{"id":769493,"date":"2022-08-17T06:57:03","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T10:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=769493"},"modified":"2022-08-17T07:51:15","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T11:51:15","slug":"devastating-deals-new-report-breaks-down-how-groupon-profits-from-animal-exploitation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=769493","title":{"rendered":"Devastating Deals: New report breaks down how Groupon profits from animal exploitation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<blockquote  class=\"bs-quote bs-quote-1 bsq-t1 bsq-s1 bsq-left\">\n\t\t<div class=\"quote-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>Lurking among Groupon deals are tickets to roadside zoos, pseudo-sanctuaries, and marine amusement parks with long track records of animal suffering. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>LIZ CABRERA HOLTZ:<\/strong> World Animal Protection released a new report uncovering how Groupon has helped some of the worst captive wildlife venues profit from animal cruelty&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldanimalprotection.us\/sites\/default\/files\/media\/Groupon_Report_FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\u201dnoopener\u201d noopener\"><u>Devastating Deals: How Groupon Rakes in Profits from Wild Animal Exploitation<\/u><\/a>, reveals that Groupon routinely partners with some of the cruelest captive wildlife venues in the US.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Lurking among Groupon\u2019s deals to restaurants and spas are tickets to roadside zoos (smaller zoos that do not provide adequate care for animals and may offer exploitative interactions), pseudo-sanctuaries (roadside zoos that misbrand themselves as sanctuaries or refuges), and marine amusement parks with long track records of animal suffering.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>The listed venues are only a small fraction of the exploitative deals sold on Groupon. In other words, this is only the tip of the iceberg&#8230; Every time Groupon sells one of these deals, it drives more people to buy tickets and then takes a cut of the sale price. Many reviews on travel sites noted that it was a Groupon deal that encouraged them to visit the venue. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldanimalprotection.us\/blogs\/devastating-deals-new-report-breaks-down-how-groupon-profits-animal-exploitation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SOURCE&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED VIDEO:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w3vxfxSYRF0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LIZ CABRERA HOLTZ: World Animal Protection released a new report uncovering how Groupon has helped some of the worst captive wildlife venues profit from animal cruelty&#8230; Devastating Deals: How Groupon Rakes in Profits from Wild Animal Exploitation, reveals that Groupon routinely partners with some of the cruelest captive wildlife venues in the US. 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