen: more wildlife than ever before, and trawlers operating in dangerously close proximity. A few weeks ago, that closeness turned fatal. This final campaign video reveals what we've witnessed, what we've uncovered, and what must change to protect one of the last truly wild places on Earth. 💥Watch. Share. Act. Visit www.savekrill.com to help stop the plunder and protect Antarctica before it's too late. Learn more about our campaign here: https://seashe.ph/antarctica 🎥 Chris Roman, Robbie Newby / Sea Shepherd Sea Shepherd is an international, non-profit marine conservation organization that engages in direct action campaigns to defend wildlife, and preserve and protect the world's oceans from illegal exploitation and environmental destruction. Learn more about us: https://seashe.ph/ForTheOcean Support our efforts: https://seashe.ph/don

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Press Release: Dutch Christmas Village for street dogs in Ukraine

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First Christmas houses have arrived. | © House of Animals

PRESS RELEASE: Dutch Christmas village for war dogs in Ukraine AMSTERDAM/DNIPRO, DECEMBER 1, 2025 - A Dutch Christmas village will be built in southeastern Ukraine on December 9. No people, no market stalls, no bright lights, but just one hundred small Christmas houses for dogs who have lost their owners. In the war zone near Dnipro, two Dutch animal rights activists will provide a sheltered, warm place during freezing temperatures, explosions, and air raid sirens. The Dutch Christmas houses will be placed at the Pegasus animal shelter, where new displaced or injured pets are brought in daily by Ukrainian soldiers. The wooden houses will be filled with straw and blankets, and illuminated with Christmas lights. Enjoy your new Christmas house Monika !!   Monika One of the dogs who will soon be getting a Christmas home is Monika, a female dog estimated to be six years old. She was found in the devastated city of Kramatorsk, chained next to an overturned dog kennel. Three dead puppies lay beside her. Monika was emaciated, her skin bitten by ticks, her body covered in wounds, and her stomach filled with mud and pebbles, the only food she could eat to survive. At Lucy's Emergency Animal Hostipal in the Netherlands, located at the Ukrainian shelter Pegasus, she received weeks of medical care, IVs, food, and rest. Now she is strong enough to walk again. Street dog brought to the shelter by a Ukranian soldier Christmas house full of warmth "Monika lay there dying in silence – and now she gets a little Christmas house full of warmth," says Karen Soeters of House of Animals, the initiator of the Christmas village. "It's more than just wood and straw. It's a second chance." The animal welfare organization will travel to southeastern Ukraine on December 6th with two animal rights activists. Besides building the Christmas village, they will also open a crisis kitchen for more than 2,000 animals and pets. This will allow local caregivers to make porridge and mix kibble with water, flour, and oatmeal to keep the animals' stomachs full for longer. Homeowner Since the beginning of the invasion, House of Animals has been able to donate over €2 million in emergency aid to the displaced and injured animals, thanks to Dutch and Flemish donors. This includes food, medical care, an emergency hospital, a crisis kitchen, and new shelters. People who want to help expand the Christmas village can become co-owners of a dog house.  For more information, visit: houseofanimals.nl . -END PRESS RELEASE- The photos you submit are free to use, provided you include the credits below.  For an interview with Karen Soeters or other questions, please contact press coordinator Annebelle Nooteboom: +31 (0)85 222 1 444 / +31 (0)6 39 45 41 81 , or email a.nooteboom@houseofanimals.nl .