Copenhagen Zoo Publicly Kills “Unwanted” Young Giraffe

in Animal News on February 10, 2014

Yesterday, Denmark’s Copenhagen Zoo publicly killed an 18-month-old giraffe, Marius, with a bolt gun—and fed his remains to lions. Despite international outrage and offers to rehome Marius, zoo officials decided to euthanize the “unwanted” giraffe to avoid inbreeding in the zoo’s giraffe population.

Link: NBC News

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