Last month, a zoo director in Denmark received death threats after the zoo had a healthy young giraffe killed with a bolt-gun and fed to the lions.
The zoo sparked outrage around the world after the giraffe was put to sleep and then dissected in front of an audience, despite other zoos offering the giraffe a home with them.
The baby giraffe, known as Marius, was put to sleep because he did not fit in with the zoo’s breeding programme as his genes were ‘too common.’
The zoo is under fire once again after killing four of its lions. Two older lions and two cubs were killed in order to make room for a new male lion they are introducing.
The zoo said that the new male would have killed the other young lions and since they were unable to rehome them, had them put down, sparking outrage from animal lovers around the world.
Article written by D Mulhern
78 Responses
This is cruel those lions don’t deserve to be killed
They should be shut down. That is horrible!
That is discusting animals are valuable creatures and deserve to live a full life.If you kill them because they are too ‘common’ they wont be and animals like giraffes and tigers will just be a thing of the past.
T.Chrystal 🙁
oh sad
That is really sad 🙁
Awwww so sad
That is horrible they should be ashamed how cruel
We have read this article today as part of our Reading lesson and we think that this zoo should be closed immediately. Zoo animals should no t be killed. They should be looked after respectfully so that people can come and visit the animals and find out all about them. We feel let down by the this zoo, as zoos should be helping animals, not killing them!
It is sad that the giraffe was killed despite the fact that another zoo had offered to take it.
Animals have rights, too!
Nobody deserves that someone offered to have it you mean horrible zoo I think you should be shut down now immediately! I also agree with what the top people said! SHUT THEM DOWN NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i think that they dont have a heart to kill thoose animals!!!Zoos were made to help animals not kill them!!!!!!!! and killing a couple lions because ur getin a new 1 is not a proper reson!!
animals have rights too!
i think that zoo should b shut down as soon as possible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That’s super cruel to do that and then just feed it to the lions
That’s super cruel to do that and then just feed it to the lions.
That is so sad! I like animals! Espescially tigers and lions!
why wold they do that to a perfectly fine giraffe even lions why
and cubs why ?
That is cruel at zoo’s animals aren’t meant to be killed
That is not cool the animals should have the right to live and find other food for the lions and if they keep doing the I think they should shut down the zoo!!
(Isaac)
So sad
That really sad for all the people who have love animals all around the world
OMG- how sad
It’ sad that they fed the remains to the lions while people were whatching!
That is disgusting and sad you horrible people what did the animals do to you #save the animals
This is a discrase to the zoo it should be shut down immediately
That is just cold
That is horrible animals deserve to live as much as we do
That’s just sad
That’s horrible he deserved to live
Sad
Sad
Animals have a right to live to you know!!!!!:(
Very sad
This is sooo mean ;(
That is so sad
so so sad
THAT IS THE SADDEST THING IN THE WORLD SHUT THE ZOO DOWN FOR GOOD!!!!!!!!!!! 🙁
Shut it down! Shut it down!
SHUT THE ZOO DOWN LET THE ANIMALS FREE !
Well said Twyford Room 7
It is so bad…
OMG I love giraffes this is so sad . But it’s not like I hate lions now because it’s the
Zoos fault . Cruel!
That’s just so bad . Animals don’t choose to be animals so why are they treated differently
If they were humans they wouldn’t die . I cannot bring myself to read this again because it’s so cruel
These zoo keepers need to get a life !!
they need to shut down the zoo!!!!!!!! what if someone did that to you you wouldn’t like that would you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
that’s animal crullty how would you like that if that’s what happened to you you would likeit they should THEY SHOULD SHUT DOWN THE zoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How could u zoo keepers what if someone did it to u how would u feel that’s SO curial!!!!!!!
I can’t believe the zoo did that.
That is animal crulty and they kill a healthy young giraffe
🙁 🙁 🙁
That is too mean and it was a baby arrrr shut it down NOW
Yea! Those zookeepers are so stupid doing that!
I am never giving them my family’s money again.Don’t ever do that to animals.That is unbelievable!!!!!!!
THAT IS THE WORST THING IN THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
that is so mean i thort zoo keepers love animals they are so mean!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this not good,luckily new zealand does not do that
that is so mean!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
omg what type of person would do that kind a thing tigers cubs are so cute i love them
I also love giraffes
that zoo is so mean
I thort zoo keepers love animals they are so mean!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
that is so mean
I love Giraffes
that is so mean!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love Giraffes
that is sad and cruel
Someone get that director out of there
That’s HORRIBLE!!!
That is the worst thing I’ve ever heard! That’s nothing but mean! But I don’t get it! Do they have to kill my favourite animal ,giraffes?!?
i think this is so mean
the animals didnt deserve that
oh well whats done is done
Who ever killed the giraffe is a meany
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Sue this Zoo!!!
he should be a real shame?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
thats a shame
This is so sad, I love animals!!!!
Oh that’s it they are a dead zoo AVERY DEAD ZOO!
That is soooooooooo sad!!!!!!! I didn’t think anybody human would do that!!!!!!
That is horrible! I am absolutely appalled! Talk about animal racism much……
So sad =(
Sad I like Animals
So sad
so sad
This is the saddest story EVER! Don’t let any body else kill animals!
Dang, what has this zoo become. It should be shut down!
I feel sad for the animals :(.
Its so mean. They need to be shut down
Please put some more animal information because I love animals soooooo much
SHUT IT DOWN!SHUT IT DOWN!SHUT IT DOWN!SHUT IT DOWN!SHUT IT DOWN!SHUT IT DOWN!SHUT IT DOWN!SHUT IT DOWN!SHUT IT DOWN!SHUT IT DOWN!SHUT IT DOWN!SHUT IT DOWN!SHUT IT DOWN!SHUT IT DOWN!SHUT IT DOWN!SHUT
that is so mean and cruel
that’s so mean and cruel they don’t deserve that 🙁