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World Animal Protection Highlights the Animal Cruelty Behind YouTube's First Video

  • YouTube's first video, titled 'Me at the Zoo', was released 20 years ago and has accumulated over 350 million views.
  • World Animal Protection highlights the suffering of elephants in captivity, focusing on an elephant named Joyce, who was brought to the U.S. In the 1980s after trauma from culling operations.
  • Cameron Harsh, Programs Director at World Animal Protection, stated, 'Elephants aren't here to entertain audiences,' emphasizing their need for freedom.
  • World Animal Protection is campaigning for Six Flags to release Joyce and other elephants to sanctuaries, asserting that they deserve peaceful lives away from captivity.
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World Animal Protection Highlights the Animal Cruelty Behind YouTube's First Video

Twenty years ago, YouTube's first video went viral—captivity still pays the price

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Charleston Gazette-Mail broke the news in Charleston, United States on Wednesday, April 23, 2025.
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