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Actress Halle Bailey faces backlash for posing with animals at controversial Bangkok zoo


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Pictures from Instagram/Coconuts.

 

by Bob Scott


Animal rights activists have criticized US actress Halle Bailey, known for her upcoming role in Disney’s The Little Mermaid, after she posed with wildlife at a controversial Bangkok zoo.

 

Bailey and Disney were accused of promoting animal exploitation and cruelty at Safari World in Bangkok, which has been under international scrutiny for years for their treatment of animals, particularly orangutans and elephants, and keeping lion and tiger cubs in cramped cages. Furthermore, about two decades ago, the zoo was implicated in trafficking more than 100 great apes, according to Coconuts.


Photos from Bailey’s recent trip to Thailand showed her snuggling an orangutan and bottle-feeding a tiger cub, while footage from Safari World was broadcast on an American television network owned by Disney showing a trained orangutan hugging a woman before kissing her and cupping her breasts.

Actress Halle Bailey faces backlash for posing with animals at controversial Bangkok zoo | News by Thaiger


Animal advocacy group Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand said they feared Bailey’s post and the zoo’s appearance on Disney-owned talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! “could influence tourists into supporting controversial wildlife attractions that campaigners say cause immense suffering to animals.”

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/actress-halle-bailey-faces-backlash-for-posing-with-animals-at-controversial-bangkok-zoo

 

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The Thaiger is in on the faux outrage grift I guess.

 

Animal advocacy group Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand said they feared Bailey’s post and the zoo’s appearance on Disney-owned talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! “could influence tourists into supporting controversial wildlife attractions that campaigners say cause immense suffering to animals.”

 

World Animal Protection Thailand described Bailey’s post as “a real bummer.”

 

 

First of all, Ms. Bailey is at the mercy of her contract, and the requirement to promote a film. She probably assumes that these activities are reasonable and acceptable within Thailand.

 

If you want to shame someone, maybe start with the Thai owner/operators of Safari World, and these two lame "Animal" activist groups for not doing anything to stop them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited by bamnutsak

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