After hearing from PETA US, holiday rental giant Airbnb has agreed to stop promoting and selling tickets for exploitative animal rides at the Great Pyramids of Giza.

Life for Animals at the Pyramids

PETA exposés have found camels and horses used for tourist rides at popular sites in Egypt are being beaten, hit on the testicles and denied rest, while dead animals are dumped like rubbish. Despite their promises, the Egyptian government has done little to stop the abuse of animals at popular tourist sites.

Camels considered too old, sick, or injured to be useful were often hauled to a slaughterhouse, where their throats were slit while they were still conscious. One camel continued to kick for four agonising minutes after a worker slit the animal’s throat.

See the Individuals

Horses are herd animals who can feel stressed if forced to live alone, and they mourn each other’s deaths. Camels greet one another by blowing air on each other’s faces. Both species feel pain, joy, loneliness, and happiness just like humans – they are not tourist photo props or “taxis” and deserve to live free from harm.

Travel Operators

Countless travel operators reject camel rides and encourage tourists to enjoy the Great Pyramids’ majesty without supporting cruelty to animals.

Airbnb joins dozens of businesses that don’t promote or sell animal rides at the pyramids, including Audley Travel, British Airways Holidays, easyJet holidays, G Adventures, Hays Travel, and Scott Dunn.

What You Can Do

Tourists who pay to take horse or camel rides keep these cruel operations in business. If you’re planning to visit Egypt, leave animals out of it.

It has been years since Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities first promised to make changes for the animals suffering at the pyramids, yet horses and camels are still suffering. Please urge Egyptian officials to ban the use of horses and camels to entertain visitors at the pyramids and other tourist sites.