A zoo in Denmark has appealed to the general public to donate their wholesome undesirable pets as a part of a novel effort to offer meals for its predators.
Aalborg Zoo has requested for donations of reside chickens, rabbits, and guinea pigs, which it says are “gently euthanised” by educated employees.
The zoo additionally accepts donations of reside horses – with house owners in a position to profit from a possible tax break.
Posting on Instagram, the zoo explains it has a “duty to mimic the pure meals chain of the animals” and smaller livestock “make up an essential a part of the eating regimen of our predators”.
The zoo says the meals supplied on this manner is “harking back to what it will naturally hunt within the wild” – and that that is very true for the Eurasian lynx.
Different predators being stored on the zoo embody lions and tigers.
The small animals will be donated on weekdays, with not more than 4 at a time with out an appointment.
On its web site, beneath an image of a tiger devouring a chunk of meat, Aalborg Zoo lays out the situations for donating horses.
To be eligible they should have a horse passport and can’t have been handled for an sickness throughout the earlier 30 days.
If they’re profitable in handing over their animals, horse donors can then obtain a tax deduction.
In an announcement, the zoo’s deputy director, Pia Nielsen, mentioned the zoo’s carnivores had been fed smaller livestock “for a few years”.
“When preserving carnivores, it’s obligatory to offer them with meat, ideally with fur, bones and many others to provide them as pure a eating regimen as doable,” she defined.
“Subsequently, it is smart to permit animals that should be euthanised for varied causes to be of use on this manner. In Denmark, this follow is frequent, and lots of of our company and companions respect the chance to contribute. The livestock we obtain as donations are chickens, rabbits, guinea pigs, and horses.”
