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Copenhagen zoo sparks outrage by killing healthy giraffe named Marius

Dr. Chuckles said:
no one suggested they did.
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I responded to someone else and supported his statement with my own. What part of my response indicates I did not read?
 
Animals get killed for use of food. If you are more outraged over this giraffe's death than a cow's, you should ponder why that is.

Is it because the cow isn't cute enough? (hint: yes. that's the real reason)
 
Lerxst said:
On the surface it is disturbing. But there was a reason the animal was not transferred or sold. Here is some insight.

Why not move Marius?
The Copenhagen Zoo had turned down offers from at least two other zoos to take Marius and an offer from a private individual who wanted to buy the giraffe for 500,000 euros ($680,000)...
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BBC News - Why did Copenhagen Zoo kill its giraffe?
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I think they declined the private individual because he was named Alan.

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jmotivator said:
Copenhagen zoo sparks outrage by killing healthy giraffe named Marius

"Protesters carrying banners gathered outside the zoo this morning and thousands of people signed a petition to rescue the giraffe, called Marius, after the Danish zoo announced it was planning to kill the animal because of European laws on inbreeding.

Other zoos, including the Yorkshire wildlife park in Britain, had offered to take it in.

But according to the Danish newspaper BT, Marius was fed some rye bread at 9.15am and was killed shortly after by a shot in the head with a bolt gun."

Couldn't they have simply neutered the animal? And what exactly is the "threat of inbreeding" for animals in captivity? Is an inbred giraffe in a zoo something we are supposed to worry about?

Also I find this a bit strange:

"Live footage of his body being dissected was streamed by Ekstra Bladet, showing zoo workers wearing green rubber gloves carrying out the dissection while an announcer guided the crowd through the process and fielded questions. Some of the meat was later fed to lions at the zoo."

I'm all for teaching kids the circle of life and all that but having kids gather around to watch a giraffe being butchers seems strange.

Mom - "Ooh kids! get your jackets on! Wanna go see Marius gutted?!"

Kids - "Yaaaay!"
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Are giraffes endangered?
 
100 years ago zoological gardens were places where people could see animals that they would never have an opportunity to observe (although in cages). But today I can watch a well produced nature film on my HD television and see these animals in the wild. I just don't see what purpose these zoos provide that an animal sanctuary doesn't do better. So in this case I find the whole thing so ironic that some people are actually upset about a culling of an inferior specimen and feeding it to predators. At the very least the zoo's director was attempting to demonstrate to the public what would have/should have happened to this animal in the wild.
 
jmotivator said:
Copenhagen zoo sparks outrage by killing healthy giraffe named Marius

"Protesters carrying banners gathered outside the zoo this morning and thousands of people signed a petition to rescue the giraffe, called Marius, after the Danish zoo announced it was planning to kill the animal because of European laws on inbreeding.

Other zoos, including the Yorkshire wildlife park in Britain, had offered to take it in.

But according to the Danish newspaper BT, Marius was fed some rye bread at 9.15am and was killed shortly after by a shot in the head with a bolt gun."

Couldn't they have simply neutered the animal? And what exactly is the "threat of inbreeding" for animals in captivity? Is an inbred giraffe in a zoo something we are supposed to worry about?

Also I find this a bit strange:

"Live footage of his body being dissected was streamed by Ekstra Bladet, showing zoo workers wearing green rubber gloves carrying out the dissection while an announcer guided the crowd through the process and fielded questions. Some of the meat was later fed to lions at the zoo."

I'm all for teaching kids the circle of life and all that but having kids gather around to watch a giraffe being butchers seems strange.

Mom - "Ooh kids! get your jackets on! Wanna go see Marius gutted?!"

Kids - "Yaaaay!"
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Didn't they also feed it to a lion?
 
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