Overview

• Aalborg Zoo has invited owners to contribute up to four healthy horses, chickens, rabbits or guinea pigs to feed its lynx, lions, tigers and other carnivores
• Donations require live delivery with health certificates before trained staff perform on-site euthanasia in accordance with veterinary protocols
• Danish tax regulations allow owners donating horses to claim deductions equivalent to the animal’s market value
• The whole-prey initiative aims to replicate natural feeding behavior, enhance predator welfare and eliminate meat waste by using every part of donated animals
• The appeal has provoked ethical debate over pet euthanasia, recalling the 2015 Marius giraffe case that raised demands for greater transparency in zoo animal management