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Denmark zoo asks for people to donate their pets to feed its predators

A Denmark zoo is asking the public to donate their pets -- particularly chickens, rabbits and guinea pigs -- so that they can feed them to the zoo’s predators.

“In zoos we have a responsibility to imitate the natural food chain of the animals -- in terms of both animal welfare and professional integrity,” the Aalborg Zoo said in a statement last Thursday.

The zoo also said they would accept larger animals, such as horses, which they euthanize and slaughter for food, though they said that the zoo’s needs vary throughout the year and there might be a waiting list.

 For horses, Aalborg Zoo receives the horse as a donation and the owner of the horse can obtain a tax deduction for the value of the horse, according to the zoo’s website.

Four lions, including two cubs, were also euthanized several weeks later to make room for a new male lion in the Danish zoo. The lions were euthanized for not being able to defend themselves against him, zoo officials said at the time.

 “If you have an animal that has to leave here for various reasons, feel free to donate it to us,” the zoo said. “The animals are gently euthanized by trained staff and are afterwards used as fodder.”

Denmark zoo asks for people to donate their pets to feed its predators

 
 

MR-7 » 05 Aug 2025, 2:47 pm » wrote: ↑

05 Aug 2025, 2:47 pm

Denmark zoo asks for people to donate their pets to feed its predators

A Denmark zoo is asking the public to donate their pets -- particularly chickens, rabbits and guinea pigs -- so that they can feed them to the zoo’s predators.

“In zoos we have a responsibility to imitate the natural food chain of the animals -- in terms of both animal welfare and professional integrity,” the Aalborg Zoo said in a statement last Thursday.

The zoo also said they would accept larger animals, such as horses, which they euthanize and slaughter for food, though they said that the zoo’s needs vary throughout the year and there might be a waiting list.

 For horses, Aalborg Zoo receives the horse as a donation and the owner of the horse can obtain a tax deduction for the value of the horse, according to the zoo’s website.

Four lions, including two cubs, were also euthanized several weeks later to make room for a new male lion in the Danish zoo. The lions were euthanized for not being able to defend themselves against him, zoo officials said at the time.

 “If you have an animal that has to leave here for various reasons, feel free to donate it to us,” the zoo said. “The animals are gently euthanized by trained staff and are afterwards used as fodder.”

Denmark zoo asks for people to donate their pets to feed its predators

Absolutely not. I always thought Denmark was a civil country. A place that our society can model after.

MR-7 » 05 Aug 2025, 2:47 pm » wrote: ↑

05 Aug 2025, 2:47 pm

Denmark zoo asks for people to donate their pets to feed its predators

A Denmark zoo is asking the public to donate their pets -- particularly chickens, rabbits and guinea pigs -- so that they can feed them to the zoo’s predators.

“In zoos we have a responsibility to imitate the natural food chain of the animals -- in terms of both animal welfare and professional integrity,” the Aalborg Zoo said in a statement last Thursday.

The zoo also said they would accept larger animals, such as horses, which they euthanize and slaughter for food, though they said that the zoo’s needs vary throughout the year and there might be a waiting list.

 For horses, Aalborg Zoo receives the horse as a donation and the owner of the horse can obtain a tax deduction for the value of the horse, according to the zoo’s website.

Four lions, including two cubs, were also euthanized several weeks later to make room for a new male lion in the Danish zoo. The lions were euthanized for not being able to defend themselves against him, zoo officials said at the time.

 “If you have an animal that has to leave here for various reasons, feel free to donate it to us,” the zoo said. “The animals are gently euthanized by trained staff and are afterwards used as fodder.”

Denmark zoo asks for people to donate their pets to feed its predators

Somehow murder seems less a "threat to humanity" than any type of euthanasia.
Are we afraid that this policy will get out of control?

Animals in the wild are stalked and killed brutally all the time.
Why is this so bad?
I've heard coyotes run down something in my nearby woods.
Sounds horrifying for a minute or so. Then deadly silence...