Animal Abuse at Petra, the Unesco World Heritage site

[Catherine]

It is sad to think that at a place like Petra, an ancient site of human civilization, animals a regularly abused. Horses, camels and donkeys are used to transport tourists up steep rocky paths. They work long hours without food, water or shade and are routinely beaten. They receive no medical care and often have injuries and sores. They lead miserable lives of over work and abuse and malnutrition.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42692743


https://investigations.peta.org/fly-infe...-in-petra/


Petra may be the site of ancient civilization, but it is not the site of modern civilization. There is nothing civilized about how we treat animals there. There need to be some serious changes in the treatment of the animals. Maybe it is time to stop using animals at all. I am sure we can find a better way that doesn't involve animal cruelty. There is always a better way.