Animal harm, staged animal fights or fake rescues
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What triggers it
Coordinating, supporting or admitting to physically harming animals; staged animal fights; videos of fake animal rescues (an animal put in danger so it can be 'saved' on camera).
What Instagram says
“Fictional or staged settings EXCEPT where it depicts staged animal fights or fake animal rescues”
We last checked this against Instagram's page on .
How to fix it
Do not post staged rescues or animal fights. For hunting, fishing or butchery, keep the context clear and avoid lingering on suffering.
Good to know
Watch for rescue videos where the setup looks staged (same animal in repeated peril, camera ready before the danger, snake-vs-kitten style setups). Allowed with other policies still applying: hunting, fishing, food preparation, pest control, religious sacrifice, self-defence, awareness or condemnation.
Can FYProof spot it?
A full check of your video looks for it in what's shown, what's said and the caption. What a check finds is an estimate, not a guarantee.
- Video: looked at for this rule
- Speech: looked at for this rule
- On-screen text: not for this rule
- Caption: looked at for this rule
- Hashtags: not for this rule
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