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An expected adversary, Craigslist of South Africa becomes an animal welfare ally
So happy to read this. It demonstrates that real change IS possible when it comes to ending animal cruelty!
As we shot through the streets of Pretoria, South Africa, Smaragda Louw of “Beauty Without Cruelty” explained to me the purpose of today’s visit.
Junk Mail is South Africa’s largest online advertising medium, akin to the United States’ Craigslist. Animals for sale, trade, rent and “other” comprised the fourth-largest category of its ads, equal with household items and properties.
Smaragda and the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s (IFAW) Cora Bailey, who heads our dog and cat project in Johannesburg, had drawn together a group of animal welfare campaigners to see what might be done about Junk Mail’s role in online animal trade.
more here:
http://www.ifaw.org/united-states/news/expected-adversary-craigslist-south-africa-becomes-animal-welfare-ally