Meta, the parent company of Facebook, is allowing disturbing videos of animal abuse to flourish on its platform, and in some cases, it is even rewarding the abusers.

Innocent baby monkeys have been slapped, choked, and forcibly submerged in water.

They struggle, cry, and fight to survive while Facebook users cheer it on. 

These videos have been uploaded and left online for weeks, despite clearly violating Facebook’s own content rules. Even worse, Meta awarded one of the abusive accounts a Creator Badge, a feature that encourages them to post more for profit and engagement.

This is not a one-time failure. Facebook has become a hub for organized monkey torture, with networks using the platform to trade, coordinate, and even fund abuse. Some perpetrators have already been prosecuted in the UK, yet Meta continues to look the other way.

Animal protection groups like the Social Media Animal Cruelty Coalition (SMACC) and World Animal Protection have sounded the alarm, but Meta has refused to act. One video showing a baby monkey nearly drowning was reviewed and allowed to stay up.

This isn’t just negligence. It is complicity.

We demand that Meta:

• Immediately remove all known animal abuse content
• Shut down and permanently ban accounts promoting or profiting from cruelty
• Stop rewarding abusive content with Creator Badges or monetization
• Implement real enforcement of its own animal welfare policies

Animal cruelty should never be entertainment.

Sign this petition to tell Meta to stop giving abusers a platform, stop rewarding cruelty, and start taking responsibility.