We want Facebook to make an amendment to their Community Standards, to include animal rights abuses in their guidelines, and remove the 'Kristen Lindsey Fan Page' immediately.

Facebook states: "Facebook has long been a place where people share their experiences and raise awareness about important issues. Sometimes, those experiences and issues involve violence and graphic images of public interest or concern, such as human rights abuses or acts of terrorism. In many instances, when people share this type of content, they are condemning it or raising awareness about it. We remove graphic images when they are shared for sadistic pleasure or to celebrate or glorify violence."

However Facebook seems to be unconcerned about images and groups that promote sadistic and actively violent messages of cruelty towards animals. Following the horrific photo of Texas-based vet Kristen Lindsey with a 'feral' cat she shot through the head with a bow and arrow, and despite the huge international outcry and general disgust at her actions, portrayed in the world's biggest media across the board, a Facebook user - who we won't name as they would probably enjoy the publicity - set up the Facebook group 'Kristen Lindsey Fan Page', supporting Lindsey's cowardly and grotesque actions and posting graphic media content. Although reported by numerous members of Facebook as upsetting, asking for the group to be removed, Facebook declined to take the group down as it did not "violate their Community Standards".

While Facebook might not find animal cruelty abhorrent, millions of their users do. While Facebook might not see fit to stand up for animal rights, millions of their users will. While Facebook might stay silent and inactive in the face of animal cruelty and the cynical promotion of senseless harm to animals, millions of their users won't.