A zoo in Denmark is asking for donations of small pets as food for its predators.
The Aalborg zoo mentioned it’s making an attempt to mimic the pure food chain of the animals housed there “for the sake of both animal welfare and professional integrity” and gives assurances the pets might be “gently euthanised” by educated workers.
The zoo in northern Denmark defined in a Facebook put up that “if you have a healthy animal that needs to be given away for various reasons, feel free to donate it to us.”
The zoo factors to guinea pigs, rabbits and chickens as attainable donations. After being euthanised, the animals might be used as fodder, the zoo mentioned.
“That way, nothing goes to waste — and we ensure natural behaviour, nutrition and well-being of our predators,” the zoo mentioned.
The on-line 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 can be taken with receiving horses.
The zoo, which couldn’t instantly be reached for extra particulars, doesn’t listing different pets or animals as attainable donations.
