{"id":778955,"date":"2025-08-06T08:24:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T12:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=778955"},"modified":"2025-08-06T08:55:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T12:55:14","slug":"a-danish-zoo-is-seeking-unwanted-pets-to-feed-to-its-predators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=778955","title":{"rendered":"SICK PSYCOPATHS: A Danish zoo is seeking ‘unwanted pets’ to feed to its predators"},"content":{"rendered":"\t
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Aalborg Zoo wrote on social media that unwanted healthy pets and animals it receives will be 'gently euthanized' by trained staff and then used as food for the predators, adding that this would help the zoo replicate its animals\u2019 natural food chain. Online, critics balked at the idea of pets being fed to zoo animals, calling it a cheap publicity stunt, disrespectful, and sick, and a policy they say could encourage pet neglect. PETA stated that if Aalborg Zoo truly cares about animal welfare, it should focus on protecting these species in their natural habitats, instead of keeping them in captivity.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\n

ANNABELLE TIMSIT:<\/strong> A zoo in Denmark has put out a call for people to donate unwanted pets and animals \u2014 including chickens, rabbits and guinea pigs \u2014 so they can be turned into feed for its predators.<\/em><\/p>\n

Aalborg Zoo wrote on social media last week that healthy animals it receives will be \u201cgently euthanized\u201d by trained staff and then used as food for the predators, adding that this would help the zoo replicate its animals\u2019 natural food chain. \u201cThat way, nothing goes to waste \u2014 and we ensure natural behavior, nutrition and well-being of our predators,\u201d the zoo said, adding that some of its animals needed to eat \u201cwhole\u201d prey.<\/em><\/p>\n

The zoo also accepts donations of certain horses, which are also euthanized and then used as food… In a statement, spokeswoman Pia Nielsen said the practice of feeding carnivorous animals with smaller livestock has been used at Aalborg Zoo for many years and is common in Denmark.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen keeping carnivores, it is necessary to provide them with meat, preferably with fur, bones, etc., to give them as natural a diet as possible. Therefore, it makes sense to allow animals that need to be euthanized for various reasons to be of use in this way,\u201d Nielsen said. \u201cIn Denmark, this practice is common, and many of our guests and partners appreciate the opportunity to contribute”…<\/em><\/p>\n

It was not immediately clear how the donated animals would be euthanized. On Facebook, the zoo said it did not administer lethal injections because the liquid could accumulate in the body and should not be given to the animals. It said trained professionals worked to make the deaths as quick and painless as possible…<\/em><\/p>\n

Online, critics balked at the idea of pets being fed to zoo animals, calling it a \u201ccheap publicity stunt,\u201d \u201cdisrespectful\u201d and \u201csick,\u201d and a policy they say could encourage pet neglect… Mimi Bekhechi, vice president for the U.K. and Europe at the animal rights group PETA, said the predators should not be in captivity in the first place.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not \u2018natural behaviour\u2019 for predators from Asia, who roam and hunt for their meals, to be captive in Denmark, and fed companion animals who originated in South America. If Aalborg Zoo truly cares about animal welfare, it should focus on protecting these species in their natural habitats, instead of keeping them in captivity, thousands of miles from where they belong,\u201d Bekhechi said in an emailed statement. <\/em>SOURCE…<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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