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I found this interesting in the sense it brought up an ethical question regarding the treatment of animals and also what children should be exposed to when it comes to education in regards to the realistic outlook of the world.
For those who do not know, the Copenhagen Zoo killed one of their healthy and young giraffes, which was considered a 'surplus animal' - zoo animals that exceed the recommended population. Now killing surplus animals is a common occurrence with zoos and usually their bodies are given to any carnivores at the zoo. The specific giraffe killed was chosen based on the probability that it was likely to cause inbreeding disorders within the giraffe population. What is the primary cause of the controversy is that the Copenhagen Zoo decided to perform a live autopsy of the giraffe before they fed the remains to the lions of their zoo, which additionally was a public viewing for all ages. Two other zoos offered to take the giraffe but the Copenhagen Zoo declined on the grounds that the offering zoos did not match the standards that they believed are required for giraffes. Animal rights activists are now condemning the killing and public autopsy and demonstrators assembled outside of the zoo on the day of the giraffe's killing.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26118748
http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/10/world/europe/denmark-zoo-giraffe/
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/copenhagen-zoo-kills-healthy-giraffe-front-children-article-1.1609146
For those who do not know, the Copenhagen Zoo killed one of their healthy and young giraffes, which was considered a 'surplus animal' - zoo animals that exceed the recommended population. Now killing surplus animals is a common occurrence with zoos and usually their bodies are given to any carnivores at the zoo. The specific giraffe killed was chosen based on the probability that it was likely to cause inbreeding disorders within the giraffe population. What is the primary cause of the controversy is that the Copenhagen Zoo decided to perform a live autopsy of the giraffe before they fed the remains to the lions of their zoo, which additionally was a public viewing for all ages. Two other zoos offered to take the giraffe but the Copenhagen Zoo declined on the grounds that the offering zoos did not match the standards that they believed are required for giraffes. Animal rights activists are now condemning the killing and public autopsy and demonstrators assembled outside of the zoo on the day of the giraffe's killing.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26118748
http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/10/world/europe/denmark-zoo-giraffe/
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/copenhagen-zoo-kills-healthy-giraffe-front-children-article-1.1609146