Wag, the dog-walking and pet care app, has Amazon as a major investor. That stake ties even a seemingly harmless pet service to one of the most abusive corporations in the world. Using Wag means putting money into Amazon’s pocket, funding the same exploitation, surveillance systems, and military-linked contracts that make it one of the most destructive companies on the planet.
Amazon is rated High Impact because its harms are systemic and interlocking.
Environmental Harm: Delivery fleets, aviation cargo, and data centers generate massive emissions and plastic waste, while public pledges mask lobbying against climate regulation.
Human Rights Violations: Workers face surveillance, injury-level quotas, and unsafe delivery speeds. Migrant workers in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere face wage theft and coercion.
Military & Conflict Complicity: AWS is central to surveillance states. Project Nimbus embeds Amazon in Israel’s occupation and war crimes, supplying AI and data services to its military and government.
The result: consumer spending that powers a machine which entrenches inequality, accelerates climate collapse, and sustains state violence worldwide.