One Reddit user spotted an Aliexpress ad for a "pet incinerator" on Instagram, a macabre encounter that raises plenty of questions.

One Reddit user spotted an Aliexpress ad for a “pet incinerator” on Instagram, a macabre encounter that raises plenty of questions.

  • sidebro@lemmy.zipEnglish
    32·
    6 days ago

    Morbid as they are, pet incinerators are a reasonable purchase for businesses that need to safely dispose of a deceased animal, such as a veterinary clinic.

    But the optics are dicey for an ad on social media, and even more so when it’s targeting users outside the veterinary industry and features adorable AI-generated images of pets.

    I don’t see why it ever would be a good idea to advertise this on social media. Must be a way to target only clinics.

    And the pics are fucking horrible.

    • CIA_chatbot@lemmy.worldEnglish
      19·
      6 days ago

      Or it’s just an automated ad pulling a random product onto some one’s feed based on viewing history. Which then got passed around which caused the algorithm to start spreading the ad

      • jaybone@lemmy.zipEnglish
        9·
        6 days ago

        I suppose if your viewing history includes bulk orders of veterinary supplies, this is probably a decently targeted ad.

        • CIA_chatbot@lemmy.worldEnglish
          8·
          6 days ago

          It’s Ali Express, they could have viewed anything vent related and it pulled an item with the same tag. I viewed a customized tshirt with a funny saying and the name KIM on it (I’m not Kim nor do I have any one close named Kim)

          I now get a million ads for stupid customized everything with KIM as the customizable name, just because I viewed one item to read what the joke on the shirt said

        • captainlezbian@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          4 days ago

          Shit, I’m glad I don’t see ads (if you take injected medications it’s a lot easier to just buy syringes in bulk from veterinary suppliers)