Appeal from Danish keepers sparks furious backlash from animal lovers

The zoo explained in a Facebook post that “if you have a healthy animal that needs to be given away for various reasons, feel free to donate it to us.”

The organisation suggested chickens, rabbits and guinea pigs make up an 'important' part of the diet of its predators, which include tigers, lions and lemurs.

Zoological institution offers to euthanise animals that need to be put down so ‘nothing goes to waste’

Appeal from Danish keepers sparks furious backlash from animal lovers

Aalborg Zoo says the unique scheme is aimed at mimicking what its predators would eat in the wild.

A Danish zoo is asking owners of companion animals nearing life’s end to instead donate them as food for captive lynxes, lions and other carnivores.

The Aalborg Zoo in Denmark said it accepts donated horses, chicken, rabbits and other small animals to feed its predators.

A zoo in northern Denmark is asking pet owners to donate their unwanted guinea pigs, rabbits, chickens and even small horses – not to put them on display but to feed them to the…

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Lo zoo di Aalborg ha lanciato un appello per la donazione di conigli, polli e persino cavalli per l'alimentazione di leoni e tigri

The Aalborg Zoo has asked for donations of healthy and live chickens, rabbits, and guinea pigs to feed its predators, such as the Eurasian lynx

L’Aalborg Zoo afferma di avere la «responsabilità di imitare la catena alimentare naturale degli animali». La proposta fa discutere

La subdirectora del centro asegura que es una práctica común en su país donar animales que vayan a ser sometidos a eutanasia. Piden gallinas, conejos, cobayas y caballos

Ein dänischer Zoo suchte auf unkonventionellem Weg nach Futter: Freiwillige Spender können in Aalborg Haus- und Kleintiere abgeben, damit die Raubtiere des Tierparks genug Futter…

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 the animals."

Ein dänischer Zoo ruft öffentlich dazu auf, ungeliebte Haustiere zu Futterzwecken zu spenden. Im Internet stößt das auf Kritik. Ganztierfütterungen sind in Zoos allerdings nichts…