Aug. 5 (UPI) -- A zoo in Denmark asked pet owners to donate their unwanted guinea pigs, rabbits, and chickens to feed the predators to "imitate the natural food chain of animals."
Aalborg Zoo made the appeal on social media, citing the importance of these animals in their predators' diet.
"If you have a healthy animal that needs to be put down for various reasons, you are welcome to donate it to us. The animals are gently euthanized by trained staff and then used as food. That way, nothing goes to waste and we ensure natural behavior, nutrition, and well-being of our predators," the zoo said.
The zoo also stated that its European lynx needs whole prey to "resemble what it would naturally hunt in the wild."
Related
