Quikr has ended animal sales, taken down pet trading listings: PETA India

Animal rights body PETA India on Wednesday claimed that e-retailer Quikr has ended “animal sale” on its portal and taken down “pet trading” advertisements after the NGO appealed to it and also mounted pressure.

The NGO had alleged in 2018 that Quikr was allowing users, including dog breeders, to sell live animals, leading to violation of animal-welfare regulations.

Quikr continues to take down advertisements from dog breeders pretending to offer allowed products or services even now, but as of Tuesday, it had managed to remove all of the problematic ads, the NGO said.

“Following pressure from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India, e-retailer Quikr has followed the lead of OLX India by ending its animal sales, although there is still work to be done to make the site totally animal-friendly,” it said in a statement.