Shocking New Zoo Program Invites You to Donate Pets—And Maybe Your In-Law!
The initiative was to fulfill the zoo’s responsibility of feeding their carnivores with food they would “naturally hunt in the wild”
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Horses that are a “maximum of 147 cm at the withers” would be accepted, and they must have horse passports, Aalborg Zoo said.
Regarding other species, they accept small animals like chickens, rabbits, and guinea pigs on weekdays between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. local time. But “no more than four at a time” would be accepted.
Image credits: Aalborg Zoo
The announcement triggered a riot of responses online, with one netizen saying, “It gives ‘going to the zoo’ a whole new meaning! If you don’t behave you’re ‘going to the zoo!’”
“I’m gonna show this to my cats later when they yell at me,” one joked, while another quipped, “I can provide my neighbors cat..I’m tired of it in my flowers.”
“For all the people who are looking to get rid of there roosters .. consider this instead of dumping them!!” one said.
Another asked, “Can I donate my in-law?”
The donated animals would be gently euthanized by trained staff, the zoo said
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But naysayers called it a “sick invention.”
“If you can’t afford to feed the animals, then close. Your request for house pets is insane,” one said.
The zoo responded to some parents who humorously offered to donate the children they had “grown tired” of.
“Your children are very welcome at the zoo, but not as food… here we only accept animals with feathers or fur,” the Danish zoo said.
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