COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A zoo in Denmark is asking for donations of small pets as meals for its predators.
The Aalborg Zoo stated it’s making an attempt to imitate the pure meals chain of the animals housed there “for the sake of each animal welfare {and professional} integrity” and provides assurances the pets might be “gently euthanized” by educated employees.
The zoo in northern Denmark defined in a Fb publish that “in case you have a wholesome animal that must be given away for varied causes, be happy to donate it to us.”
The zoo factors to guinea pigs, rabbits and chickens as attainable donations. After being euthanized, the animals might be used as fodder, the zoo stated.
“That approach, nothing goes to waste — and we guarantee pure conduct, vitamin and well-being of our predators,” the zoo stated.
The web name for pet donations is accompanied by an image of a wildcat baring its tooth with its mouth extensive open and a hyperlink to the zoo’s web site, noting the ability is also fascinated about receiving horses.
The zoo, which couldn’t instantly be reached for extra particulars, doesn’t record different pets or animals as attainable donations.
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