6 d. ago Zoo defends asking visitors to donate unwanted pets to feed tigers

Aalborg Zoo in Denmark caused outrage following the bizarre request for live rabbits, chickens, guinea pigs and even horses under 147cm tall, to be donated, which its trained staff would “gently euthanise”.

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7 d. ago ‘Bizarre and wrong’: Danish zoo sparks debate with plea for pets to use as food

Aalborg zoo points to importance of mimicking natural feeding, but critics say its campaign devalues petsAfter a Danish zoo posted a reminder of its long-running programme allowing people to donate their healthy, small pets to be “gently euthanised” and fed to predators, reaction poured in from across the globe.But beyond the battleground playing out on social media – where some protested against the idea of using pets as prey and others praised the zoo’s efforts to drum up a practical food supply – some were swift to point out that the zoo was simply laying bare the reality of keeping carnivores in captivity. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago 'I let a zoo feed my pet rabbit to the tigers, it was a super

Aalborg Zoo in Denmark asked people on social media to donate their unwanted pets and horses to feed their predators. However, it prompted a furious fallout from across the globe

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1 week ago Zoo asks people to donate unwanted pets as food for its predators

Aalborg Zoo in Denmark is urging people to donate unwanted pets to help recreate the natural diet for its predators

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1 week ago Zoo urges people to donate their unwanted pets to feed their predators

The Aalborg Zoo has asked for donations of healthy and live chickens, rabbits, and guinea pigs to feed its predators, such as the Eurasian lynx

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1 week ago Danish zoo encourages public to donate unwanted pets to help feed resident animals

The Aalborg Zoo says chickens, rabbits, and guinea pigs form an "important part" of the diet of some of its bigger species, specifically the European lynx - they also accept donations of live horses

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1 week ago Danish zoo asks pet owners to donate rabbits and horses to feed its predators

Zoological institution offers to euthanise animals that need to be put down so ‘nothing goes to waste’A zoo in Denmark is appealing for donations of healthy small pets to be “gently euthanised” and fed to predators.Aalborg zoo has urged willing chicken, rabbit and guinea pig owners to hand over their pets to be eaten whole by animals including European lynx. Continue reading...

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