Here’s one business doing what’s right: TripAdvisor and its booking agency Viator will no longer sell tickets or generate booking revenue from tourism experiences where travelers come into physical contact with captive wild animals or endangered species. This includes activities such as elephant rides, petting tigers and swimming with dolphins. Animal rights activists and organizations have long campaigned against cruel wildlife tourist attractions that can cause intense suffering to animals.
TripAdvisor ends bookings to attractions with captured, endangered animals
More of Today's Solutions
A 58-day protest campaign just convinced Etsy to ban fur
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM The Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade did not simply write a letter. For 58 days, CAFT ran ...
Read MoreWhy your wandering mind is exactly what meditation is for
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Most people who try meditation for the first time expect their mind to go quiet. Instead, it does ...
Read MoreFive steps for making your clothes last as long as possible
The clothes we wear can make us feel confident and help us express our inner selves. Unfortunately, our culture of fast fashion produces these ...
Read MoreHere’s why grapes are good for your gut
The health benefits of grapes Grapes are the perfect, portable healthy snack to eat. Enclosed in their bite-size shells, they are a widely popular ...
Read More
