Overview

• On July 20, six Animal Rebellion members secured themselves to the Guinea baboon enclosure at Tiergarten Nürnberg to protest plans to kill surplus healthy animals.
• The zoo says it has pursued rehoming offers since February 2024 but found potential receiving institutions unsuitable or unwilling to meet its husbandry standards.
• Laura Zodrow of Pro Wildlife argues the intended cull breaches German animal welfare law and punishes primates for past breeding and housing policy failures.
• Polizei Nürnberg reports the protest was peaceful and minimally disruptive but has opened investigations for trespass and possible assembly law violations.
• Activists insist the zoo immediately halt its culling plan and conduct a serious review of alternative housing options for the overcrowded baboon group.