Success! More and more travel providers are setting up camel and horse rides at the Egyptian pyramids

In a significant victory for animal welfare, Aero Travels also took a compassionate step forward by removing horse and camel rides from its tour packages in Giza.

This positive change comes just a few weeks after Marriott Bonvoy’s announcement that he will no longer offer or advertise such rides at the famous pyramids.

Aero Travels is now joining more than 50 travel companies, including Marriott, Airbnb, Audley Travel, British Airways Holidays, easyJet holidays, Exodus Adventure Travels, Flash Pack, Hays Travel, Scott Dunn and Travel Republic, which are taking a cruelty-free approach to the Have committed pyramids.

These decisions follow a wave of public pressure in which more than 12,000 PETA supporters have called for an end to the cruel exploitation of animals for tourism. Aero Travels acted quickly – just a week after PETA called on its supporters to contact the company and ask them to no longer benefit from the suffering of animals forced to transport tourists under the harsh desert sun.

PETA USA is now asking Stubborn Mule Travel and On The Go Tours to follow Aero Travels’ example and to remove horse and camel rides from their offer.

PETA’s recent investigation on the Giza site revealed shocking atrocities: caregivers were observed brutally beating camels and horses that were exhausted and injured and had no access to food, water or shelter. Undernourished horses were observed rummaging in rubbish piles, and dead animals were disposed of near the pyramids every day. Camels that were classified as too old or sick were brought to slaughterhouses, where their throats were cut while they were still conscious. A shocking video shows a camel walking for minutes after his throat has been cut.

Nice vacationers would not dream of getting on the back of a horse or camel that is cruelly abused by the Great Pyramids “, says Yvonne Taylor, vice president of corporate projects. „Aero Travels’ determined actions will benefit them from compassionate tourists who only want to deal with companies that avoid these shameful rides. Those providers who still benefit from cruelty to animals in Egypt must follow suit immediately.

Horses are deeply social animals that mourn the loss of conspecifics while camels connect with each other by blowing air into each other’s faces to greet them. Taking advantage of them for entertainment purposes is not only unethical, but also unnecessary in the age of responsible tourism.

IG Wild bei Wild calls on all travel companies to make the same compassionate decision and to end their participation in this outdated and abusive industry. Animals are not tourist attractions, they deserve respect, not exploitation.