Shocking New Zoo Program Invites You to Donate Pets—And Maybe Your In-Law!
They suggested visiting the zoo for a few hours to keep their children happy.
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Pia Nielsen, deputy director of Aalborg zoo, spoke about the initiative and said they have been feeding their carnivores with smaller livestock for many years.
“When keeping carnivores, it is necessary to provide them with meat, preferably with fur, bones etc to give them as natural a diet as possible,” Pia said in a statement.
Parents humorously offered to donate the children they had “grown tired” of
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Pia asserted that it “makes sense” to let animals that need to be euthanized for various reasons “be of use in this way.”
“In Denmark, this practice is common, and many of our guests and partners appreciate the opportunity to contribute,” the statement added. “The livestock we receive as donations are chickens, rabbits, guinea pigs, and horses.”
Image credits: Aalborg Zoo
In 2014, another Danish zoo came under scrutiny for euthanizing a healthy young giraffe named Marius to avoid inbreeding.
Despite widespread protests, the 18-month-old giraffe was dismembered in front of an audience, including children, at the zoo.
The carcass of Marius was partly used for research and partly fed to the lions, tigers, and leopards at the zoo.
Another zoo in Sweden was under fire for putting down nine healthy lion cubs between 2012 and 2018 because they couldn’t afford to keep them.
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