Rabat, June 24 -- American model Ashley Graham is receiving backlash for posting a photo of her and her mother riding a camel in Morocco. The photo was taken during the model's recent vacation to Agadir, a city along Morocco's southern Atlantic coast, and was uploaded to Instagram.

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The post was quickly inundated with comments condemning Graham's decision to ride a camel. "Poor camel. Please don't support harmful animal tourism," one of the top comments read.

"I hope you read your comments and start to understand that half of your followers are against riding animals and it is a form of animal cruelty! These animals have no choice when it comes to being ridden, they are slaves to...