I've Been Visually Assaulted

I'm scrolling through my Facebook newsfeed enjoying pictures of pets, family, friends and vacations.  I chuckle as I read memes and jokes.  Sippin coffee with a smile from the pleasant stroll through the scroll.  Suddenly a video on my feed starts playing.  It's GRAPHIC animal abuse meant to motivate outrage and donations for the cause.  I do both. Outraged? Check!  Donation?  Check!  Social media can certainly be a tool for awareness and I'm not hating on awareness.  I only wish these horribly graphic images didn't pop up in such a visually assaulting way in what is otherwise a virtual scrapbook of happiness. 

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I know horrible people are in the world living amongst us.  I know terrible things happen every day.  I don't need to see the receipts.

​Look, I donate regularly to charities.  All I'm saying is I'd appreciate it if there were a banner across the video stating graphic images will appear and these videos not be set to automatically play.  Really, all I need is a link to be able to donate.  I'm more than happy to donate for worthwhile causes.  I know rape exists, but I don't need to see those videos either (RAINN, I donated to your cause yesterday.  Thank you for not putting a video of the abuse on my FB page).