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Camels used for tourist rides endure lives filled with suffering. PETA Asia investigations in Egypt and Morocco have documented camels being viciously beaten, restrained, denied adequate food, water and veterinary care, and killed for their flesh, when they're no longer considered profitable for tourism.
More than 30 travel companies have already confirmed that they do not offer camel rides anywhere in the world. Yet several major travel providers continue to promote and profit from this cruel industry.
Please urge them to stop offering camel rides worldwide.
Camels are intelligent, social individuals who form long-lasting relationships and recognise friends even after decades apart. They experience love, fear, pain, and joy, just as we do. Yet across the tourism industry, they are treated as commodities and reduced to photo props.
Investigations by PETA Asia have repeatedly exposed cruelty to camels used for tourist rides. In Egypt, investigators documented handlers beating camels with sticks and whips, forcing exhausted animals to continue working, and neglecting sick and injured animals. Recent footage revealed starving camels suffering from untreated disease, open wounds hidden under saddles, and dead animals were found discarded near tourist sites.
In Morocco, investigators documented camels being beaten, tethered in harsh weather conditions, left without adequate shelter, and forced to carry tourists in extreme heat. Operators admitted that many camels, who can live for decades, are typically used for around five years, after which they are killed or sold for meat.
Cruel training methods are common throughout the camel-riding industry. Young camels are often "broken" through fear and violence, while others are controlled using ropes, chains, sticks, or painful devices pushed through their sensitive noses. Between rides, many are restrained so they cannot stand up or walk, preventing them from expressing natural behaviours, and a PETA Asia investigator documented handlers pulling their tails, chasing them, and otherwise harassing them.
Tell These Companies to Stop Selling Cruelty
Whether these rides take place in Egypt, Morocco, Jordan, the UAE, Australia, Gran Canaria, or elsewhere, camels are exploited for entertainment and profit.
More than 30 travel providers have already committed not to offer camel rides anywhere in the world. It's time for these companies to follow suit.
Please send a polite message urging these travel companies to stop promoting camel rides worldwide.