Visitors to Copenhagen zoo, no stranger to controversy, and
Givskud Zoo, some 20 km from the city of Vejle in central Denmark,
may now have to brace themselves for the bloody spectacle of cute
little hamsters and bunny rabbits being savagely ripped to shreds
by an apex predator.
This unusual scheme, which has come under fire for its cruelty,
has been initiated by the two zoos to give their carnivores a more
varied diet as well as to teach children about the animals’ true
nature.
“It's good for the animals to have a varied diet. Plus with pets
like rabbits or hamsters, there is fur that is fun to chew on, and
their intestines are super-healthy for the tigers and lions,”
Copenhagen zookeeper Sophie Eller told Denmark’s TV2 channel.
“People are emotional, so we spend a lot of time telling them
what is about to happen. I think people would prefer something
meaningful, like feeding tigers and lions, rather than just having
their pets put down (by lethal injection at veterinary clinics) and
incinerated.”
“When people come here with their rabbits, it is to have them
put down. We don't want to hide it from children,” added Givskud
Zoo director Richard Osterballe, claiming that the measure wasn’t
just another way for people to kill off their pets.
https://www.rt.com/news/414305-danish-zoo-feeds-pets-animals/
