A zoo in Denmark is asking for undesirable pets to be donated – not for additional care however as meals for its predators.
Aalborg zoo in North Jutland printed the bizarre attraction on Fb and its web site.
The submit says they will take smaller reside animals equivalent to chickens, rabbits and guinea pigs, that are “an important part of the diet of our predators – especially the European lynx, which needs whole prey that resembles what it would naturally hunt in the wild.”
It explains that if individuals have animals that should be eliminated “for various reasons”, they will convey a most of 4 small species directly.
The animals are euthanised by skilled employees after which used as meals.
“In zoos, we have a responsibility to imitate the animals’ natural food chain – for the sake of both animal welfare and professional integrity,” the submit continues. “Nothing goes to waste – and we ensure natural behaviour, nutrition and well-being of our predators.”
The zoo says it can additionally take horses that are lower than 147cm tall and have a pet passport.
It’s not extraordinary for animals which die in a zoo or are culled from native wholesome populations to be fed to predators.
In 2014, Copenhagen Zoo precipitated controversy by euthanising an 18-month-old male giraffe referred to as Marius and feeding his physique to the lions.
On the time, the zoo mentioned it was as a consequence of an obligation to keep away from inbreeding. A web-based petition with hundreds of signatures failed to save lots of him.
In 2023, Leipzig Zoo slaughtered a 15-year-old zebra and fed the carcass to their lions.
The director of the positioning mentioned that they had tried to rehome the stallion however hadn’t been profitable.
