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Topics => World/Foreign Affairs => Topic started by: Pandora on February 10, 2014, 03:41:18 PM

Title: Copenhagen Zoo explains its decision to euthanize a healthy 2-year-old giraffe
Post by: Pandora on February 10, 2014, 03:41:18 PM

Poor Marius. (http://world.time.com/2014/02/09/marius-giraffe-copenhagen-zoo/)

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At 10 a.m. Sunday morning, the young giraffe was put down by his minders at the Copenhagen Zoo, despite the fact that he was perfectly healthy (and utterly adorable). Then, with television cameras rolling and dozens of families watching, the giraffe’s body was skinned and carved up for tiger meat.

The zoo said it had no choice but to euthanize the 2-year-old giraffe because Marius was part of an international breeding program whose bylaws prohibit inbreeding in an effort to maintain the health of the stock.

(http://timeglobalspin.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/dv1633968.jpg?w=360&h=240&crop=1)

These are some sick people.  Betcha they are part, as well, of the group of enviro harpies screeching about "endangered species".

Title: Re: Copenhagen Zoo explains its decision to euthanize a healthy 2-year-old giraffe
Post by: AlanS on February 10, 2014, 05:20:45 PM

I guess tigers gotta eat, too.

Although I'm pretty sure there were plenty of location that would have taken him off their hands.

Title: Re: Copenhagen Zoo explains its decision to euthanize a healthy 2-year-old giraffe
Post by: Alphabet Soup on February 10, 2014, 07:56:41 PM

Now the zoo is complaining about receiving death threats. Color me surprised.

Title: Re: Copenhagen Zoo explains its decision to euthanize a healthy 2-year-old giraffe
Post by: fordguy_85 on February 10, 2014, 08:21:45 PM

Quote from: AlanS on February 10, 2014, 05:20:45 PM

I guess tigers gotta eat, too.

Although I'm pretty sure there were plenty of location that would have taken him off their hands.

Careful now, you're almost making sense...

Title: Re: Copenhagen Zoo explains its decision to euthanize a healthy 2-year-old giraffe
Post by: Libertas on February 11, 2014, 08:06:56 AM

There is irony all-around here!

If a Giraffe is slaughtered in the wild by tigers, hey, no biggie, it's what animals do and it's just the cycle of life...whack 'em in a zoo and feed him to tigers...oh shyt, we can't have that?! 

Hilarious.

And maybe they could have chose not to breed him, if inbreeding is a concern?  Just snip 'em and keep him.  Well, I guess who wants a neutered Giraffe, eh?  Plus, gotta fed 'em right?  Yeah, that latter part, you know what most do?  They sell feed to the visitors to feed the critter, kids and even adults get a kick out of dropping food on their really long tongues!

Obviously the zoo saw a chance to save on tiger food and took it.