Emirates 24|7 helps block sale of exotic animals

Following Emirates24|7.com’s exposé on the trade of banned and exotic animals over UAE-based internet websites on Sunday, Olx.ae has already sprung into action by removing all advertisements that were highlighting the sale of cheetahs and lion cubs.

In a written statement, Fabrice Grinda, CEO, OLX.ae said: “Thank you for letting us know of the violation. The ads have been deleted and the users have been blacklisted… Thanks again for helping us keep the site clean.”

Meanwhile, the sale of the a few of the 16 banned breed of dogs in the UAE, including Siberian Huskies, Rottweilers and French Bull Dogs, was still active on the website when checked. Emirates 24|7 was unable to reach Grinda at the time.

Other listed websites, such as UAEinsider.com and Expatads.com were still flaunting the sale of cheetah and lions cubs within the Emirates, along with banned breed of dogs, which Dubai Municipality says is illegal to import or resell.