Animal cruelty
We do not allow content that:
- promotes cruelty or gratuitous violence towards animals.
Examples: Promoting animal cruelty for entertainment purposes, such as cock or dog fighting
- promotes the sale of products obtained from endangered or threatened species.
Examples: Sale of tigers, shark fins, elephant ivory, tiger skins, rhino horn, dolphin oil
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Animal Cruelty | Google Publisher Policies
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Endangered or threatened species | Google Publisher Policies
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