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  • Copenhagen Zoo Kills Four Lions Following Death Of Giraffe

    In a shocking turn of events, the same zoo that recently killed a giraffe has killed four lions. The zoo, which is located in Denmark, received a large amount of criticism following the death of its giraffe, and will likely see similar treatment after killing lions.

    It is puzzling why a zoo that has been criticized for a similar event recently would do such a thing to a group of lions. The zoo responsible for the recent deaths of the innocent animals is the Copenhagen Zoo, and has received outrage from people worldwide for its recent actions.

    Some people even took to social media to call the zookeepers serial killers and murderers following both incidents, and the giraffe, who had the name of Marius, was only 18 months old. They proceeded to feed the dead giraffe to lions, and the lions that feasted on his remains were among those that were recently killed.

    According to CNN, The European Association of Zoos and Aquaria, which is a body governing 345 institutions said that the Copenhagen Zoo had not broken its codes of conduct when killing the four lions, and that it “has been consistent in its approach to animal population management, and high standards of animal welfare.”

    The European Association of Zoos and Aquaria also mentioned that the zoo supports natural cycles of reproduction and cub rearing, but that the lions are not a part of a breeding program. In case anyone is interested in signing, a petition has also been started telling the Copenhagen Zoo to stop killing healthy animals.

    The justification for euthanizing the four lions was that there was a younger lion being brought to the zoo, who they needed to make way for. The zoo has attempted to justify the killings of the two parents, ages 14 and 16, and their cubs, on the grounds of genetic purity and conservation, otherwise the older male may have tried to breed with one of his offspring.

    There was also a risk that the older male could try to breed with one of the females that were his offspring. According to a statement that the Copenhagen Zoo had originally posted on their website, “If the zoo had not made the change in the pride now, then we would have risked that the old male would mate with these two females — his own offspring — and thereby give rise to inbreeding.”

    Due to the recent events at the Copenhagen Zoo, the international image of Danish people has also been tarnished, and many people have been referring to them as the giraffe killers, and now they have killed lions as well, which should only make things worse.

    The zoo claims to have killed the lions to make room for a new lion, and to prevent inbreeding, but some people have argued that they could have simply sent the lions to another zoo, rather than having to kill them. What do you think? Was it justified?

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  • Copenhagen Zoo Kills Four Healthy Lions

    A Copenhagen zoo is receiving criticism from the public after euthanizing four healthy lions. The zoo said that it plans on introducing a new male lion to the pride and chose to euthanize the lions because they were either too young or too old to defend themselves from the new lion and would have been killed.

    “Because of the pride of lions’ natural structure and behavior, the zoo has had to euthanize the two old lions and two young lions that were not old enough to fend for themselves,” Copenhagen Zoo said in a statement.

    The zoo claimed that they first tried to find a home for the lions but were unable to do so. The lions were euthanized on Monday.

    Just last month, the same zoo euthanized a healthy giraffe to prevent inbreeding. Not only was the animal euthanized, but also publicly dissected and then fed to the lions. Although the zoo received a huge public backlash over the incident, it has clearly not dissuaded them from euthanizing other healthy animals.

    “Marius hasn’t made us the least bit afraid, because what we are doing is the most correct thing to do,” Steffen Stræde, the zoo’s chief said in an interview.

    The zoo reportedly euthanizes between 20 and 30 animals each year for various reasons, but does not dissect them all publicly. In the United States, zoos use contraceptive methods to prevent animals from inbreeding and often trade animals to avoid overpopulation and resolve behavior issues.

    There are no laws that say the Copenhagen zoo cannot euthanize the animals if they feel that they need to and they will likely continue to do so in the future, regardless of how the public feels about it.

    Do you think the zoo should be allowed to euthanize healthy animals?

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  • Zoo Kills Lions in Copenhagen, Causes Outcry Over Twitter

    The Copenhagen Zoo has killed four lions in preparation of the arrival of a new male lion after it failed to find them new homes. The lions, two cubs and their parents, were the same ones that fed on a giraffe they put down last month. NBC news reported the zoo received death threats over the public killing, skinning, and disposal of the giraffe. “The children of the staff of Copenhagen Zoo should all be killed or should get cancer,” one read. The zoo posted photos of the event on their website.

    “Because of the pride of lions’ natural structure and behaviour, the zoo has had to euthanise the two old lions and two young lions who were not old enough to fend for themselves,” the zoo said in a statement to the BBC, adding that the male cubs “would have been killed by the new male lion as soon as he got the chance.”

    Twitter exploded with outcry over the move:

    Care2 Petition Site has a new petition stating “the ongoing policy of killing healthy animals in their care is not acceptable and that it is time to review and change their breeding policies and procedures, to allow for the accommodation of healthy animals for as long as they require care.” It currently has 558 signatures of 1,000.

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