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Aalborg Zoo Unveils Donation Guidelines for Pet-Feed Initiative

Danish social media has reacted strongly to claims of pet sacrifice overshadowing the zoo’s stated welfare aims

Aseguran que estos animales necesitan presas enteras, similares a las que cazarían en su hábitat natural, para mantener un comportamiento instintivo adecuado. Foto: Facebook Aalborg Zoo
FOTO DE ARCHIVO. Imagen referencial de una leona en el Zoológico de Gaza, en Palestina. 18 de enero de 2019. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Debate. El zoológico de Aalborg realizó la publicación en Facebook. (FB /AalZoo)

Overview

  • Aalborg Zoo’s Facebook call remains active as it seeks healthy guinea pigs, rabbits, chickens and horses for predator feed
  • The zoo has set weekday donation hours from 10:00 to 13:00 and limits contributions to four small pets per drop-off
  • Horses offered for donation must meet health and size criteria and may qualify donors for tax deductions
  • The program is justified as replicating natural feeding behaviors and safeguarding predator nutrition and welfare
  • Online reactions have been sharply divided, with critics denouncing the ethics of pet sacrifice and supporters endorsing professional handling measures