COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Danish zoo that faced protests for killing a healthy giraffe to prevent inbreeding says it has put down four lions, including two cubs, to make room for a new male lion.

Citing the "pride's natural structure and behavior," the Copenhagen Zoo said Tuesday that two old lions had been euthanized as part of a generational shift. It said the cubs were also put down because they were not old enough to fend for themselves and "anyway would have been killed by the new male lion."

Zoo officials hope the new male and two females born in 2012 will form the nucleus of a new pride.

Last month the zoo triggered a wave of protests by killing a 2-year-old giraffe, and feeding its remains to the lions as visitors watched.




FILE This is a Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014 file photo of the carcass of Marius, a male giraffe, as it is eaten by lions after he was put down in Copenhagen Zoo . The zoo that faced protests for killing a healthy giraffe to prevent inbreeding says it has put down four lions, including two cubs, to make room for a new male lion. Citing the “pride’s natural structure and behavior,” the Copenhagen Zoo said Tuesday March 25, 2014 that two old lions had been euthanized as part of a generational shift. It's not known if the lions photographed are the ones that were put down by the zoo. (AP Photo/POLFOTO, Rasmus Flindt Pedersen, File) DENMARK OUT


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they did something similar with the pride at longleat zoo. inbreeding was causing behavoiur probs.. it's sad but they got to manage the animals if they are to stay healthy.

i didn't like how they handled the giraffe thing tho

WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH THIS FUCKIN ZOO?!?! FILTHY EVIL SCUM!

are they taking the piss or something ???!!!!!

are they doing this shit to get people MAD ????

HOW IS THIS SHIT EVEN TOLERATED???

DENMARK, ONE OF THE MOST CIVILIZED/HUMANE/PROGRESSIVE COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD??? = haaaaaaaaa! MY FUCKIN ASS!

JoeTyler said:

WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH THIS FUCKIN ZOO?!?! FILTHY EVIL SCUM!

are they taking the piss or something ???!!!!!

are they doing this shit to get people MAD ????

HOW IS THIS SHIT EVEN TOLERATED???

DENMARK, ONE OF THE MOST CIVILIZED/HUMANE/PROGRESSIVE COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD??? = haaaaaaaaa! MY FUCKIN ASS!

i have to agree that there must be something that

they can do other than kill these animals

what happened to peta, they wanna fuck up

soomeones fur, but they don't wanna stop the killin

of helpless CAGED animals...

The whole idea of a zoo is pretty strange, they just lock animals up for entertainment of people.

That said, i don´t get how people can get upset when lions are killed when we are killing pigs, chickens and cows by millions....

nextedition said:

The whole idea of a zoo is pretty strange, they just lock animals up for entertainment of people.

That said, i don´t get how people can get upset when lions are killed when we are killing pigs, chickens and cows by millions....

I agree that zoo's are pretty strange. Not a fan of them.

Having said that, much of the world is eating pigs, chickens and cows. I don't know anyone that eats lions.

Didn't read the whole thing.. but can't they just send the animals to another zoo??

Zoos are supposed to be in the business of preserving animals, not destroying them.

I really find it weird that this zoo cant for some reason find other places to place these animals instead of just kill them route. I understand that a new male lion would kill the cubs which is natural as well as probably kill the older ones, but I'm sure other zoos or even perserves could find room for them.

It just seems like the easy way out.

nextedition said:

The whole idea of a zoo is pretty strange, they just lock animals up for entertainment of people.

That said, i don´t get how people can get upset when lions are killed when we are killing pigs, chickens and cows by millions....

I hate zoos and circuses. However, I agree with your other point. I can't get upset about this. Why are these animals more important than any other ones?

lazycrockett said:

purplethunder3121 said:

Zoos are supposed to be in the business of preserving animals, not destroying them.

agree. the animals within get a lousy bargain; the least we could do is refrain from randomly popping them. why not transfer them somewhere? money could have been raised on kickstarter or something.

XxAxX said:

purplethunder3121 said:

Zoos are supposed to be in the business of preserving animals, not destroying them.

agree. the animals within get a lousy bargain; the least we could do is refrain from randomly popping them. why not transfer them somewhere? money could have been raised on kickstarter or something.

And zoos shouldn't allow them to breed if they can't support the offspring or, worse, get rid of the parents in order to keep the offspring.

purplethunder3121 said:

Zoos are supposed to be in the business of preserving animals, not destroying them.

yep

KingBAD said: