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The Selfishness of Selfies: People Killing Animals for the Sake of Photos

February 22, 2016 by The Ant's Meow in Compassion for Animals

In just one week, there have been reports of three animals that died or almost died at the hands of tourists trying to capture the perfect selfie: first, the baby dolphin in an Argentinian beach, then a shark that was dragged from the sea in Florida, and now a peacock that died from shock thanks to tourists at a Chinese zoo. This act takes selfies to a whole other level of self-absorption and egomania. Do we value the attention we get on social media that much that we are willing to jeopardize the life of an innocent being??

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February 22, 2016 /The Ant's Meow
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